Central Michigan and its women’s basketball coach are being sued by a former player, who claims her heterosexuality was a factor in losing a scholarship after two seasons. Brooke Heike says she fell out of favor with Sue Guevara immediately …
Authorities have advised residents to evacuate 95 homes east of Cleveland because of the potential for flooding along the Grand River. Fairport Harbor Fire Chief Jeff Hogya says the evacuation alert that went out Tuesday night is not mandatory. Residents …
The survivors of four Blackwater Worldwide contractors killed in a grisly ambush in Iraq five years ago have suffered yet another setback in their legal battle with the company. A federal administrative law judge in North Carolina ruled last week …
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has affirmed its ‘BBB+’ counterparty credit rating on XL Capital Ltd. and its ‘A’ counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on XL’s core operating insurance subsidiaries. However, S&P also said that the outlook on all …
With record snowfall in North Dakota this winter and traditionally heavy snow months still to come, the Federal Emergency Management Agency is getting prepared to help state officials deal with spring flooding. FEMA officials from Denver traveled to North Dakota …
A century ago, at the dawn of food safety laws, inspection amounted to little more than opening a bin of flour and looking for something wiggly. It’s a different story now. Solving the case of the poison processed peanuts took …
Two members of the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Financial Services have announced plans they will introduce legislation that will create national standards for how states regulate the surplus lines market and reinsurance as well as a uniform system …
Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc. reported profits were up 4 percent for the full year 2008, but fourth quarter revenue was down some 9 percent over the previous year’s quarter. In the fourth quarter 2008, consolidated revenue was $2.7 billion, …
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has charged the owner of Starlight International Inc., which operates a Rodeway Inn franchise in Sealy, Texas, with price gouging. According to the state’s enforcement action, the defendants unlawfully increased room rates by as much …
Officials at a remote West Texas prison where inmates rioted for nearly a week have started cleanup and repair efforts. Reeves County Judge Sam Contreras said that insurance adjusters have been at the sprawling county-owned but privately managed prison complex …