War, Inflation, Polarization Driving Global Increase in Political Risk March 1, 2023 Inflation, social inequality, environmental concerns, political polarization and the Russia-Ukraine war are among factors that are leading to an increase...
Son Seeks $50 Million from Los Angeles for Dad’s Death from Stun Gun Zaps January 23, 2023 By Brian Melley LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lawyers for the 5-year-old son of a man who died after repeatedly being shocked by Los...
Woman Gets 5-Year Term for Police Car Fires in 2020 Protest March 3, 2022 By Gene Johnson SEATTLE (AP) — A woman who torched five Seattle police cars during a tumultuous protest that heralded a summer of...
South Florida Deputies Told Not to Enforce Anti-Riot Law April 27, 2021 FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Deputies in a South Florida county are being instructed not to enforce an anti-rioting law...
Insurer to Pay $8M To Black Man Paralyzed by Iowa Officer April 20, 2021 By Ryan J. Foley IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — An insurance company for the City of Cedar Rapids will pay $8 million to a...
Portland Leaders Condemn Ongoing Violence by ‘Anarchists’ March 17, 2021 By Sara Cline PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Leaders and elected officials in Portland, Oregon, came together Monday to demand an end to violence,...
Floyd Family Agrees to $27 Million Settlement Amidst Ex-Cop’s Trial March 15, 2021 By Steve Karnowski and Amy Forliti MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The city of Minneapolis on Friday agreed to pay $27 million to settle a civil lawsuit from...
Nordstrom Lawsuit Says Civil Unrest Was a Single Event, Only 1 Deductible Owed March 9, 2021 By Claims Journal Staff Nordstrom Inc. has filed suit against its insurers, seeking a court declaration that they must treat nationwide civil unrest last...
Walz’s $518M Bonding Bill Includes Money to Rebuild Cities February 26, 2021 By Steve Karnowski MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz proposed a $518 million capital investment package Monday that includes $150 million for rebuilding...
Some in the GOP Parrot Far-Right Talk of a Coming Civil War January 19, 2021 By Jay Reeves and Julie Carr Smyth BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — War-like imagery has begun spreading in Republican circles after the attack on the U.S. Capitol by...