State lawmakers unveiled a bill that would regulate ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft with a requirement that drivers undergo rigorous criminal background checks but not fingerprinting. The House Financial Services Committee on Friday released its version of a bill, …
A Florida man who flew a small gyrocopter through protected Washington airspace before landing outside the U.S. Capitol last spring was seconds away from colliding with a Delta flight that had taken off from Reagan National Airport, prosecutors said. In …
Climate change doubters may have lost one of their key talking points: a particular satellite temperature dataset that had seemed to show no warming for the past 18 years. The Remote Sensing System temperature data, promoted by many who reject …
Home Depot Inc has agreed to pay $13 million to compensate consumers affected by a massive 2014 data breach in which payment card or other personal data was stolen from more than 50 million people. The home improvement retailer also …
A California intermediate appellate court has reaffirmed that a client’s professional negligence claim against his or her property/casualty insurance broker is freely assignable. It held, also, that the assigned rights are enforceable in court by the assignee without proof that …
Airline safety standards are changing in the wake of the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 nearly two years ago, but the head of one of the world’s top air crash investigation agencies says it’s not happening fast enough. On …
Texas recorded 244 tornadoes last year making it the highest number of twisters to ever touch down in the Lone Star State since the record keeping began in 1950. The tornadoes claimed 17 lives. The violent weather was responsible for …
Maine continues to be among the top states in the nation for most affordable homeowners and personal auto insurance rates, according to a recent announcement by Insurance Superintendent Eric Cioppa. Recently released reports by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners …
A tool for helping battle Ohio’s deadly addictions epidemic is adding new dimensions to the jobs of pharmacists. A state computerized reporting system gives pharmacists quick access to patients’ prescribing histories as they weigh whether to fill suspicious prescriptions. It’s …
Jurors in the first-degree murder trial of a former Boone, Iowa, man accused in the death of his wife heard from a forensic expert who says the woman’s death was an accident. Lawyers for Alexander Fazzino, who is charged with …