Lala Leaves One Dead in Hawaii With Heavy Rain, Wind to Come August 17, 2026 By Emily Forgash and Brian K. Sullivan One person has died as storm Lala continues to batter parts of Hawaii including the Big Island and Oahu, potentially...
ANALYSIS-Europe’s Heatwaves Expose Insurance Gap as Business Losses Mount August 17, 2026 By Simon Jessop, Rebecca Delaney and Valentina Za For more than a century, cafes in the Italian city of Padua have welcomed customers for an early evening drink,...
Britain Considers Easing 2030 Zero-Emission Vehicle Targets August 17, 2026 By William James Britain on Friday set out a range of options that could ease the pressure on car manufacturers to switch new...
Report Says Firefighting Tactics at Maine Lumber Mill Inadvertently Aided Deadly Blast August 17, 2026 By Patrick Whittle Firefighters who responded to a fire at a Maine lumber mill used tactics that inadvertently contributed to a massive explosion...
Amazon’s New User Agreement Seeks to Curb Class-Action Suits August 17, 2026 By Spencer Soper Amazon.com Inc. reintroduced a clause in its user agreement that seeks to prevent shoppers from filing class-action lawsuits against the...
Australia’s ‘World-Leading’ Minimum Pay And Insurance Rules for Gig Delivery Workers August 17, 2026 By Renju Jose Australia’s industrial umpire has approved new minimum standards requiring food and grocery delivery workers to be paid hourly rates above...
When ‘We Accept’ Becomes A Contract: A Claims Lesson From Farmers V. Wood August 17, 2026 By Jordan R. Plitt Claims files often describe settlement as a sequence: obtain authority, communicate acceptance, issue the check, secure the release and close...
Hackers Claim Mass Data Theft From Shell, Philips, GE, Fiserv And Dozens of Others August 14, 2026 By Charlotte Van Campenhout and A.J. Vicens A prolific hacking group known for exploiting software vulnerabilities to attack multiple targets simultaneously claimed it had stolen large volumes...
Hawaii Faces Rare Hurricane Strike as Storms Batter Indiana August 14, 2026 By Brian K. Sullivan Hawaii is in line for a rare hurricane strike as Tropical Storm Lala grazes the Big Island, while severe storms...
US Climate Prediction Center Sees 69% Chance of Historic El Niño August 14, 2026 By Brian K. Sullivan The El Niño building in the Pacific Ocean is increasingly expected to reach a strength not seen in 76 years...