August 6, 2024
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August 5, 2024
CarShield will pay $10 million to settle charges that its advertisements and telemarketing for its extended auto warranty plans are deceptive and misleading, the Federal Trade Commission said. Many customers found that repair claims were often not covered despite making …
August 5, 2024
A charter bus caught fire early Friday as it was transporting a professional baseball team from Iowa to a game in a Chicago suburb. Members of the Sioux City Explorers made it off the bus safely, although several lost their …
August 5, 2024
Powers Insurance & Risk Management Adds Gaglioti and Hester Powers Insurance & Risk Management, headquartered in St. Louis, hired Brittany Gaglioti as a commercial account manager and Contina Hester as a personal lines marketer. Gaglioti oversees all aspects of the …
August 5, 2024
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Tulsa officials announced the creation of a new commission to recommend how reparations can be made for a 1921 massacre that destroyed a thriving Black community in the city. The panel will review a 2023 report …
August 5, 2024
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Flooding left squishy, stinky messes in hundreds of homes in Mississippi’s capital city in 2020 — a recurring problem when heavy rains push the Pearl River over its banks. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says …
August 5, 2024
Texas lawmakers nearly three years ago promised changes to prevent the devastation from a deadly winter storm from happening again. But the damage caused by Hurricane Beryl last month shows that much remains the same, particularly when it comes to …
August 5, 2024
The U.S. Justice Department on Aug. 1 debuted its first-ever whistleblower program offering monetary awards to tipsters who report certain types of corporate misconduct, an effort designed to ratchet up the pressure on companies who face allegations of wrongdoing. The …
August 5, 2024
A worker who was fatally injured at Tampa International Airport last week was struck by a piece of heavy equipment that fell from a track, according to news reports. Authorities said Cesar Hernandez Donu, 29, of Seffner, Florida, was working …
August 5, 2024
Firefighters have increased containment on the 627-square-mile Park Fire near Chico, California, which is now 34% contained. The fire, now the fourth largest wildfire in history, is 401,740 acres. It was 24% contained on Friday. It has destroyed 640 structures …