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Kim and Allen Lead Voting in California Insurance Commissioner Primary
Democrats Jane Kim and Ben Allen led voting in Tuesday's race for California insurance commissioner, making them the current favorites to advance to the Nov. 3 primary. However, insurance agent Stacy ...
SEC Moves to Scrap Biden-Era Rule on Climate Risk Disclosures
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission wants to formally kill rules it's now calling a "dramatic overreach" of its own authority that would have required public companies to report greenhouse ...
West Coast Chemical Emergencies Raise Questions About Massive Industrial Tank Safety
There are millions of chemical tanks around the U.S., and experts say it is exceedingly rare for them to fail as long as they are properly maintained and inspected. Yet this past week, there were two ...
100 Days of Summer Teen Driving Safety Campaign Begins
This summer, AAA is urging drivers to commit to "100 Days of Safe Driving" between Memorial Day and Labor Day. According to its review of national crash data, more than 30% of fatal crashes involving ...
Public Adjusting Firm Head, Personal Injury Lawyer Among Many Charged in Massive Insider Trading Scheme
Fifteen people, including a lawyer who worked at several major law firms, pleaded not guilty on Monday to U.S. charges that they participated in a decade-long scheme in which attorneys fed an insider ...
Bus Driver Charged in Deadly Virginia Crash, NTSB Investigating
A family of four from Massachusetts who were killed when a bus crashed into multiple vehicles in Virginia were traveling to a wedding with a carload of homemade desserts for the celebration. The ...Arizona Man Gets 8 Year Prison Term for $140K Walmart Retail Theft
A man was sentenced for his role in two separate organized retail theft and trafficking rings, according to an announcement by Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes. Alexander Dantzler was convicted of ...
Social Media Firms to Pay $27M to Settle Kentucky School District’s Lawsuit
A Kentucky school district secured roughly $27 million in settlements from Meta Platforms and other social media companies over claims they fueled a student mental‑health crisis, according to ...