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AIG Says Whistleblower Suit Alleging Unlicensed Life Ins. Sales Without Merit
American International Group Inc. defrauded the U.S. by failing to disclose it was selling insurance without a license during negotiations with the government over a bailout in the financial crisis, ...
What Causes Wildfires? People, Brush and More
Spring's not even over and already wildfires have raged in California, New Mexico and Oregon this year. A bulletin issued by the National Interagency Fire Center forecasts above normal fire potential ...
Warning: Fuel Production Process Heightens Okla. Earthquake Risks
Central Oklahoma is at serious risk of a damaging earthquake, the U.S. Geological Survey and the Oklahoma Geological Survey said, pointing to the injection of wastewater into deep geologic formations ...
EPA Gathering Comment in Advance of Possible Fracking Disclosure Rules
The Obama administration announced its first steps on Friday toward possibly tighter regulation of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, seeking public input on whether companies should be required to ...
Computer Glitch That Caused Air Traffic System Shutdown Sparks Cyber Attack Concerns
A common design problem in the U.S. air traffic control system made it possible for a U-2 spy plane to spark a computer glitch that recently grounded or delayed hundreds of Los Angeles area flights, ...
House Republicans Call for Opening Black Box on Systemic Risk Designations
A group of Republican lawmakers demanded documents on Friday from U.S. regulators, voicing concerns that decisions about whether to designate large financial companies as systemically risky are ...
NRC Requiring Quake Assessments of Nuclear Plants; NY Plant Among First
A nuclear plant in the New York City suburbs will be among the first to do an in-depth analysis of its risk from earthquakes. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Friday that the Indian Point plant ...
FAA Reports Recent Near-Collision of Jet With Drone
Federal officials say a U.S. jet airliner nearly collided in March with an airborne drone in the sky over Tallahassee, Florida. Jim Williams of the Federal Aviation Administration's unmanned aircraft ...