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December 22 Predicted as Worst Day for Holiday Travel This Year
This holiday season, transportation data insights provider INRIX expects drivers will experience the worst traffic delays the weekends before Christmas Day and New Year's Day. The holidays themselves ...
Rear Seat Belt Reminders Required in All Vehicles in the U.S. by 2027
The U.S. Transportation Department said Monday it will require rear seat reminder systems to boost seat belt use starting in late 2027 in all new cars and trucks in an bid to reduce traffic crash ...
Wisconsin Kayaker Who Faked Death, Fled Country Charged After Returning to U.S.
A Wisconsin man who faked his own drowning and left his wife and three children for Eastern Europe willingly returned to the U.S. after four months and was charged last week with obstructing an ...
Insurers’ Climate Losses Almost Match Premiums From Fossil Fuels
Top insurance companies suffered $10.6 billion of climate-attributed losses this year, just shy of the $11.3 billion of direct premiums they underwrote for commercial fossil-fuel clients in 2023, ...
Malibu Avoids Widespread Ruin as Firefighters Gain Ground
Improving weather conditions and a massive counterattack by firefighters appear to be turning the tide in the Malibu wildfire, sparing the wealthy California enclave from large-scale property losses. ...
Viewpoint: Legislative Action Is Needed Now to Reduce Wildfire Risk
Wildfires, once sporadic and isolated, have escalated into frequent and devastating events, impacting not only remote forested regions but also urban communities. This alarming trend is evident as ...
Northeast U.S. States in the Wildfire Spotlight
States such as California are certainly experiencing a more ferocious wildfire season this year than a relatively quiet 2023. Combined CAL FIRE and U.S. Forest Service figures record over 1 million ...
North Carolina Town Sues Duke Energy Over Climate Crisis
A town in North Carolina sued utility firm Duke Energy DUK.N on Wednesday, accusing the company of deceiving its customers and the broader public about the harms of climate ...
Target Must Face Shareholder Lawsuit Over Pride Backlash, Judge Rules
Target has failed to persuade a judge in Florida to dismiss a lawsuit that accused the retailer of deceiving shareholders after its sales of LGBTQ-themed merchandise for Pride ...