Monthly Archives: <span>December 2023</span>

Probe: Doomed Philadelphia News Helicopter Hit Trees Fast, Broke Up

HAMONG, N.J. (AP) — A Philadelphia television news helicopter returning from an assignment photographing Christmas lights earlier this week plunged into a southern New Jersey forest “at very high speed,” broke apart, then caught fire after it crashed, killing both …

Woman Who Was Shot in the Head During Pursuit Sues Mississippi`s Capitol Police

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A woman who was shot in the head while she was a passenger in a car fleeing from police has filed a federal lawsuit against a state-run department in Mississippi`s capital city. Sherita Harris was shot …

Truck Carrying Gas Hits Railroad Bridge and Explodes as a Train Passes Overhead

GLENVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — A tractor-trailer loaded with what authorities believe were gas containers slammed into the bottom of an overhead railroad bridge in upstate New York and exploded Thursday night as a freight train was traveling on the tracks …

Ala. Supreme Court Rules Appraisal Isn’t Arbitration, Dismisses Insurer’s Appeal

A petition to invoke appraisal is not the same thing as a motion to compel arbitration, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled Friday. The high court dismissed an appeal by Great American Insurance Co. that sought to overturn a trial court’s …

Oil Tanker Hauling US Crude U-Turns in Red Sea to Dodge Houthis

An oil tanker hired by Norway’s Equinor ASA that came to a halt in the Red Sea six days ago — when Houthi militants stepped up attacks on merchant shipping — has performed a u-turn and is now sailing back …

Viewpoint: What Is ‘Incurred Cost’ in Insurance Policy? Florida Appeals Court Weighs in

Property insurance contracts often contain provisions requiring insureds to “incur” costs before insurance companies issue payments. For example, “ordinance or law” provisions provide “you may use up to 25% of the limit of liability that applies . . . for …

Strong Winds from Storm Pia Disrupt Holiday Travel in the UK

LONDON (AP) — High winds from Storm Pia disrupted holiday travel Thursday in northern areas of the U.K. as flights were grounded, train service was suspended or slowed, and ferries stopped running to islands off Scotland’s west coast. A gust …

Ready, Set, Travel: The Holiday Rush to the Airports and Highways Is Underway

It`s beginning to look a lot like a hectic holiday travel season, but it might go relatively smoothly if the weather cooperates. Travel over Christmas and New Year`s tends to spread out over many days, so the peaks in the …

Wegman’s Has Right to Question Injured Worker’s Doctor, Rules New York’s High Court

Wegman’s Food Markets was wrongly denied an opportunity to cross-examine an injured employee’s doctor, the New York Court of Appeals has ruled, overturning rulings by a workers’ compensation law judge, the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board and a lower …

Wildfire in Australia on Outskirts of Perth Destroys at Least 2 Homes and Injures 2 People

PERTH, Australia (AP) — A wildfire burning out of control on the outskirts of the Australian west coast city of Perth on Thursday destroyed at least two homes and injured two people, officials said. An emergency warning was issued for …