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States Warned About Hackers Carrying Out Disruptive Attacks on Water Systems
The U.S. government is warning state governors that foreign hackers are carrying out disruptive cyberattacks against water and sewage systems throughout the country. In a letter released Tuesday, ...
Release of Key Report on Deadly Maui Wildfire Delayed
Hawaii's attorney general on Monday blamed a delay of the release of a key report into a deadly Maui wildfire on county agencies that forced investigators to issue subpoenas. The first phase of an ...
Sinking Coastal Cities Could Impact 500,000 With Future Flood Risk
One in 50 people living in two dozen coastal cities in the United States could experience significant flooding by 2050, according to researchers at Virginia Tech. Within the next thirty years, the ...
Ban Expected for Last Form of Asbestos Used in U.S.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday finalized a rule that would ban using and importing cancer-causing asbestos, a material still used in some vehicles and in some industrial ...
Georgia Legislature Limits Lawsuits Against Insurers After Truck Crashes
The ability of people to sue insurance companies directly after trucking crashes would be limited under a bill receiving final passage in the Georgia legislature. The House voted 172-0 on Monday to ...
J.D. Power: Homeowners Insurance Customer Satisfaction at 7-Year Low
With 28 catastrophic weather events in 2023 causing nearly $93 billion in damage, customer service satisfaction plunged to a seven-year low, according to the latest J.D. Power 2024 U.S. Property ...
More Lawsuits Filed in Boeing 737 Jet Blowout
More passengers who were aboard an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 jet when part of its fuselage blew out in January are suing — including one who says his life was saved by a seatbelt. The latest ...
Terrorist Threat to U.S. Has Reached ‘Whole Other Level,’ FBI’s Wray Warns
Terrorist threats toward the U.S. have reached a "whole other level" from the already heightened situation before the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas on Israel and its response, FBI Director Christopher Wray ...
Trump Has Failed to Get Appeal Bond for $454M Civil Fraud Judgment, Lawyers Say
Donald Trump's efforts to secure a bond to cover a $454 million judgment in a New York civil fraud case has been rejected by 30 surety companies, his lawyers said on Monday, ...