July 19, 2021
Preliminary data shows more than two dozen tornadoes tore across Iowa on July 14, according to the National Weather Service. The service said in a tweet that it appears 26 tornadoes touched down. If that number holds true, it would …
July 19, 2021
A local prosecutor on July 16 charged a boat captain and two other employees over 17 deaths in July 2018 when a tourist duck boat sank on a Missouri lake during a severe thunderstorm, reviving the threat of long prison …
July 19, 2021
A chemical leak at a Houston-area water park left dozens suffering from minor skin irritation and respiratory issues on July 17, authorities said. Twenty-nine people were taken to local hospitals following the incident at Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Splashtown in …
July 19, 2021
A Wisconsin jury said Walmart must pay more than $125 million after finding against the company in a federal disability discrimination lawsuit. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) said the eight-member jury in Green Bay returned a verdict of …
July 19, 2021
The mayor of a southwest Louisiana city recovering from back-to-back blows from Hurricanes Laura and Delta is in Washington hoping to persuade federal officials to steer more aid to the region where rebuilding is sputtering. The Advocate reports that Lake …
July 19, 2021
Health officials have identified another person infected with the bacteria that may have caused an outbreak of illness at a splash park near Wichita. State and Sedgwick County health investigators said in a news release that at least seven people …
July 19, 2021
Erratic winds and dry lightning added to the dangers for crews battling the nation’s largest wildfire over the weekend in parched Oregon forests, just one of dozens burning across several Western states. The destructive Bootleg Fire, one of the largest …
July 19, 2021
Cyber risk is becoming increasingly relevant to insurer credit ratings, according to a report from S&P Global Ratings. Overall, S&P said it has noted “more credit-relevant cyber events in the last six months than in the previous six years.” S&P …
July 19, 2021
Boston-based Liberty Mutual Insurance said it will be applying for regulatory approval to acquire Malaysian property/casualty insurer AmGeneral Insurance Berhad, which is currently 51%-owned by AmBank Group and 49%-owned by Insurance Australia Group (IAG). Subject to regulatory approvals, Liberty Mutual’s …
July 19, 2021
The families of five Maryland newspaper employees killed in a mass shooting in 2018 and most of the surviving employees who were in the Capital Gazette newsroom during the attack have filed two lawsuits alleging a parent company did not …