December 23, 2024
Drivers and airline passengers without reindeer and sleighs better make a dash for it: it’s beginning to look like another record for holiday travel in the U.S. The auto club AAA predicts that more than 119 million people will travel …
December 23, 2024
Congress is allocating more than $100 billion in emergency aid designed to address extensive damage caused by disasters after this week’s scramble to find consensus on a government spending bill. The money comes after back-to-back hurricanes — Helene and Milton …
December 23, 2024
In the waning days of President Joe Biden’s administration, the government’s highway safety agency is proposing voluntary safety guidelines for self-driving vehicles. But a rule from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration putting the plan in place won’t be approved …
December 23, 2024
Montana’s Supreme Court upheld a landmark climate ruling that said the state was violating residents’ constitutional right to a clean environment by permitting oil, gas and coal projects without regard for global warming. The justices, in a 6-1 ruling, rejected …
December 23, 2024
The auto insurance industry has weathered its share of storms in recent years. Despite fewer claims in early 2024, carriers still face headwinds when it comes to vehicle complexity and its effect on severity and cycle time. Following are the …
December 23, 2024
They clustered around water taps, rare sources of electricity and each other. Days after the strongest cyclone in nearly a century ripped through the French island territory of Mayotte off the coast of Africa, survivors recalled the horror of the …
December 23, 2024
Years of toxic waste dumping in a Jersey Shore community where childhood cancer rates rose caused at least $1 billion in damage to natural resources, according to an environmental group trying to overturn a settlement between New Jersey and the …
December 20, 2024
Early estimates of U.S. traffic fatalities for the first nine months of 2024 show fatalities declined for the 10th straight quarter despite more miles being driven. An estimated 29,135 people died in traffic crashes during that period, representing a decrease …
December 20, 2024
CCC Intelligent Solutions Inc. signed a definitive agreement to acquire claims management platform EvolutionIQ Inc. Subject to the terms and conditions included in the agreement, CCC is expected to acquire EvolutionIQ for $730 million to be paid for with a …
December 20, 2024
The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said on Friday it filed a lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo for failing to protect consumers from alleged “widespread fraud” on payments platform Zelle. The lawsuit was initiated as …