There have been far fewer applicants than expected for money from a $100 million fund BP PLC set up to help deepwater rig workers after a federal moratorium on drilling prompted by the massive oil spill. With nine days left …
Jury selection has started in the federal trial of an Arkansas attorney and real estate developer charged with arson and fraud. Prosecutors say Aaron Jones of Saline County set fire to his home in an attempt to collect the insurance …
For the second straight year, an insurance industry group names the 2000 Dodge Caravan minivan as the vehicle most reported stolen in Ohio. The Ohio Insurance Institute says the automobile second most popular with the state’s car thieves is the …
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced that investigators have identified 124 people with active arrest warrants who were residents or staff members of nursing homes for elderly residents. Madigan said they were identified through 21 unannounced nursing home compliance checks …
It’s time to get rid of nearly 260 FEMA trailers remaining of the 23,300 installed after Hurricane Katrina flooded New Orleans five years ago, several City Council members say. The trailers spoil the city’s image of recovery, Housing and Human …
A large fire under a bridge sent billowing smoke over New York and shut down commuter rail service between Manhattan and the northern suburbs for over two hours on Monday. Television footage showed wooden pilings on a pier in the …
A northeastern Pennsylvania school employee who ran a cultural enrichment program designed to improve race relations has sued his former employer citing racial discrimination. Retired Pocono Mountain School District employee Lamar Thomas Sr. sued the district last week in federal …
More than half (55 percent) of U.S. consumers say poor service from an insurance company is more likely to cause an individual to commit fraud against that company, according to a survey by Accenture. The survey also reveals a significant …
Shareholders of Pennsylvania-based PMA Capital Corp. have approved the company’s acquisition by Old Republic International Corp. a deal that is expected to close on Oct. 1. PMA Capital also announced that President and CEO Vincent T. Donnelly, and all other …
Blazes that gutted more than two dozen homes across Detroit and pushed firefighters to their limits underscore the cash-strapped city’s need for outside help, according to a state lawmaker running for Congress. Sen. Hansen Clarke, D-Detroit, met with Federal Emergency …