Jewelry Group Reports Highest Number of Crimes Ever Reported June 13, 2023 By Claims Journal staff The number of crimes against jewelers jumped to 2,211 in 2022, the largest number ever recorded, according to an annual... Read More
International News Canadian Wildfires Shutter Sawmills, Drive Up Lumber Prices June 12, 2023 By Rod Nickel WINNIPEG, Manitoba –– Canada’s worst-ever spring wildfire season has forced its forestry industry to shutter sawmills, driving up lumber prices... Read More
Lawyers Blame ChatGPT for Tricking Them Into Citing Bogus Case Law June 12, 2023 By Larry Neumeister Two apologetic lawyers responding to an angry judge in Manhattan federal court blamed ChatGPT last Thursday for tricking them into... Read More
International News Following Owners, Thousands of Cows, Buffaloes Evacuated Away from restive Philippine Volcano June 12, 2023 By Jim Gomez and Aaron Favila DARAGA, Philippines (AP) – Philippine authorities were evacuating more than 2, 000 cows and water buffaloes away from a restive... Read More
Midwest News Cracked Floors, Bowed Walls: Many Warnings but No Action at Iowa Building Before Deadly Collapse June 12, 2023 By Scott McFetridge, Heather Hollingsworth and Hannah Fingerhut DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — So many people knew something wasn’t right at the 116- year-old Davenport apartment building. The... Read More
East News Elevated Section of Heavily Traveled I-95 Collapses in Philadelphia June 12, 2023 By Ron Todt PHILADELPHIA (AP) – An elevated section of Interstate 95 collapsed early Sunday in Philadelphia after a vehicle caught fire, closing... Read More
West News Oregon to Crack Down on Illegal Pot Growers by Holding Landowners Responsible June 12, 2023 By Andrew Selsky SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Oregon has long been known as a mecca for high-quality marijuana, but that reputation has come... Read More
West News Lake Powell Houseboat Fire Was Accidental, Investigators Say June 12, 2023 PAGE, Ariz. (AP) — Investigators have ruled a fire that damaged several houseboats on Lake Powell, a popular destination on... Read More
Editor's Picks Lawmakers in Mont. and La. Pass Bills to Require Disclosure of Litigation Funding June 12, 2023 By Jim Sams Lawmakers in two states passed bills this year to require disclosure of litigation funding contracts. Business groups are pushing for... Read More
LNG Developer Venture Global Spars with Customers over Cargoes June 9, 2023 By Curtis Williams HOUSTON – Venture Global LNG, which is building three multi-billion dollar U.S. liquefied natural gas processing plants, is sparring with... Read More