As southwest Louisiana recovers from the back-to-back hurricanes that hammered the region this year, signs of progress compete with lingering evidence of mass destruction. The fallen trees that carpeted neighborhoods have mostly been chopped up and hauled away, but the …
Facebook Inc. says it’s time to rethink the legal immunity that protects it from lawsuits over what users post online, a position that’s leaving smaller websites concerned about the cost of accepting more responsibility for what appears on their platforms. …
LONDON/BRUSSELS – Britain clinched a narrow Brexit trade deal with the European Union on Thursday, just seven days before it exits one of the world’s biggest trading blocs in its most significant global shift since the loss of empire. The …
MILAN – An investigation into a data theft at Leonardo has found that a hacker working inside the Italian defense group appeared to target details of Europe’s biggest unmanned fighter jet program and aircraft used by the military and police, …
Allianz SE’s real estate unit will take a majority stake in a portfolio of buildings owned by British Land Co. in London’s virus-roiled West End district. The insurance giant has agreed to pay 401 million pounds [$539 million] for a …
LONDON/BRUSSELS – The United Kingdom and the European Union have still not clinched a Brexit trade deal to avoid a turbulent split in just eight days time because of serious disagreements about competition and fishing, a British minister said on …
A landscape worker was seriously injured after becoming pinned by his equipment while removing snow, Chelmsford police said. A worker in the building called 911 after hearing a man yelling for help. Police and firefighters found the man pinned between …
The owner of a sports complex in the upstate New York city of Binghamton says he plans to rebuild after its air-supported dome collapsed under this week’s record-breaking snowfall. No one was injured when one of the state’s largest indoor …
DealerPolicy Insurance Agency of Williston, Vt., has purchased the insurance business associated with Granite State Independent Insurance of Tilton, N.H. Granite State Independent Insurance will cease to operate effective with this transaction. Its personal and commercial insurance customers will now …
Chubb announced leadership promotions to its professional indemnity teams for Chubb Global Markets (CGM). Under the changes, Steve Driscoll is appointed head of Professional Indemnity for CGM and also for the United Kingdom & Ireland (UK&I). CGM comprises Chubb’s London …