Security Camera Hack Exposes Hospitals, Workplaces, Schools March 12, 2021 By Matt O'Brien and Frank Bajak Hackers aiming to call attention to the dangers of mass surveillance say they were able to peer into hospitals, schools,...
Hawaii’s Rains, Floods Cited As Examples of Climate Change March 12, 2021 By Audrey McAvoy HONOLULU (AP) — Heavy rains are part of the winter wet season in Hawaiian Islands. But the downpours triggering flooding...
Adaptive Cruise Control Raises Crash Risks, U.S. Study Finds March 12, 2021 Adaptive cruise control systems on cars, which control braking and speed, raise the risk of traffic crashes because the technology...
Fitch Cautious, but Economist Predicts ‘Isolated’ Impact From Business-Interruption Claims March 12, 2021 By Jim Sams While Fitch Ratings worries that litigation over COVID-19-related business-interruption claims is creating uncertain risk for property and casualty insurers, an...
Insurers, Reinsurers Prepare for Battle Over UK COVID-19 Business Payments March 11, 2021 By Carolyn Cohn and Kirstin Ridley LONDON — Top insurance companies, ordered by Britain’s highest court to pay thousands of small businesses millions of pounds in...
Facial Recognition Company Sued by California Activists March 11, 2021 ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — Civil liberties activists are suing a company that provides facial recognition services to law enforcement agencies...
Families of Boeing Crash Victims Renew Push for FAA Changes March 11, 2021 By David Koenig Relatives of some of the passengers who died in the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines plane will mark Wednesday’s two-year...
Lawsuit Against Reno Over Flooding of Homes Now in U.S. Court March 11, 2021 RENO, Nev. (AP) — Dozens of residents who are suing the city of Reno over the flooding of their homes...
School Open After Accidental Explosion; Teen’s Dad Charged March 11, 2021 NEWAYGO, Mich. (AP) — Authorities filed charges Tuesday against the father of a teenager who accidentally detonated a homemade explosive...
Town North of Honolulu Evacuated as Stream Floods March 11, 2021 By Kanishka Singh Hawaii Gov. David Ige declared an emergency in the U.S. state after heavy rains brought floods, landslides and fear of...