National News
Amazon Injuries Risk State Backlash, Higher Workers’ Comp Costs
Injuries in Amazon.com Inc. warehouses could damage more than just the company's reputation. They could start to hurt the e-commerce giant's bottom line, as well. Washington...
Nuclear Plants in South Carolina, Missouri Face the Highest Quake Risks
Tesla’s Release of New ‘Self-Driving’ Software Closely Watched by U.S. Regulator
Viewpoint: J.S. Held CEO Refutes ‘Claims Surrogate’ Label
Oxycontin Maker Purdue Pharma to Plead to 3 Criminal Charges
Mitchell Warns Insurers to Mind Surging Drug Use During Pandemic
International News
Floods, Drought Are Destroying Crops and Sparking Food Inflation
Wild weather is wreaking havoc on crops around the world, sending their prices skyrocketing. On wheat farms in the U.S. and Russia, it's a drought that's ruining harvests. The...
Investors Gauge Future Climate Risks With Satellite Imaging
Insurance Costs Too Steep? Try Writing Your Own
Monsanto Loses Final Appeal Over French Farmer’s Weedkiller Accident
Over 60 Exhibits Damaged at Berlin Museums, Motive a Mystery
Insurers Drop Appeal Against UK COVID-19 Payout Ruling on Three Policies
East News
Justices Review Priest Abuse Lawsuit’s Ruling on Time Limits
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Pennsylvania's highest court on Tuesday grappled with whether a woman's lawsuit on claims of sexual abuse by a priest decades ago should be allowed to proceed...
Midwest News
Neb. Supreme Court Finds Meth Residue a ‘Contaminant’ Excluded by Policy
The cost of cleaning up residue left behind by tenants who used or manufactured methamphetamine in a rental home was excluded from coverage by the landlord's insurer because the...
Texas / South Central News
Photographer Sues Over Texas Mascot’s Pre-Sugar Bowl Charge
AUSTIN, Texas -- A photographer is suing the owners and handlers of the University of Texas' live mascot for negligence, saying he suffered permanent neck and back injuries when...
Southeast News
N.C. Judge First to Favor Policyholders in COVID-19 Closure Lawsuit
A judge in Durham County, North Carolina has handed down what may be the nation's first dispositive ruling in favor of policyholders in a COVID-19 business-interruption lawsuit....
No Coverage Owed for Home Destroyed by Fire Even if Agent Pocketed Premiums
Suits Challenge Emissions by Georgia Sterilizing Company
At Least 5 Injured in Blast, Fire at Virginia Strip Mall
Engineers’ Report Bolsters Proposed Mississippi Pump Project
New S.C. Law Creates Resilience Office to Address Flooding
West News
California Braces for Most Dangerous Fire Weather of 2020
California is bracing for the most powerful gusts of the 2020 fire season, raising the threat of more blazes and blackouts in a region that's already seen a record 4.1 million...