November 23, 2010
The Russian scientist shuffles across the frozen lake, scuffing aside ankle-deep snow until he finds a cluster of bubbles trapped under the ice. With a cigarette lighter in one hand and a knife in the other, he lances the ice …
November 23, 2010
Fishermen and business owners stung by a summer of lost revenue from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill have until Wednesday to file their compensation claims for short-term damages, but accepting a settlement check is a gamble. Many will eventually …
November 22, 2010
Farmers Insurance has appointed Rick Shriver senior vice president of field operations, Southwest Zone. The Zone includes Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. Shriver has more than 24 years of experience in a variety of operations, including marketing, sales, …
November 19, 2010
U.N. climate talks will struggle to agree new greenhouse gas targets next month unless they can solve a complex loophole where developed countries currently ignore emissions from logging plantation forests. Environment ministers from almost 200 countries will gather in Cancun, …
November 19, 2010
Hunt Valley, Md.-based All Risks Ltd. has named Abby Daugherty an underwriting manager in the Phoenix office. Daugherty has more than a decade of commercial excess and surplus, small account brokerage and contract binding experience. She will expand the Phoenix, …
November 18, 2010
Many states are making progress toward making roads safer, but Oregon and Washington do the best of promoting roadway safety with traffic laws, according to a new report by the Emergency Nurses Association. The report indicates that Minnesota, Arkansas, Louisiana …
November 16, 2010
Not only is Earth’s surface warming, but the troposphere — the lowest level of the atmosphere, where weather occurs — is heating up too, U.S. and British meteorologists reported Monday. In a review of four decades of data on troposphere …
November 16, 2010
Negotiators from nearly 40 countries have finalized the text of an international agreement to help fight the growing trade in fake and pirated goods, the European Commission and the United States said on Monday. The negotiators settled a handful of …
November 14, 2010
Republicans were not only victorious in the U.S. House but also in state houses across the country. The new GOP power will give the party its largest number of seats in state legislatures since the Great Depression, according to the …
November 14, 2010
A Manhattan woman has failed to persuade a U.S. appeals court that Starbucks Corp. should be held liable for severe burns she suffered after spilling tea served in a double cup. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld …