The tooth fairy in disguise? No, just a simple tooth thief. A man dressed in a black leather hat and a dark coat on Wednesday ran off with an eight-foot (2.5 meter) whale tooth from a museum in the Norwegian …
BMW of North America is recalling up to 2,120 of its X5 xDrive 35d sport utility vehicles because its fuel-filter heater could overload and possibly cause a fire. The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration says the model year 2009 vehicles …
Among homeowners insurance policyholders, those with flood insurance tend to be significantly less satisfied with their policy coverage, compared with policyholders who opt not to carry it, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2011 U.S. National Homeowners Insurance Study(SM) …
A small Northern California amusement park remains closed while safety officials investigate how a maintenance crane collapsed, injuring two workers. California Division of Occupational Safety and Health spokesman Dean Fryer said Wednesday the investigation will take about four months. The …
Hurricane Irene’s brush with the South Carolina coast last week caused less than $5 million in insured damage, an insurance industry spokesman said Wednesday. Russ Dubisky, the executive director of the South Carolina Insurance News Service, said its member companies …
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he expects damage in the state from Tropical Storm Irene to total $1 billion. He spoke Wednesday in Prattsville, a Catskills Mountain community that like many others was hard hit by the torrential rains …
The Hartford has named David A. Carter senior vice president of property insurance for Commercial Markets. In this newly created position, Carter will report to Douglas G. Elliot, president of Commercial Markets. “In his new role, he will build a …
Tropical storm Katia has become the second hurricane of the season, as it passes over the warm water of the Atlantic Ocean. The most recent bulletin from the National Hurricane Center in Miami at 2:00 a.m. EDT located the storm …
Microsoft allegedly tracks the location of its mobile customers even after users request that tracking software be turned off, according to a new lawsuit. The proposed class action, filed in a Seattle federal court Wednesday, says Microsoft intentionally designed camera …
The state Assembly has approved restrictions on governments’ use of cameras to catch drivers who run red lights. The bill requires that red-light cameras be used for public safety, not to generate revenue from traffic fines. It also would force …