An upstate New York man has been sentenced to three years in prison and ordered to pay back more than $100,000 he bilked out of people in a vacation home rental scam. Federal prosecutors say 58-year-old Henry Dean III, of …
An automated machine punctured a can of bear repellent at an Amazon warehouse in New Jersey on Wednesday, releasing fumes that sickened workers and sent two dozen to hospitals, officials said. An Amazon representative said that as of 8 p.m., …
A woman who claims hidden-camera footage of her in a hotel shower was posted on a dozen pornographic web sites by someone who tried to extort her filed a $100 million lawsuit. The Chicago resident, identified only as Jane Doe …
Alliant, a Newport Beach, Calif.-headquartered provider of property and casualty, workers’ compensation, employee benefits, surety and financial products and services, has hired Joe Clifton to its Employee Benefits Group as vice president. Based in the company’s Fair Haven, N.J., office, …
Uber Technologies Inc. is plotting the return of its self-driving cars, but the company known for its hard-charging style is taking a much more conservative approach as it tries to recover from a fatal accident that upended its autonomous vehicle …
The PURE Group of Insurance Companies (PURE Group), which includes Privilege Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange (PURE), the policyholder-owned property and casualty insurer designed for high net worth individuals and families, has restructured its jewelry insurance to include more protection for losses …
Authorities say a fire in a New Jersey Shore town has severely damaged three homes, hurt at least two people and left one elderly woman missing. The fire in Sea Isle City broke out shortly before noon Thursday, sending large …
The family of a slain University of Virginia student has refiled a $30 million wrongful death lawsuit against her ex-boyfriend, who was convicted of killing her. The Daily Progress reports Yeardley Love’s family filed the lawsuit against former Virginia lacrosse …
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation has awarded a contract to begin a self-driving shuttle service in Providence. The agency said Monday that May Mobility in Ann Arbor, Mich., will operate the state’s first autonomous transit pilot service, to launch …
An Essex County, N.J., man has pleaded guilty in a scheme to obtain $74,000 in disability payments by submitting dozens of forged documents to his insurance provider. Major Smith, a former teacher in the East Orange school district, pleaded guilty …
