Cat Models Impact After Hurricane Andrew August 24, 2017 By Denise Johnson When Andrew, a category 5 hurricane, made landfall on August 24, 1992, it was a wakeup call for the insurance...
Researchers Use Planes to Map Oklahoma Earthquake Faults August 24, 2017 By ADAM WILMOTH, The Oklahoman Researchers are turning to the sky to help stop earthquakes from rumbling deep beneath the Oklahoma soil. The U.S. Geological...
Shoddy Construction Blamed in ‘Warrior Dash’ Accident August 24, 2017 By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Young teenagers were safety monitors along a Louisiana obstacle course when a wooden climbing framework collapsed under the weight of...
Series of Articles by NCCI Examines Marijuana and the Workers’ Comp System August 23, 2017 The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) has released the first of a five-part series on its website examining the...
Busy Waters Around Singapore Carry Host of Shipping Hazards August 23, 2017 By ANNABELLE LIANG and WONG MAYE-E The shipping lanes around Singapore, among the world’s busiest, carry a host of challenges to safe navigation, including a narrow...
A Recalled Takata Airbag’s Path From Salvage Yard to Used Car August 23, 2017 By TOM KRISHER A dangerous Takata airbag should have been recalled before going from a wrecked car to a salvage yard, eventually ending...
Some States Consider Cellphone Cross Walk Ban, Fine August 23, 2017 By Isabel Gottlieb This really shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone who’s done it: You are just no good at texting and walking....
Mississippi Marine Plane Crash Inquiry Continues August 23, 2017 By JEFF AMY Military investigators are trying to piece together the cause of a crash that killed 15 Marines and a sailor in...
California Jury Awards Record $417M in Lawsuit Linking Baby Powder to Cancer August 23, 2017 By MICHAEL BALSAMO A Los Angeles, Calif., jury on Monday ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay a record $417 million to a hospitalized...
World’s Biggest Shipper Reports Cyberattack Cost up to $300M August 23, 2017 The June cyberattack that paralyzed the computer systems in companies around the world is estimated to have cost the world’s...