Risk
Travelers: Distracted Driving Incidents Continue to Rise
Common distractions that had declined have rebounded in recent years, according to the 2024 Travelers Risk Index, with some even surpassing pre-pandemic figures. Crashes and near misses related to ...
After Quake, New York City Residents Reassured Skyscrapers Built to Withstand Shaking
The ground rumbled Friday beneath New York City, home to famous skyscrapers like the Empire State Building and One World Trade Center. Though buildings that can reach above 100 stories might seem ...
EPA Sets First U.S. Drinking Water Standards to Limit Toxic PFAS
About 100 million people will be exposed to fewer cancer-causing "forever chemicals" under the country's first-ever drinking water standards for PFAS finalized Wednesday by the EPA, White House ...
Spring Storms Bring Risk of Flooding
As spring gets under way, warmer temperatures means rapid snow melt and more storms leading to the potential for river flooding. River flooding is classified as Minor, Moderate or Major based on ...
Latest Hacker Claim Involving UnitedHealth’s Stolen Data Questioned
A freshly formed hacking gang claims to have won access to a massive stash of data stolen from UnitedHealth Group, the largest U.S. health insurer, but with little evidence to go on it is not clear ...
Bigger, More Complex Wildfires Prompt Changes in Firefighting Workforce
It's shaping up to be a long wildfire season, with Texas already seeing its largest blaze in recorded history and firefighters becoming overwhelmed with recent blazes in Virginia. Just in the first ...
Salvage Crews Begin Removing Cargo From Ship After Baltimore Bridge Collapse
Salvage crews on Sunday began removing containers from the deck of the cargo ship that crashed into and collapsed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, an important step toward the full ...
Robotaxi Bet Risky for Tesla
Tesla is making a risky bet if it shifts efforts on its small-car vehicle platform to robotaxis as the successful introduction of vehicles that drive themselves is in the distant future, and the ...