March 10, 2023
A pair of basketball players from Brown University allege in a federal lawsuit that the Ivy League’s policy of not offering athletic scholarships amounts to a price-fixing agreement that denies athletes proper financial aid and payment for their services. The …
March 9, 2023
Lawmakers in Albany and New York City are pushing measures they hope will curb incidents of lithium-ion battery fires, which have risen in the past few years. They include measures requiring that all batteries and chargers being sold be certified …
March 9, 2023
LITTLE EGG HARBOR, N.J. (AP) – A wind-whipped forest fire in the southern New Jersey Pinelands that threatened 16 homes Tuesday was fully contained by nightfall, and firefighters said they believed the homes were no longer in jeopardy. No injuries …
March 9, 2023
Connecticut on Tuesday sued four gun companies it accused of mailing illegal firearm parts with no serial numbers to an undercover state investigator, the latest legal filing by states and cities seeking to crack down on untraceable ghost guns. Announcing …
March 8, 2023
Insurer Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter, and the data technology firm ICEYE have teamed up with New York City government agencies to develop a pilot parametric flood recovery assistance program for low and moderate income households in …
March 8, 2023
A New York federal judge has refused to lower the curtain on a Covid-19 business loss claim by the owner of five Broadway theaters because the entertainment insurance policy language is ambiguous as to whether the theater company suffered one …
March 8, 2023
Apparently false fears of a shooting at a rap concert in Rochester, New York, sent a crowd surging toward the exits, killing one person and injuring nine others, police said. The injuries at Sunday night’s concert featuring rappers GloRilla and …
March 7, 2023
Norfolk Southern has promised to pay $7 million in relief to Pennsylvania communities affected by last month’s train derailment over the border in East Palestine, Ohio. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro called the commitment “a starting point” and said he will …
March 7, 2023
Connecticut lawmakers are considering imposing a surcharge on insurers’ premiums from the fossil fuel industry. The proposal (SB-1115) calls for a tax of 5% of any premiums any insurer licensed in the state receives from fossil fuel companies annually. The …
March 7, 2023
The former manager of a Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles branch has agreed to plead guilty to federal extortion charges for allegedly taking bribes and in exchange for issuing passing scores on learner’s permit tests, federal prosecutors said. Mia Cox-Johnson, …