Added Crews Making Progress on Midwest, Southwest Fires April 28, 2022 By Margery A. Beck and Susan Montoya Bryan OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Beefed up fire crews made major progress on a large prairie fire burning near the Nebraska-Kansas...
Operator of Sunken Japanese Tour Boat Had Previous Accidents April 28, 2022 By Mari Yamaguchi TOKYO (AP )– The head of the company that operated a tourist boat that sank off northern Japan with 26...
TPA’s Rapid-Fire Work Comp Claim Denials Cost Vermont Insurer $100K April 28, 2022 By Claims Journal staff A workers’ compensation insurer must pay $100,000 under an agreement with Vermont state regulators because its claims administrator gave short...
Exxon Declares Force Majeure on Russian Sakhalin-1 Operations April 27, 2022 By Florence Tan and Sabrina Valle Exxon Mobil Corp. said on Wednesday that its Russian unit Exxon Neftegas Ltd has declared force majeure for its Sakhalin-1...
Identity Check Contractor ID.me Fires Dozens on Fraud Team as Congress Probes April 27, 2022 By Paresh Dave OAKLAND, Calif. –– A major U.S. government contractor of identity verification technology that is under investigation by Congress has fired...
Walgreens, Drugmakers Blame Others for San Francisco’s Opioid Crisis April 27, 2022 By Dietrich Knauth Pharmacy chain Walgreens Boots Alliance and other defendants on Tuesday said they were not to blame for the opioid crisis...
Blizzard Could Leave North Dakotans Without Power for Days April 27, 2022 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A combination of ugly weather has left at least 19,000 people in western North Dakota facing...
Weary of Many Disasters? UN Says Worse to Come April 27, 2022 By Seth Borenstein A disaster-weary globe will be hit harder in the coming years by even more catastrophes colliding in an interconnected world,...
Wildfires Tear Across Several States, Driven by High Winds April 27, 2022 By Margery A. Beck and Susan Montoya Bryan OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Firefighters across the country are battling multiple wildfires as tinder-dry conditions and high winds whip up...
Mother: Son’s Death on Florida Ride Could’ve Been Prevented April 27, 2022 By Mike Schneider ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The mother of a 14-year-old Missouri boy who was killed while riding a 430-foot (131-meter) drop-tower...