September 19, 2022
The New Year’s Eve sexual assault of a patient at a Miami hospital’s mental health ward made headlines around Florida in 2019. Three days after the incident, Fernando Felix Ramos-Garcia, a technician at Westchester General Hospital, was arrested. The man …
September 19, 2022
InsureScan, a company that says its software can help agents quote and bind auto coverage in a few minutes, has expanded to Alabama. CEO Mark Chappell, who is based in Alabama, said that while some insurance companies are bypassing local …
September 19, 2022
Yeshiva University has abruptly suspended student club activity in the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court decision earlier this week that ordered the school to recognize —for now —an LGBTQ student group. In an email to students, university officials on …
September 19, 2022
A Virginia judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit filed on behalf of 13 young people who claim that the state’s permitting of fossil fuel projects is exacerbating climate change and violating their constitutional rights. The lawsuit filed by Our Children’s …
September 19, 2022
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection is funding research to better predict who wildfires spread from burning wildlands to communities. CalFire awarded Worcester Polytechnic Institute researchers Albert Simeoni and James Urban $514,981 by to develop a model to …
September 16, 2022
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Friday ordered insurers to preserve residential insurance coverage following Gov. Gavin Newsom’s latest emergency declaration over as another major wildfire threatens Siskiyou County homeowners. Lara’s order shields properties within the perimeter or in adjacent …
September 16, 2022
The Justice Department said Wednesday that three Iranian citizens have been charged in the United States with ransomware attacks that targeted power companies, local governments and small businesses and nonprofits, including a domestic violence shelter. The charges accuse the hacking …
September 16, 2022
Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt announced the Kansas Insurance Department recovered $4.12 million in insurance funds for Kansans in the first eight months of 2022. “When Kansans call the Insurance Department, we work diligently to help make sure they receive …
September 16, 2022
A federal appeals court ruling Wednesday revives unsettled lawsuits against Ohio State University over decades-old sexual abuse by the late team doctor Richard Strauss. A district judge in Columbus had dismissed most of the unsettled cases, acknowledging that hundreds of …
September 16, 2022
Record high temperatures in urban Europe as heat waves bake the planet more often. Devastating floods, some in unprepared areas. Increasing destruction from hurricanes. Drought and famine in poorer parts of Africa as dry spells worsen across the globe. Wild …