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U.S. Crash Fatalities Dip 6% in First-Quarter 2025
The number of people killed in U.S. road crashes was down by 6.3 percent in the first three months of 2025, according to newly released data by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. ...
Illinois State Police Report Vehicle Theft Down Slightly in Q2 2025
The effects of a $10 million grant targeting vehicle theft, hijacking, and other violent crimes may already be benefiting Illinois residents, as the number of stolen vehicles is down slightly from Q1 ...
More AI Seen as the Answer to Defeating Deepfakes
The phone rings. It's the secretary of state calling. Or is it? For Washington insiders, seeing and hearing is no longer believing, thanks to a spate of recent incidents involving deepfakes ...
New Expert Report Cites 6 Urgent Actions to Address Insurance Crisis
California is in the midst of an insurance crisis, and a new report highlights several contributing factors, including the unsustainable growth of the FAIR Plan, the state's prolonged rate filing and ...
California Utility Fund to Compensate Victims of January’s Deadly Eaton Fire Near LA
Southern California Edison announced last week that it will create a program to compensate victims of January's devastating Eaton Fire near Los Angeles, even as the cause of the blaze that killed 19 ...
U.S. Firms Adopting Zero Trust Cybersecurity Architecture for Resilience: Report
Zero trust architecture is gaining significant traction in the U.S. as companies seek to protect resources across ever-widening security perimeters, according to a report from ISG. Cloud migration ...
FEMA Pushes Back on Criticism, Says Texas Flood Response ‘a Model’ for Disaster Response
The acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency is pushing back on criticisms of the federal response to the central Texas floods that killed at least 136 people earlier this ...
Despite Often Being Banned, Workplace Romances Continue
The media attention and fallout surrounding two high-level employees of AI tech firm Astronomer, seen in an embrace during a Coldplay concert, should put employers on notice to re-evaluate rules ...