President Joe Biden has issued a federal disaster declaration for extensive damage caused by a massive wind and rainstorm in Maine in December, the first of three storms to pummel the state, Democratic Gov. Janet Mills announced Wednesday. The president’s …
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — A federal bankruptcy judge on Wednesday approved the sale of a defunct private university’s campus to the owner of a West Virginia construction firm for $5 million. Craig G. Phillips, owner of CGP Construction of Elkins, …
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The Messenger, an ambitious online news site that billed itself as a nonpartisan digital outlet and spent some $50 million ratcheting up its business effort, abruptly shut down Wednesday after only eight months in …
The Hartford said fourth quarter net income available to common stockholders increased 30% to $766 million. The insurer ended the year with net income up 38% to about $2.5 billion. Commercial lines record fourth quarter 2023 net income of $687 …
U.S. safety regulators have upgraded their probe into Tesla vehicles over power steering loss to an engineering analysis – a required step before the agency could demand a potential recall. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)said on Friday the …
A Texas man was found guilty this week of starting fires at the historic Mason County Courthouse and an occupied residential structure on February 4, 2021. A McCulloch County jury this week found Nicholas Miller guilty of arson. Miller was …
Protesting farmers demanding just prices and less red tape blocked the border between Belgium and the Netherlands on Friday, whilst their peers in France started lifting blockades countrywide after the government made further concessions. Farmers’ protests have erupted in numerous …
The Arkansas Insurance Hall of Fame (AIHF) has opened nominations for its Class of 2024 inductees. Nominations opened February 1 and will remain open through April 15, 2024. Nominations may be submitted online at www.arinsurancehof.org. The chosen inductees will be …
A small plane crashed into a Clearwater, Florida, mobile home park Thursday night, killing the pilot and two people on the ground, the Federal Aviation Administration and local news outlets reported. The pilot of the single-engine Beechcraft reported engine failure …
Electric vehicles that typically weigh more than gasoline-powered cars can easily crash through steel highway guardrails that are not designed to withstand the extra force, raising concerns about the nation’s roadside safety system, according to crash test data released Wednesday …