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Rebuilding Continues 20 Years After Hurricane Katrina
Rocking on his front porch overlooking the Mississippi Sound, former Gulfport Mayor Billy Hewes questions how anyone wouldn't want to live there. "People are always going to gravitate to the water," ...
Organized Ring Responsible for an Estimated $10M in Home Depot Thefts Busted
Nine defendants are accused of participating in the largest organized retail theft case in Home Depot's history, a multi-county operation responsible for millions of dollars in losses to stores ...
Texas, Florida, New York Top List of States With Most Flood-Damaged Cars Back on the Road
The number of flooded cars back on the road increased 6 percent over last year, according to a new report by Carfax. Already in 2025, there are an estimated 482,000 flood-damaged vehicles still in ...
AI Chatbots Need to Fix Suicide Response: Study
A study of how three popular artificial intelligence chatbots respond to queries about suicide found that they generally avoid answering questions that pose the highest risk to the user, such as for ...
North Carolina Boasts Largest Deployment of AI-Powered Traffic Signals
Last month, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) announced its partnership with Flow Labs to deploy AI-powered traffic signal software across the state. Now fully operational, the ...
In Safety Bid, US Considers Defunding States Over Truck Driver English Proficiency Rules
The U.S. Transportation Department said Tuesday it will withhold federal funding from California, Washington State, and New Mexico unless they adopt English proficiency requirements for commercial ...
Man Uses Old Baseball Players’ Names in Class Action Settlement Fraud Scheme
A Tennessee man with the same name as New York Yankees legend Babe Ruth is facing charges alleging that he used the names of hundreds of dead or retired pro baseball players to make phony claims for ...
Clearing 5 Foot Perimeter Around House Cuts Wildfire Risk in Half: IBHS
New research confirms creating an ember-resistant buffer around a home cuts its risk of igniting from a wildfire in half, according to the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS). ...