Risk
Texas Lawmakers Focus on Mitigation With Wildfire Bills
Texas lawmakers approved a series of bills this year that aim to better prepare Texas for wildfires and to mitigate their damage. The legislation includes a study on wildfire risk zones, increasing ...
Hackers Abuse Modified Salesforce App to Steal Data, Extort Companies
Hackers are tricking employees at companies in Europe and the Americas into installing a modified version of a Salesforce-related app, allowing the hackers to steal reams of data, gain access to ...
Nearly 17M Vehicles With Expired Registration Tags on U.S. Roads
Close to 17 million vehicles are being driven on U.S. roads with expired tags, according to vehicle history provider CARFAX, with drivers risking fines, impoundment and jail time. Expired tags can ...
Colossal Cloud of Sahara Dust Smothering the Caribbean En Route to the US
A massive cloud of dust from the Sahara Desert blanketed most of the Caribbean on Monday in the biggest event of its kind this year as it heads toward the United States. The cloud extended some 2,000 ...
Teen Driver Deaths Continue to Rise in Summer Months
Crash data reveals seasonal patterns as teen driving deaths continue to climb, according to the latest statistics by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. Between 2019 and 2023, 13,135 people were ...
NOAA Expected to Hire for ‘Mission-Critical’ Weather Service Positions
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Monday it will hire for "mission-critical field positions" amid expert warnings that the National Weather Service has been cut too sharply ...
Safety Training Cuts Threaten Workers in America’s Most Dangerous Jobs
By the time Robbie Roberge spotted the fire consuming his boat's galley last August, he knew he had just minutes to evacuate his beloved Three Girls fishing vessel, named for his daughters. As the ...
Demand for Insurance Rises as Majority of Pet Parents Underestimate Cost of Care: Study
Costs associated with pet care continue to rise, according to consumer financing company Synchrony's 2025 Pet Lifetime of Care Study, which found an increase of 10 percent for dogs and close to 20 ...