Articles by Jessica Shankleman

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake centered near one of the world’s key oil hubs brought down building facades and shattered windows... Read More

Outside groups are spending millions to try to influence the political balance of North Carolina’s Supreme Court, with even Barack... Read More

Technology innovation will provide the biggest growth opportunities for reinsurers in the year ahead, according to a just released survey... Read More

About one-third of targeted attempts to breach corporations’ cyber defenses succeed but three-quarters of executives remain unaccountably confident in their... Read More

Among the changing red and yellow fall leaves of Yosemite National Park, nature artist Penny Otwell is marveling at the... Read More

When fire breaks out in the forge shop of Kearney, Neb.-based Eaton Corp. manufacturing plant, its fire brigade is quick... Read More

Amazon.com was sued by Illinois delivery drivers who say the company failed to pay them overtime for hauling its goods.... Read More

Sulfurous fumes seep from the walls of Valentine Hendrix’s home, slowly attacking her appliances and light fixtures, her lungs and... Read More

The number of pedestrians in Houston, Texas, who have been struck and killed by cars has spiked this year –... Read More