June 1, 2021
A conservative group representing small businesses has sued Major League Baseball and its players’ union over the decision to move next month’s All-Star Game out of Georgia in response to that state’s new voting restrictions. In a Monday night complaint, …
June 1, 2021
Courtnie Bush, 16, was never supposed to wake up again, much less smile, stand and walk after she was in a car crash in December. Her mom Jenna said what Courtnie accomplished since then is nothing short of a miracle …
June 1, 2021
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has asked President Joe Biden to declare a federal disaster for the state after severe weather and flash flooding caused damage to at least 2,000 homes in May. Edwards’ request is for individual assistance from …
June 1, 2021
The Texas House and Senate on May 30 approved sweeping legislation to overhaul the state’s power grid following the disastrous and deadly winter storm in February that left more than 4.8 million homes and businesses without electricity for days. More …
June 1, 2021
Lansing, Mich.-based specialty insurance provider, AF Group, is entering the assumed reinsurance marketplace through a new partnership with Waypoint Underwriting Management. Waypoint is a proven expert in reinsurance risk underwriting and pricing, AF Group’s announcement said. Waypoint will begin underwriting …
June 1, 2021
A shallow magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck beneath Lake Tahoe on Friday but there were no immediate reports of any injuries of serious damage, the U.S. Geological Survey confirmed. The quake reported at 8:25 a.m. was about 5.5 miles west of …
June 1, 2021
Wearing soot-smudged, fire-resistant clothing and helmets, several wildland firefighters armed with hoes moved through a stand of ponderosa pines as flames tore through the underbrush. The firefighters weren’t there to extinguish the fire. They had started it. The prescribed burn, …
June 1, 2021
A south-central Montana man who pleaded no contest to hiring someone to burn down his house for the insurance money so he could pay a debt to the federal government in a drug case has been ordered to pay restitution. …
June 1, 2021
Two key groups that offer automobile safety ratings are yanking their top endorsements from some Tesla vehicles because the company has stopped using radar on its safety systems. Consumer Reports pulled its “Top Pick” status for Tesla’s Model 3 and …
June 1, 2021
Alphabet Inc.’s Google failed to persuade a judge to block class-action status for a gender-pay disparity lawsuit brought on behalf of almost 11,000 women. A San Francisco state judge certified the class action Thursday, allowing the four lead plaintiffs to …