Smoke from Canadian wildfires carried another day of poor air quality south of the border to the Midwest, where conditions in parts of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan were rated “very unhealthy” on Tuesday. The fires have forced more than 27,000 …

Texas is on the cusp of banning all recreational THC products after lawmakers passed a bill to reverse the unintended effects of hemp laws that led to a boom in shops selling gummies, joints, vapes and drinks that create a …

An Iowa amusement park’s former operator has agreed to pay an undisclosed amount to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of an 11-year-old boy who drowned on a water ride in 2021. A company that previously owned Adventureland park …

Mosaic Insurance, headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda, promoted Yosha DeLong to the new role of global engagement officer and hired cyber and technology liability executive Brian Bonkoski to lead the company’s cyber business. Based in Chicago, Illinois, DeLong has built Mosaic’s …

A majority of U.S. business owners are worried about supply chain disruptions from President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, a survey by insurance brokerage Gallagher showed on Tuesday. The findings come as Trump’s tariff policies raise fears of renewed trade friction, …

While federal agencies and some states have moved to rein in the reach of noncompete agreements, a Florida bill awaiting the governor’s signature would go in the opposite direction, significantly lengthening the agreements and expanding employers’ ability to enforce them. …

Elon Musk’s social network X is showing users a prominent disclaimer about the platform’s blue checkmark program in a bid to appease concerns from the European Union’s content regulators that it’s deceptive and should be overhauled. X started showing users …

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit against University of Pennsylvania filed by Jewish students over antisemitism, ruling they failed to show the Ivy League school engaged in intentional discrimination. US District Judge Mitchell Goldberg ruled Monday in a case by …

The pilot of a small plane that was about to crash managed to land it safely in the cool, choppy waters of Long Island Sound off Connecticut and called 911 to provide his precise coordinates before the aircraft sank, authorities …

H.W. Kaufman Group Names Hasan Fardan Al Fardan as Non-Executive Chairman, Burns & Wilcox MENA H.W. Kaufman Group named Hasan Fardan Al Fardan as the non-executive chairman for Burns & Wilcox, Middle East and North Africa (MENA). He works closely …

AM Best said that the Credit Ratings (ratings) of Southern Vanguard Insurance Company (Southern Vanguard) (Austin, Texas) and the members of Stonetrust Insurance Group (Stonetrust) (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) remain unchanged following the May 27, 2025, announcement that Wintaai America Inc. …

A U.S. judge dismissed the state of California’s challenge to President Donald Trump’s tariffs, allowing the state to file an appeal over the court’s ruling that the dispute should have been filed in a specialized U.S. trade court in New …

Long COVID cases accounted for 82.1% of the treatment payments on COVID claims and 73.7% of all COVID-19 claim payments in California’s workers’ compensation system, according to a study. The study from the California Workers’ Compensation Institute shows one-in-21 California …

Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced a settlement with Home365, LLC, regarding the Las Vegas-based property management company’s alleged failures to timely address Pennsylvania tenants’ maintenance needs. The voluntary compliance settlement also alleges Home365 failed to return tenant security deposits. …

Lloyd’s, headquartered in London, the world’s leading marketplace for insurance and reinsurance market for global risk, made several new appointments and updates to its executive team. Rachel Turk is appointed as chief of market performance and will join the Council …

BevCap Management, a program manager for casualty and medical stop loss captive insurance companies in multiple domiciles, announced that Dawn Dinardo has joined its team as SVP of Captive Operations. With nearly 20 years of experience in captive insurance management, …

Mayors in states that border Canada are calling for an end to President Donald Trump’s trade war with the country, saying it has harmed businesses and workers in their communities and upended one of the world’s most successful economic relationships. …

A work crew of incarcerated people cleared the way for a woman and her three children to finally leave their rural Oklahoma property more than a week after a tornado caused widespread damage, state officials said. The crew was still …

FORT WORTH — Rising public concern in Texas over PFAS, or “forever chemicals” linked to cancer, infertility and immune disorders sparked lawmakers to file half a dozen bills to study the chemicals, regulate them in sewage sludge and ban them …

Google agreed to spend $500 million over 10 years to overhaul its compliance structure, to settle shareholder litigation accusing the search engine company of antitrust violations, settlement papers show. The preliminary settlement of so-called derivative litigation against officials at Google …