Firefighters Still Battling 8 San Diego Wildfires May 16, 2014 By Don Jergler Several ongoing fires around San Diego, Calif. that started early in the week have destroyed at least eight homes, an...
Delaware Senate Bill Would Fund Volunteer Ambulance Services May 16, 2014 The state Senate is set to vote on one of a series of bills aimed at providing more money to...
Illinois Lawmakers Advance Ridesharing Rules May 16, 2014 Illinois lawmakers have advanced a plan to create rules for unregulated ridesharing companies such as Uber, Lyft, and Sidecar. An...
Kids’ Deaths Prompt Wisconsin Farmers’ Tractor Safety Effort May 16, 2014 By M.L. Johnson A coalition of agricultural groups has launched a campaign to encourage parents to keep children off tractors after numerous youngsters...
Los Angeles Oil Pipeline Leak Strands Gentlemen’s Club Patrons May 16, 2014 By Eliot Caroom A Plains All-American Pipeline Co. line leaked about 10,000 gallons of crude oil in Glendale, California, damaging a gentlemen’s club...
GM to Pay $35 Million U.S. Fine Over Ignition Switches May 16, 2014 General Motors Co. will pay a $35 million fine as part of the U.S. Transportation Department’s investigation into the handling...
Average Dog Bite Liability Claim Cost Falls May 16, 2014 Dog bites accounted for more than one-third of all homeowners insurance liability claim dollars paid out in 2013, costing more...
EPA Wants Feedback on Fracking Chemical Disclosure Rule May 16, 2014 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said it wants to gather public comment on whether it should require chemical manufacturers to...
Adjuster Claims He’s Up for Lengthy Battle with Nationwide Over ‘On Your Side’ Slogan May 16, 2014 By Andrew G. Simpson A Tennessee adjuster sued by Nationwide Insurance for alleged trademark infringement because he used the company’s slogan, On Your Side,...
Africa Launches Its First Catastrophe Insurance Pool May 16, 2014 By Wendell Roelf In the 1980s images of skeletal Ethiopian babies and their parents, dying from hunger during a devastating famine, helped galvanize...