Scams Include Fake Flood Damage, Phantom Car Wrecks and Post-Dated Claims March 25, 2019 A lawyer who faked flood damage, a bodyshop owner who reported accidents that never happened and motorists who filed claims...
Police Commission Approves Lawyer for Ex-Chief Accused of Framing a Relative March 25, 2019 HONOLULU — Honolulu’s police commission has approved hiring a lawyer to represent a retired chief in a federal case that...
N.J. Suit Targets Build-at-Home Assault Rifle Kits March 25, 2019 By Erik Larson New Jersey sued a California “ghost gun” company that ships partly assembled firearms kits to buyers who can avoid background...
Last Customers Being Reconnected to Puerto Rico Power Grid March 22, 2019 By Danica Coto SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Crews were preparing Wednesday to shut down generators that have powered an island off Puerto...
Museum Recreates Katrina’s Muck in New Orleans March 22, 2019 By Kevin McGill and Stacey Plaisance About the photo: Artist Aaron Angelo takes a sledgehammer to the leg of a baby grand piano in a house...
Indonesian Airline Cancels Boeing 737 Max Order as Airline Plans Retrofit March 22, 2019 By Cindy Silviana and Terje Solsvik AKARTA/OSLO — Indonesian airline Garuda plans to cancel a $6 billion order for Boeing 737 MAX jets, it said on...
Sackler Family Accused in New Claim of Causing Opioid Crisis March 22, 2019 By Jef Feeley The billionaire family that owns opioid-maker Purdue Pharma LP has been accused in a new lawsuit of causing the nationwide...
Fiery Houston-Area Tank Farm One of Scores Dotting Gulf Coast March 22, 2019 By Sheela Tobben and Ben Foldy A fire at a Houston-area petroleum and chemical storage complex darkened the skyline this week. Thick plumes of black smoke...
Contractor Charged with Fraud, Accused of Lowballing Payroll March 22, 2019 The owner of a Revere, Mass.-based contracting company has been indicted in connection with a workers’ compensation insurance fraud scheme,...
U.S. Probe of 737 Max, Pilot Manuals Said to Have Begun in 2018 March 22, 2019 By Julie Johnsson and Alan Levin U.S. investigators began an inquiry into a stall-prevention feature in Boeing Co.’s 737 Max jets just weeks after a Lion...