Charges Dropped Against ‘Poster Boy’ Contractor Accused of Insurance Fraud February 4, 2026 By William Rabb Almost three years ago, in May of 2023, a circuit court judge in Lee County, Florida, sharply criticized a restoration...
A Milestone for Notre Dame: 1 Year Until Cathedral Reopens to Public After Devastating Fire December 8, 2023 By John Leicester PARIS (AP) — When flames tore into Notre Dame in 2019, people who worked in the cathedral felt orphaned. But...
Fla. Insurers Imposing New Limits on Amounts Spent to Match Appearance October 23, 2023 By Jim Sams The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has approved policy forms filed by at least eight property insurers that limit the...
$2M Insurance Policy in Effect for Hawaii Coral Reefs in time for Hurricane Season June 14, 2023 HONOLULU (AP) — An environmental group has a $2 million insurance policy on Hawaii’s coral reefs, which is in effect...
Notre Dame’s Fire-Ravaged Roof Rebuilt Using Medieval Techniques May 31, 2023 By Jeffrey Schaeffer SAINT-LAURENT-DE-LA-PLAINE, France (AP) — If time travel was possible, medieval carpenters would surely be amazed to see how woodworking techniques...
Lawmakers Warn Leaky, Crumbling UK Parliament at Risk of ‘Catastrophic’ Event May 22, 2023 By Jill Lawless LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Parliament building is an architectural masterpiece, a UNESCO World Heritage Site visited by 1 million people...
Rare Big Tornado Near Myanmar Capital Kills 8 April 24, 2023 BANGKOK (AP) – A tornado that tore through two villages in central Myanmar near the capital Naypyitaw killed eight people...
Northeast Digs Out from Winter Storm, Faces Power Outages March 16, 2023 By Kathy McCormack CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Parts of New England and New York were digging out of a nor’easter Wednesday that caused...
Historic Homes May Prove to Be More Resilient Against Floods October 10, 2022 By Ben Finley SUFFOLK, Va. (AP) — Whenever historic homes get flooded, building contractors often feel compelled by government regulations to rip out...
California Gives Rivers More Room to Flow to Stem Flood Risk April 20, 2022 By Kathleen Ronayne MODESTO, Calif. (AP) — Between vast almond orchards and dairy pastures in the heart of California’s farm country sits a...