May 11, 2021
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Extreme drought shows no signs of releasing its grip on North Dakota, despite recent cooler weather and widespread rainfall. The latest U.S. Drought Monitor map, released Thursday, shows 85% percent of North Dakota in extreme drought, …
May 11, 2021
Envista Forensics Appoints VP Envista Forensics, a global consulting firm headquartered in Chicago, has promoted Liz Peterson to vice president for international forensics. Peterson will oversee the development, management and growth of global engineering divisions outside of North America. Peterson …
May 11, 2021
Insurity Completes Acquisition of Instec Insurity has completed the acquisition of Instec, a company based in Naperville, Ill. that provides analytics software to more than 300 property and casualty insurers. Insurity, based in Hartford, Conn. said that acquisition enables it …
May 11, 2021
U.S. safety officials investigating the cause of a Tesla Model S crash that killed two men in Texas last month said on Monday that testing suggested the vehicle’s automated steering system was “not available” on the road where the accident …
May 10, 2021
BOSTON (AP) — In an apparent industry first, the global insurance company AXA said Thursday it will stop writing cyber-insurance policies in France that reimburse customers for extortion payments made to ransomware criminals. AXA, among Europe’s top five insurers, said …
May 10, 2021
BUTTE, Mont. (AP) — A fire gutted the historic M&M Cigar Store in Butte early Friday, taking with it 131 years of the Mining City’s history. “It’s a total loss. No question,” said Jim Merrifield, a battalion chief with the …
May 10, 2021
RENO, Nev. (AP) — A former school teacher has sued the CEO of a major cryptocurrency company that wants to build a smart city in the Nevada desert, accusing him and his wife of sexually harassing her and creating a …
May 10, 2021
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — It’s nearly two years since a fire burned nearly 3.1 square miles (8.1 square kilometers) in hills north of Flagstaff but rows of concrete barriers and stacks of sandbags remain in place in neighborhoods along a …
May 10, 2021
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government is working with the Georgia-based company that shut down a major pipeline transporting fuel across the East Coast after a ransomware attack, the White House says. The government is planning for various scenarios and …
May 10, 2021
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A trust approved by a federal judge to help compensate victims of deadly California wildfires sparked by Pacific Gas & Electric equipment paid survivors just $7 million while racking up $51 million in overhead in its …