November 13, 2015
The U.S. could consider criminal charges or sanctions against China if the U.S. determines hackers there are violating an agreement not to conduct economic cyber espionage on American industry, a senior Justice Department official said Tuesday. The remarks by John …
November 13, 2015
Regulated medical marijuana sales began Monday in Illinois with patients flocking to state-licensed retail shops in five cities. Of 23 states with medical marijuana programs, Illinois has one of the most restrictive, requiring patients to undergo fingerprint-based background checks, limiting …
November 13, 2015
The Senate went on record Tuesday against a federal mandate that would force all states to allow trucks with extra-long double trailers on interstates, saying it first must be shown that the vehicles don’t undermine safety. By a vote of …
November 13, 2015
A national safety group is using Nevada as an example for a campaign to reduce the number of child drownings around the country. Officials with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission blended news reports with census data to suggest that …
November 13, 2015
Reinsurance executives polled at the recent 2015 PCI annual meeting by Guy Carpenter & Company agreed that cyber continues to be the most threatening emerging risk. As the number of data breaches mount, more focus is being placed on the …
November 13, 2015
Three people, including a child, crushed by a car that plowed into a group of trick-or-treaters. An 84-year-old woman run over by a charter bus that never stopped. A grandmother struck by a taxi driver finishing a 16-hour shift. Since …
November 13, 2015
U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday unveiled criminal charges against three men accused of running a sprawling computer hacking and fraud scheme that included a huge attack against JPMorgan Chase & Co and generated hundreds of millions of dollars of illegal profit. …
November 12, 2015
Allianz Group’s specialist corporate insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty launched a dedicated transportation and logistics unit in North America led by Helen Leonard, Inland Marine Global Product Leader. The new division will offer rail, motor truck cargo, warehouse and …
November 12, 2015
When medical marijuana dispensaries in Oregon opened their doors to sell to anyone who is 21 years or older last month, the lines between recreation and medicine were officially blurred, said Edward Bednarczyk, PharmD, pharmacy practice chair in the University …
November 12, 2015
Two environmental groups say they are worried about the safety of railroad bridges because inspection reports generally aren’t public, and railroads take care of their own bridges. The Waterkeeper Alliance and ForestEthics released a report focused on railroad bridges Tuesday. …