Space X Workers in South Texas Approve Measure to Incorporate Area as a New City
Elon Musk’s wish to create his own city just came true. On Saturday, voters living around SpaceX’s rocket testing and launch facility in South Texas approved a measure to incorporate the area as a new city. Soon after polls closed …
Markets/Coverages: AXIS Launches Cyber and Liability Policy for Canadian SMEs
AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd., the Bermuda-based specialty re/insurer, announced the launch of an insurance policy that offers customizable cyber and specialist liability coverage to companies in Canada with up to C$2 billion (US$1.5 billion) in revenue. The AXIS Cyber Technology …
North Carolina Man Charged With ID Theft, Filing Multiple Auto Claims
North Carolina authorities last week charged a man with 21 felonies, including insurance fraud and theft, after he reportedly stole identities and filed false auto claims with four insurance companies. Damain Rayshawn Cummings, 30, of Zebulon, appeared in court April …
Q1 Net Income at CNA Financial Down 19%
CNA Financial Corporation reported first quarter net income of $274 million, down 19% from the same period a year ago. CNA’s property/casualty operations booked net income of $311 million, with underwriting income of $40 million for Q1 2025, compared to …
AAA’s Members, Universal Pay Fines, $2.6 Million in Refunds After NC Conduct Report
Two subsidiaries of Auto Club Group have agreed to refund $2.6 million to policyholders and to pay $113,000 in fines after a market conduct examination by the North Carolina Department of Insurance. Members Insurance Co. and Universal Insurance Co., both …
Flights Again Halted to Israel After Houthi Missile Lands Near Airport
European and U.S. carriers canceled flights for the next several days after a missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Sunday landed near Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport, the country’s main international travel gateway. Many foreign airlines subsequently suspended flights to …
Driver of Tour Van Involved in Deadly Idaho Crash Was Licensed in California
Idaho State Police said the driver of the tour van involved in a deadly collision with a pickup truck was licensed in California and the company that organized the trip was Ctour Holiday LLC, a large tour operator that provides …
Man Who Fell 21 Feet to Warning Track at Pittsburgh Ballpark Improving
The man who fell from the top of a 21-foot-high wall onto the warning track at PNC Park during a game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night is awake and alert. The organizer of a …
ICE Joins DeSantis in Touting Record Number of Arrests of Illegal Immigrants
MIRAMAR, Fla. (AP) — A record 1,120 people accused of being in the U.S. illegally were arrested in less than a week during sweep orchestrated by federal, state and local authorities in Florida, an operation officials credited on Thursday to …
Feds Charge White Supremacist Over 2019 Arson at Tennessee School
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A suspect whom authorities have linked to white supremacist movements has been arrested in the March 2019 fire that destroyed an office at a storied Tennessee social justice center. Regan Prater was arrested last Thursday and …
Why Trump Is Ending Enforcement of Civil Rights Laws That Ban ‘Disparate Impact’
President Donald Trump recently ordered federal agencies not to enforce laws that prohibit policies and practices with discriminatory impacts that are often unintended. Curbing so-called “disparate impact” liability, which is common in employment-related cases, removes a critical tool the government …
TikTok Fined €530 Million for Illegally Sending EU Data to China
TikTok owner ByteDance Ltd. was fined €530 million ($600 million) by the European Union for illegally sending user data to China, and warned that it didn’t do enough to keep that information out of reach from Chinese state services. Ireland’s …
UK Minister Tells Businesses to ‘Wake Up’ After Marks & Spencer Hack
A senior UK minister [this week] will warn businesses to protect themselves against cyber threats after a spate of attacks on retailers including Marks & Spencer Group Plc. “These attacks need to be a wake-up call for every business in …
UK Grocer Co-op Says Hackers Obtained Customer Data
The UK supermarket chain Co-op said hackers were able to access and extract customer data from one of its systems during a recent cyberattack. “The accessed data included information relating to a significant number of our current and past members,” …
Judge Allows Testimony That Abbott, Mead Johnson Baby Formula Caused Disease
A federal judge on said she will allow expert testimony that formula made by Abbott Laboratories and Reckitt Benckiser subsidiary Mead Johnson for premature babies can cause a fatal intestinal illness, as the companies face hundreds of lawsuits over the …
US Opens Probes After Army Helicopter Forces 2 DC Flights to Abort Landings
Federal investigators have launched a probe after two flights aborted landings at Reagan Washington National Airport on Thursday because a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter too close. The Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday that air traffic control told Delta …
Second Person Charged With Arson in New Jersey Pine Barrens Fire
A second person has been charged with arson in the wildfire in New Jersey’s Pine Barrens that has grown into the state’s second-largest fire in nearly two decades. Prosecutors said Friday that a 17-year-old was arrested and charged with arson, …
‘Sensitive’ Security Report Into Arson at Governor’s Mansion Won’t Be Made Public
A consultant paid to review security at the official residence of Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro after it was firebombed by a late-night intruder said Friday that his team’s findings will not be made public. Retired state police Col. Jeffrey Miller …
Staff Cuts Help Fuel GEICO Profit; Auto Insurer Not ‘Pouring Money’ Into AI
He’s not yet ready to declare “mission accomplished,” but Ajit Jain, vice chair of Berkshire Hathaway’s insurance operations, said the conglomerate’s personal auto insurer, GEICO, is no longer lagging behind competitors in several key areas. “[I]n the last seven quarters, …
Washington Issues Citations for Warehouse Quota, Safety Violations
The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries issued the first citations under a a new law regulating production quotas in warehouse workplaces. L&I fined The Safeway distribution center in Auburn $26,700 for several violations related to workplace safety and …