Three women are suing the University of Vermont, saying the school failed to adequately respond after they reported they had been sexually assaulted while students on the Burlington campus. The civil suit, which is seeking unspecified damages, says that after …
HOUSTON (AP) _ Fourteen years after Hurricane Ike ripped through thousands of homes and businesses near Galveston, Texas _ but mostly spared the region’s oil refineries and chemical plants _ the U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday to authorize the …
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) _ A ruptured pipe dumped enough oil this week into a northeastern Kansas creek to nearly fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool, becoming the largest onshore crude pipeline spill in nine years and surpassing all the previous ones …
A crackdown by U.S. drug wholesalers in response to the opioid crisis is preventing some pharmacists from dispensing a combination of stimulants and sedatives routinely prescribed by psychiatrists to help patients manage conditions like anxiety and ADHD. The three main …
Mercury Insurance announced five new coverages available for homeowners and renters in Oklahoma. Mercury’s new coverages provide additional insurance protections with an option for environmentally-friendly replacement products. New coverages include: Green Home: Mercury will cover up to an additional 10% …
State Farm CEO Michael Tipsord said the nation’s top property/casualty insurer will likely never be the same following the pandemic – and that may be a good thing. “I don’t think we’ll ever go back to March 11,” said Tipsord, …
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of St. Cloud, Minnesota-based Mahowald Insurance, LLC. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1930, Mahowald is a retail insurance agency offering commercial and personal products, employee benefit packages and …
USI Insurance Services announced the acquisition of Noblesville, Indiana-based Ritman & Associates Inc. (“Ritman”). Founded in 1989, Ritman specializes in the delivery of insurance solutions for lawyers and professionals, small businesses and individuals. The company’s operations will be combined with …
When Daniel DePetris, a U.S.-based foreign affairs analyst, received an email in October from the director of the 38 North think-tank commissioning an article, it seemed to be business as usual. It wasn’t. The sender was actually a suspected North …
Production of oranges in Florida this season is forecast to be down 36% from earlier estimates, in part a reflection of twin hurricanes that battered growing regions, according to U.S. Agriculture Department figures released Friday. The latest forecast calls for …
