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Some Hurricane Helene Victims Embrace Push to End FEMA
Emily Russell remembers feeling hopeful after she managed to get an appointment with the Federal Emergency Management Agency not long after Hurricane Helene ripped though her home in Swannanoa, North ...
Southern California Edison Gear Ignited More Fires in 2024 Than Year Prior
Southern California Edison's equipment ignited nearly 60 percent more fires in 2024 than in the previous year, mainly tiny ones that were quickly extinguished, as the utility battled to prevent ...
New York Court Considers Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Standards
Lawyers sparred before New York's top court Wednesday over how specific a man alleging sexual abuse decades ago needs to be in his lawsuit against the state in a case that's being watched by ...
The Larger the Vehicle the More Dangerous, IIHS Study Finds
While conventional wisdom suggests the bigger the vehicle the safer, new research from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety shows that's not necessarily true. IIHS has been studying crash ...
Higher Turnover, Greater Stress Linked to Increase in Commercial Truck Crash Risk: Survey
A new survey finds that a majority (86 percent) of commercial drivers believe accident risk has increased in the last five years, according to global connected transportation solutions provider ...
Florida Announces Insurance Rate Reductions
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis offered an update on Florida's insurance market last week, noting significant progress in stabilizing rates. Citizens Property Insurance will reduce homeowners' ...
FEMA Employees Fired for Covering Luxury New York City Hotel Costs for Migrants
Four federal employees were fired Tuesday over payments to reimburse New York City for hotel costs for migrants, Department of Homeland Security officials said. The workers are accused of ...
Musk Turns to Texas for Hands-off Regulation of Robotaxis
Elon Musk told investors in late January that Tesla would roll out "autonomous ride-hailing for money" by June in Austin, Texas — a state where the company faces almost no regulation, raising ...