An asbestos-cleanup worker testified at a manslaughter trial that three construction-company supervisors learned quickly about a dramatic break in a firefighting water pipe linked to a deadly blaze. Adolpho Ortiz testified Monday that workers heard a piece of the pipe …
Sony Corp warned that hackers had stolen names, addresses and possibly credit card details from the 77 million user accounts of its video game online network, in one of the largest Internet security break-ins ever. The Japanese electronic giant pulled …
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal is expected to sign into law a bill requiring that certificate of insurance forms be filed with and approved by the state insurance commissioner. Agent groups and insurance companies have had longstanding problems with certificates that …
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon spoke out Monday against legislation that would make it harder for employees to prove they were fired because of discrimination. In a statement, the governor condemned a measure given final approval earlier this month by the …
The bailed-out Dutch insurer Aegon NV says it has agreed to sell the reinsurance business of its Transamerica arm to France’s Scor SE for $1.4 billion in cash and capital. The Hague, Netherlands-based Aegon said it will use the proceeds …
The Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf got top safety ratings in some of the first-ever tests of electric cars by an insurer-funded research group. Both cars earned top scores for front, side and rear-impact crashes and for rollover crash protection, …
A pain management doctor in New Bern has pleaded guilty to money laundering and fraud in federal court. The Sun Journal of New Bern reported that Dr. Michael K. Nunn entered the plea Monday before U.S. District Judge Terrence W. …
Investigators say arson is not suspected in last week’s $10 million cold storage warehouse blaze in Northern California. The four-alarm blaze at Apple Growers Ice and Storage in Watsonville was reported April 20 at about 3:30 p.m. Dozens of firefighters …
A Tacoma Fire Department hazmat crew is cleaning up a chemical spill that was discovered as workers were unloading a cargo container from a ship at the Port of Tacoma. Fire Department spokesman Joe Meinecke says firefighters were called just …
A moderate earthquake shook the Mexican Pacific coast resort of Acapulco on Tuesday, forcing dozens of nervous spring vacationers into the streets. No damages or injuries were reported. The magnitude-5.7 quake occurred at 6:07 a.m. local time (1107 GMT) and …