Monthly Archives: <span>August 2022</span>

Tribe: California Wildfire Near Oregon Causes Fish Deaths

A wildfire burning in a remote area just south of the Oregon border appears to have caused the deaths of tens of thousands of Klamath River fish, the Karuk Tribe said Saturday. The tribe said in a statement that the …

17 Missing, 121 Hurt as Fire Rages in Cuban Oil Tank Farm

HAVANA (AP) — A fire set off by a lightning strike at an oil storage facility raged uncontrolled Saturday in the city of Matanzas, where four explosions and flames injured 121 people and left 17 firefighters missing, Cuban authorities said. …

Claims Business: Premiere Services, Charlee.ai and BitSight

Cat-Converter Thefts Focus of New Claims Service Premiere Services, a provider of mobile aftermarket auto audio and entertainment systems and wheel replacements, has launched a new business that will focus on replacing stolen catalytic converters. The company, based in Santa …

UBS Whistle-Blower Retaliation Win Overturned on Appeal

A federal appeals court in New York vacated a jury verdict in favor of a former UBS AG senior strategist who claimed he was illegally fired in 2012 for refusing to sugarcoat his reports for clients. Trevor Murray’s 2017 trial …

State Farm Lawsuit Accuses N.J. Medical Providers of $2.6M Fraud Scheme

Insurer State Farm is fighting what it says is a fraudulent medical scheme that has been exploiting New Jersey’s personal injury protection (PIP) benefits law since 2014. The insurer is seeking to recover $2.6 million in what it claims are …

Water Becomes Needed Commodity in Flood-Ravaged Kentucky

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — National Guard soldiers rushed to distribute bottled water to flood-ravaged eastern Kentucky as forecasters warned of more rain coming to the region. In the days since historic flooding swamped the Appalachian region, the availability of water …

Part of Beirut’s Giant Silos Collapses, 2 Years After Blast

BEIRUT (AP) — A large block of Beirut’s giant port grain silos, shredded by a massive explosion two years ago, collapsed on Thursday as hundreds marched in the Lebanese capital to mark the second anniversary of the blast that killed …

Firefighters Partially Surround Deadly California Fire

KLAMATH RIVER, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters have gotten their first hold on California’s deadliest and most destructive fire of the year and expected that the blaze would remain stalled through the weekend. The McKinney Fire near the Oregon border was …

Seven Years of Sex Abuse: How Mormon Officials Let it Happen

BISBEE, Ariz. (AP) — MJ was a tiny, black-haired girl, just 5 years old, when her father admitted to his bishop that he was sexually abusing her. The father, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints …

Prosecution Rests in Deadly Motorcycle Crash Trial

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A survivor of a crash that killed seven fellow members of a Marine motorcycle club acknowledged Wednesday that the lead rider had an unsafe blood alcohol level but denied that the club president swerved into the …