A Russia-based hacking group named Cold River is behind an expansive and ongoing information-gathering campaign that has struck various targets in government, politics, academia, defense, journalism, and activism, Britain said on Thursday. In an advisory, the National Cyber Security Centre …
A legislative panel advanced a bill this week that would help local governments plan in advance for climate-related threats to public health such as wildfires, flooding, extreme heat and rapid erosion. The initiative from Democratic state Sen. Liz Stefanics of …
More than 30,000 British companies went bust last year, with accountants warning of a “double whammy” to come in April that could trigger another wave of insolvencies. Big businesses were the worst hit, according to a report published Thursday by …
A series of crashes caused by a wrong-way driver on Interstate 80 killed five people and seriously injured others in south-central Wyoming. The driver was arrested on suspicion of driving while impaired, according to a Wyoming Highway Patrol statement. Highway …
Industrial conglomerate Koch Industries received nearly $2.5 billion in dividend payments last year from its Georgia-Pacific unit, which had spun off a subsidiary that took on its liability from asbestos litigation and then filed bankruptcy to limit lawsuit payouts, according …
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois’ two-week-old ban on semiautomatic weapons outlaws “ubiquitous” firearms in “radical” defiance of the Constitution’s Second Amendment, a federal lawsuit filed by the National Rifle Association Tuesday claims. The powerful NRA joined a parade of gun-rights …
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday announced new guidance to reduce exposure to lead in processed baby foods. Though recommended and not required, the new proposed action levels from the FDA “could result in as much as a …
Qantas Airways Ltd., the airline whose stellar safety record was made famous by Hollywood, is back in the spotlight after a flurry of mechanical malfunctions. The Australian airline has been hit by a spate of in-flight issues since the middle …
Britain’s financial regulators would face more scrutiny over their policies for consumers and the economy from Parliament under proposals from members of the House of Lords. A new independent body could track progress against certain metrics, with elected officials also …
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Everest Insurance International and Swiss Re Corporate Solutions. A summary of these new hires follows here. Everest Insurance Int’l Taps Zurich’s Powell to Lead Financial Lines Everest Insurance, the primary insurance …