U.S.
Bill Aims to Make Staged Accidents a Federal Crime
A new bill, H.R. 2622, introduced earlier this month by Representatives Mike Collins (GA-10) and Brandon Gill (TX-26), could make staging an accident a federal crime. The bill seeks to amend title 49 ...
Bayer Lobbies States to Keep Glyphosate on Market
Bayer is lobbying U.S. states to adjust their regulations in the battle to control costly litigation targeting its herbicide glyphosate but is also prepared for a possible exit ...
Victims of ‘Low Attention Disasters’ Must Go It Alone
The ashes of Hatim Naim's burned home lie just a few dozen miles west of the Los Angeles areas destroyed by January's Palisades and Eaton fires. But because the Mountain Fire, which destroyed 182 ...
US Safety Agency to End Some Health and Injury Data Collecting After CDC Cuts
The U.S. consumer product safety agency will stop collecting data on injuries from incidents like car accidents and adverse drug effects due to staff cuts at the Centers for Disease Control and ...
Despite Decline in Cyber Breaches, Middle Market Firms Must Remain Vigilant: Survey
New data cautions that though cyber breaches have fallen significantly, after reaching a record-high of 28 percent in 2024, middle market companies must remain diligent in their cybersecurity ...
NTSB Finds Multiple Failures Before Deadly NJ Cargo Ship Fire
The Newark fire department's lack of training and familiarity with marine firefighting during a deadly cargo ship fire at the East Coast's largest port in July 2023 amounted to a "failure of ...
Group Sues California Department of Insurance Over FAIR Plan Surcharges
A consumer advocacy group has sued the California Department of Insurance and Commissioner Ricardo Lara to block hundreds of millions of dollars in surcharges that could soon appear on California ...
Insurers Need End-to-End Strategy to See Double the ROI in AI Implementation
A new report outlines how insurers must focus their AI efforts to achieve a return on investment (ROI). "How Insurers Can Supercharge Their Strategy With AI," by Boston Consulting Group (BCG), ...