A married couple from New Bedford, Massachusetts pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to a scheme to defraud insurance clients through their business, BL Insurance Brokerage, LLC. According to U.S. Attorney Leah B. Foley, Brendan and Lisa Lawler …
Toyota Motor Corp.’s Chinese joint ventures are recalling more than 560,000 sport utility vehicles to fix a defect in the second-row seats that could jeopardize passenger safety during a collision. From April 1, the Japanese carmaker and its local partner …
The war in Iran is exposing the world’s reliance on fragile fossil fuel routes, lending urgency to calls for hastening the shift to renewable energy. Fighting has all but halted oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway …
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said a US insurance program meant to boost shipping through the Strait of Hormuz will begin soon, a move that may help revive flows of much of the world’s oil and gas supplies. Bessent’s predictions, delivered …
The US warned that Iran-backed Houthi militants could start firing on vessels in the Bab El-Mandeb Strait after Tehran raised the possibility of extending barriers to global shipping during the ongoing war. The US Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration issued …
The Supreme Court of Maryland has thrown out climate change lawsuits filed by Baltimore, Annapolis and Anne Arundel County against 26 fossil fuel companies, finding that the Clean Air Act along with U.S. Supreme Court rulings make it clear that …
The role of Israel’s hijacking of Iran’s street cameras in the killing of the country’s supreme leader underscores how surveillance systems are increasingly being targeted by adversaries in wartime. Hundreds of millions of cameras have been installed above shops, in …
Law enforcement officials on Tuesday said they are taking steps to monitor and counter threats to Jewish and Muslim communities nationwide since the onset of war in the Middle East, multiple hate crimes and an attempted terror attack prompted increased …
U.S. President Donald Trump said he would again extend the deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face the destruction of its energy plants, after Tehran had earlier rejected a 15-point U.S. proposal to end the fighting …
Ride-hailing company Lyft said on Wednesday it will roll out a temporary driver-relief program in the United States, as higher gasoline prices squeeze earnings for gig workers. A sharp rise in fuel costs, driven by energy supply disruptions linked to …