Judge Rules BP Was ‘Grossly Negligent’ in Gulf Oil Spill September 4, 2014 BP Plc acted with gross negligence in setting off the biggest offshore oil spill in U.S. history, a federal judge...
Report Faults Georgia Child Care Centers on Disaster Readiness September 4, 2014 By Kathleen Foody Georgia is among 21 states failing to protect kids during natural disasters, particularly those who spend their days at child...
West Virginia Water Utility Balks at $2.9M Chemical Spill Proposal September 4, 2014 By Jonathan Matisse A utility is opposing a $2.9 million bankruptcy settlement that would fund projects to benefit 300,000 people whose water was...
Florida City, Temple Accord Includes Insurance Proceeds September 4, 2014 By Curt Anderson A settlement has been reached between a South Florida city and a Jewish temple in a long-running legal dispute that...
Hurricane Norbert Moving up Mexico’s West Coast; Strengthening Expected: NHC September 4, 2014 The National Hurricane Center in Miami is tracking Hurricane Norbert, the 14th named Western Pacific storm of the season, as...
El Niño Chances Lowered to 60% September 4, 2014 A U.S. weather forecaster pegged the likelihood of the El Niño weather phenomenon occurring during the Northern Hemisphere autumn and...
Tennessee’s Bradshaw Insurors joins Keystone Insurers Group September 4, 2014 Bradshaw & Company Insurors of Dyersburg is Keystone Insurers Group’s newest franchise partner in Tennessee. The agency offers auto, home,...
25% of Americans Have Medical Debt; 55% Worry About It: Bankrate.com September 4, 2014 Twenty five percent of Americans say they currently have more medical debt than emergency savings, according to a Bankrate.com report....
Hacking Risk and Liability Issues Don’t Deter Makers of Driverless Cars September 4, 2014 By Alexa Liautaud A red VW Golf jerks back and forth as it maneuvers into a parking space in the English spa town...
House Republicans Eye Short-Term Renewal of Export-Import Bank September 4, 2014 By Cheyenne Hopkins and Roxana Tiron House Republican leaders are considering a short-term extension of the 80-year-old U.S. Export-Import Bank that is set to expire this...