U.S.
New Fire Maps Put Nearly 4M Californians in Hazardous Zones
New bursts of yellow dot the hills of Mendocino County, California. Smears of burnt orange now span the aqueduct near Bakersfield. A fresh splash of crimson juts east of Chico like a fresh wound. ...
Delaware Rushes to Reverse Firms’ Threats to Leave State
For more than a century, Delaware has been the top state for businesses to incorporate due to its business-friendly climate. In fact, the state incorporated 81 percent of U.S. IPOs last year, ...
Lawsuit Claims Downed Municipal Power Lines May Have Sparked Palisades Fire
Several residents of Los Angeles who were affected by the deadly Palisades wildfire sued city authorities over claims that municipal utility power lines ignited the fire, according to a lawsuit filed ...
Fall Hazard Resulting in 20 Injuries So Far Prompts Segway Recall of 220,000 Scooters
Segway is recalling about 220,000 of its scooters sold across the U.S. due to a fall hazard that has resulted in user injuries ranging from bruises to broken bones. According to a notice published by ...
NTSB Tags 68 U.S. Bridges for Vessel Strike Collapse Risk Evaluations
The owners of 68 bridges across 19 states received a recommendation by the National Transportation Safety Board to conduct a vulnerability assessment to evaluate collapse risk in the event of a ...
North Carolina Association Celebrates 15,000 FORTIFIED Homes
On Friday, the North Carolina Insurance Underwriting Association (NCIUA) celebrated a major milestone. More than 15,000 homes have received the FORTIFIED Roof designations statewide. NCIUA also known ...
Experts Warn U.S. Weather Forecasts Impacted by Fewer Balloon Launches
With massive job cuts, the National Weather Service is eliminating or reducing vital weather balloon launches in eight northern locations, which meteorologists and former agency leaders said will ...
Hawaii Islands Sinking Faster in Some Areas, Increasing Flood Risk
Parts of Hawaii are sinking faster than others, according to a recent study led by researchers at the University of Hawaii at Mānoa, highlighting the flood risk to infrastructure, businesses and ...