August 7, 2023
Social media influencer Kai Cenat is facing charges of inciting a riot and promoting an unlawful gathering in New York City, after the online streamer drew thousands of his followers, many of them teenagers, with promises of giving away electronics, …
August 7, 2023
A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a 2021 Connecticut law that eliminated the state’s longstanding religious exemption from childhood immunization requirements for schools, colleges and day care facilities. The decision comes about a year and a half after a …
August 7, 2023
A beloved bookstore in Vermont`s small capital city moved across the street to a new spot farther from the Winooski River after an ice jam sent river water into the store in 1992. A nearby office supply and gift store …
August 7, 2023
Carlyle Group Inc. is engaged in a “critical strategic effort” to manage costs and boost profit margins, Chief Executive Officer Harvey Schwartz said Wednesday after the firm posted a 26% drop in second-quarter earnings. Some of the volatility was attributed …
August 4, 2023
After successful entries into the German, French and Canadian insurance markets, software-as-a-service firm Acturis Group has entered the U.S. market with the acquisition of Broker Buddha. Broker Buddha, based in New York City, provides insurance brokers and carriers with a …
August 4, 2023
The judge called it a “spectacular” fall from grace after a well-known Pennsylvania socialite was convicted in 2019 of more than $13 million in insurance fraud. Four years later, the Bucks County woman, Claire Risoldi, has died at age 71, …
August 4, 2023
A delivery driver in Massachusetts has filed a proposed class action against a grocery delivery company and grocery chain for allegedly misclassifying drivers as independent contractors and not paying minimum wage, overtime wages or employee expenses. The lawsuit comes as …
August 3, 2023
A more than two-year investigation by The Associated Press identified scores of problematic dams nationwide, but New Jersey is excluded from the analysis because the state did not fully respond to the records requests. The investigation identified at least 1,680 …
August 3, 2023
Verisk Analytics Inc. (VRSK) on Wednesday reported second-quarter earnings of $196.9 million. The Jersey City, New Jersey-based company said it had profit of $1.35 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $1.51 per share. The results beat …
August 3, 2023
BALTIMORE (AP) — More than 70 years after doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital took Henrietta Lacks’ cervical cells without her knowledge, a lawyer for her descendants said they have reached a settlement with a biotechnology company that they accused of …