A 30-year-old self-insurance pool has been paying off well for North Dakota political subdivisions, despite large claim losses in 2015. “It’s worked extremely well,” said Steve Spilde, chief executive officer of the North Dakota Insurance Reserve Fund. “We instituted a …
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday left in place the top Illinois court’s ruling throwing out a huge $10.1 billion verdict against Philip Morris USA, rejecting an appeal focusing on accusations that a judge in the case was biased in …
Authorities say one traveler was killed and several were hurt in a 13-vehicle pileup during a dust storm in the Texas Panhandle. The Texas Department of Public Safety says the accident Wednesday night closed Interstate 40 near Conway, 30 miles …
A fire that burned six buildings and displaced 40 people on the edge of San Francisco’s Mission District has been contained. The fire broke out Saturday afternoon, sending thick, dark smoke into the air and forcing dozens of residents in …
Three more women filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against Baylor University on June 15, saying the school did nothing to help them after they reported being sexually assaulted on or near campus. The Baptist school in Waco, Texas, has …
A $750,000 settlement has been reached with relatives of an unarmed motorist fatally shot by an off-duty South Texas sheriff’s deputy. The family of Mathew Jackson has agreed to settle the civil lawsuit. The money will be paid by Bexar …
Maximum penalties will be higher for violating state laws in Louisiana that ban texting or posting to social media sites while driving and that restrict cell phone use for young drivers. Gov. John Bel Edwards announced this week he had …
Health care advocates and a U.S. senator are raising concerns that nearly 22,000 Ohioans could end up paying much more for health care as their struggling insurer winds down its operations. Republican Sen. Rob Portman has asked federal officials whether …
Gov. Rick Snyder has vetoed legislation that he says would have increased the cost of auto repairs in Michigan and possibly car insurance, too. The bill won overwhelmingly approval in the Legislature. It would have amended the law to state …
Firefighters say a wildfire not far from the Arizona-Mexico border has grown but is not threatening any homes, so far. Carrie Dennett, of the Arizona State Forestry, said on June 18 that the blaze is burning about 20 miles north …