Lineworkers Train for One of Most Dangerous Jobs in Hopes of Big Money August 23, 2021 By DITI KOHLI, Tampa Bay Times With each step up the utility pole, the leather tool belt rattles against Frankie Martinez’ waist. He climbs at a...
RMS Says Insured Losses from European Floods Could Rise to $7.7 Billion August 23, 2021 RMS, the Newark, Calif.-based catastrophe modeling company, estimates that insured losses from the Western and Central Europe flooding, which occurred...
OSHA Fines Construction Firm $1.3M for 2 Deaths in Massachusetts August 23, 2021 Federal workplace safety regulators on Wednesday proposed $1.3 million in penalties for the construction company that employed two men who...
Judge Clears Boy Scouts’ $850M Sex Abuse Settlement Plan With Conditions August 23, 2021 By Andrew G. Simpson The Boy Scouts of America has received a green light from a judge to proceed with its $850 million reorganization...
Calif. Supreme Holds the Line on Homeowners’ Liability for Contractor Injuries August 23, 2021 By Jim Sams A homeowner who exercised no control over the worksite is not liable for injuries to an independent contractor even though...
New Flames Thwart French Efforts to Fight Riviera Wildfire August 20, 2021 By Daniel Cole and Angela Charlton LE LUC, France (AP) — Just when fire officials thought a huge wildfire near the French Riviera might be slowing...
Hurricane Grace Makes Landfall Near Mexico’s Tulum Temples August 20, 2021 By Fabiola Sanchez PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Grace struck Mexico’s Caribbean coast just south of the ancient Mayan temples of...
Data of 40 Million Plus Exposed in Latest T-Mobile Breach August 20, 2021 By Matt O'Brien The names, Social Security numbers and information from driver’s licenses or other identification of just over 40 million people who...
New Jersey Eyes $16B Plan for Gates, Elevations for Flooding August 20, 2021 By Wayne Parry MANASQUAN, N.J. (AP) — Huge gates that could be slammed shut when major storms approach would be built across the...
Rain From Tropical Storm Remnants Closes Roads in New York August 20, 2021 By Jim Sams SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — The remnants of tropical storm Fred closed roads and flooded basements Thursday in parts of upstate...