New Lead Testing Method Could Reveal Higher Levels in Water December 1, 2021 ST. LOUIS (AP) — For years, testing of the tap water in an upscale Detroit suburb showed the city was... Read More
Texas / South Central News In Shadow of Texas Gas Drilling Sites, Health Fears Escalate December 1, 2021 ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — At a playground outside a North Texas day care center, giggling preschoolers chase each other into... Read More
Southeast News Lawsuit Targets Georgia Plant Over Ethylene Oxide Releases December 1, 2021 AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — An Augusta company that uses ethylene oxide to sterilize medical instruments is being sued by residents,... Read More
West News Washington State Sees More Flooding, Next Storm Approaches December 1, 2021 BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — Localized flooding in Washington state from another in a series of rainstorms doesn’t appear to be... Read More
Southeast News Fire at Pilot Mountain State Park Burns Hundreds of Acres December 1, 2021 PILOT MOUNTAIN, N.C. (AP) — Fire crews in North Carolina are working to control a fire in 4 that has... Read More
Southeast News Walmart Said She Shoplifted; Jury Awards Her $2.1 Million December 1, 2021 MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama woman who says she was falsely arrested for shoplifting at a Walmart and then... Read More
Claims People: Lemonade and Global Risk Solutions December 1, 2021 Lemonade Taps USAA Exec For Claims Lemonade, the startup insurer that is using smart-phone technology to challenge legacy carriers for... Read More
Amazon Accused of Under-Reporting Covid Cases Contracted at Work November 30, 2021 Amazon.com Inc. provided “misleading or grossly incomplete” data about the number of Covid-19 infections potentially spread in its U.S. facilities,... Read More
Vaccine Mandates Are in Limbo While Employers Wait Out Biden Rules November 30, 2021 Almost a third of companies say they will only impose a vaccine requirement for employees if President Joe Biden’s shot-or-test... Read More
Editor's Picks Congressional Committee Seeks Lessons Learned From Ransomware Attack November 30, 2021 In March 2021, CNA Financial Corp., one of the country’s largest insurance companies, suffered a ransomware attack from a cybercriminal... Read More