Families of Shooting Victims Sue Sellers of ‘Ghost Guns’ December 9, 2020 By Christopher Weber LOS ANGELES (AP) — Families of those killed and wounded in a rural California shooting rampage three years ago are... Read More
West News New Mexico Seeks Court’s Protection From Business Lawsuits December 9, 2020 By Morgan Lee SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s governor and top health officials are trying to fend off a flurry of... Read More
West News Seattle Police Settle Wrongful-Death Lawsuit for $1.5M December 9, 2020 SEATTLE (AP) — The City of Seattle will pay the family of Che Taylor $1.5 million to settle a federal... Read More
Company Offering Pandemic Stock Tips Accused of $137M Fraud December 9, 2020 By Michael Kunzelman OLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) –The founders of a company called Raging Bull tout themselves as expert stock traders who teach... Read More
Contractor in Surety Dispute Accuses Arch Insurance of Fraud December 9, 2020 By Jim Sams A Southern California construction company accuses Arch Insurance Co. of “fraudulent and deceptive behavior,” and has hired the public relations... Read More
International News When $2 Trillion Falls Short, Next 2020 May Be Uninsurable December 8, 2020 By Lucca de Paoli, Katherine Chiglinsky and Benjamin Robertson There aren’t many contexts where $2 trillion seems like a paltry sum. Then a pandemic comes along. The economic fallout... Read More
International News Storms that Slammed Central America In 2020 Just a Preview, Experts Say December 8, 2020 By Sarah Marsh and Sofia Menchu HAVANA/GUATEMALA CITY — Villagers in Guatemala’s Mayan hillside hamlet Sanimtaca had been about to harvest their cardamom crops that take... Read More
International News Munich Re to no Longer Cover Events Canceled for Pandemics December 8, 2020 FRANKFURT/MUNICH — German reinsurance group Munich Re will no longer insure against events canceled due to pandemics, a board member... Read More
International News Latin American Crime Cartels Turn To Crypto To Clean Up Their Cash December 8, 2020 By Diego Oré MEXICO CITY — In April 2019, Mexican police arrested suspected human trafficker Ignacio Santoyo in a plush area of the... Read More
Why are Some Scientists Turning Away From Brain Scans? December 8, 2020 By Marion Renault NEW YORK (AP) — Brain scans offer a tantalizing glimpse into the mind’s mysteries, promising an almost X-ray-like vision into... Read More