Bob and Pat Smith have seen many floods in their 47 years on Water Street, but none as severe as in Superstorm Sandy. Last year’s storm waters rose halfway up their front door and left a debris field of mud …
Officials say electrical equipment caused a huge wildfire that damaged or destroyed seven homes and is burning for an 11th day in the mountains above Palm Springs Riverside County fire officials said in a brief statement Thursday night that the …
The death toll from an overcrowded asylum seeker boat carrying more than 200 people that sank off Indonesia’s coast has climbed to 15 after four more bodies were recovered, a rescuer said Friday. The women’s bodies were located late Thursday …
The hailstorm that pounded south-central Kansas earlier this week has left automotive dealers with big headaches, but it’s also giving prospective buyers a chance at big bargains. The Hutchinson News reports dealerships in the city were scrambling to get insurance …
Snapshot: Case Study # 1 Looking to enhance its claims capabilities, a leading auto insurance company decided to adopt Big Data analytics to streamline its subrogation process. Although subrogation is unarguably regarded as the quickest path to payback, it is …
The one sure-fire way to avoid dying in a grain bin is to stay out. That’s where Scott Haugan and some high-tech wizardry come in. The Des Moines Register reports Haugan, who runs the Howgan grain storage technology firm in …
A staggering 40 million euro ($53 million) worth of diamonds and other jewels were stolen Sunday from the Carlton Intercontinental Hotel in Cannes, in one of Europe’s biggest jewelry heists in recent years, police said. The hotel in the sweltering …
An official says the death toll from Spain’s train derailment has risen to 79 after an injured passenger died in a hospital. The spokeswoman from the regional government of Galicia told The Associated Press the death occurred Sunday. A spokeswoman …
The brakes on the bus carrying teenagers home from a youth camp in northern Michigan failed as the vehicle exited the Indianapolis interstate, causing it to strike a retaining wall and flip on its side, according to a newspaper report …
Florida’s high court has ruled that insurers under a 2008 law must pay a contractor’s overhead and profit as part of the expense of repairing a homeowner’s property despite the fact the repairs may not have been made. The Florida …