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Millions of Honeybees Escape After Texas Semitrailer Crash
Millions of honeybees escaped into a rural Texas neighborhood after a semitrailer carrying about 400 hives tipped over, officials said. Emergency officials in Orange County, Texas, shut down roads in the area Sunday morning and warned residents to stay in …
POSTED JUNE 24, 2026 4:11 PM |
People Moves: The MJ Companies Adds McColm as Associate Director of Benefits Compliance
The e MJ Companies announced the addition of an accomplished benefits compliance professional to its team. Rebecca McColm is joining as associate director of benefits compliance, based in the firm’s Indiana office. She will provide compliance support to MJ clients …
POSTED JUNE 24, 2026 4:02 PM |
Westfield Specialty Acquires DOXA’s Arris Property Underwriters Program
Westfield Specialty announced the acquisition of the renewal rights for DOXA’s Arris Property Underwriters Program. The E&S commercial property program provided custom solutions for real estate, hospitality, healthcare, education, municipalities, and manufacturing through wholesale distribution. The renewal rights deal provides …
POSTED JUNE 24, 2026 3:58 PM |
Tesla Sued After Woman Killed by Car Crashing Into Her House
Tesla Inc. was sued by the family of a 76-year-old woman who was killed after a Model 3 sedan allegedly using driver-assistance software slammed into her home near Houston. The electric-vehicle maker’s automated technology failed to detect the end of …
POSTED JUNE 24, 2026 3:56 PM |
More Americans Are Moving Away From Flood Risk Than Toward It
Americans are leaving some of the nation’s most flood-prone communities at an accelerating pace, suggesting that climate concerns are beginning to influence migration decisions alongside more traditional factors such as housing costs and quality of life. High-flood-risk US counties — …
POSTED JUNE 24, 2026 3:45 PM |
NYC Mayor Orders Steps to Protect Workers From Heat, Study of Workers’ Compensation
New York City Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani yesterday signed an Executive Order directing a “whole-of-government response” to protect workers from extreme heat. The order directs the departments of Health and Mental Hygiene, Emergency Management and the Citywide Administrative Services to …
POSTED JUNE 24, 2026 2:38 PM |
Florida’s Unemployment Rate Is Surging Even as High-Profile Companies Move In
Joseph McCue came to Florida expecting to do even better than he was in New York City working as an electrician. He had a job lined up at a hospital construction site in Orlando, and the combination of zero state …
POSTED JUNE 24, 2026 2:10 PM |
NAIC Victim of Cyber Incident Via PeopleSoft System
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) said it was the victim of a data breach, though an investigation has found the group responsible is unlikely to have the scope of data it has claimed. The NAIC said the cyber …
POSTED JUNE 24, 2026 2:09 PM |
Smoke From LA Warehouse Fire Affecting Residents, Businesses
Smoke continues to billow from a fire at a massive warehouse in Los Angeles, drawing complaints about air quality from residents and interrupting nearby businesses. A fire at a 491,000-square-foot cold storage warehouse located near homes in Boyle Heights continues …
POSTED JUNE 24, 2026 1:53 PM |
Trouble at Surfside Began Weeks Before Deadly Condo Collapse, Final Report Finds
The deadly destruction of a Florida beachfront condominium actually started weeks before it collapsed into a pile of rubble in the middle of the night, killing 98 people on June 24, 2021, but the building had been vulnerable from the …
POSTED JUNE 24, 2026 1:18 PM |
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Smoke From LA Warehouse Fire Affecting Residents, Businesses
Smoke continues to billow from a fire at a massive warehouse in Los Angeles, drawing complaints about air quality from residents and interrupting nearby businesses. A fire at a 491,000-square-foot cold storage warehouse located near homes in Boyle Heights continues …
POSTED JUNE 24, 2026 1:53 PM |
FEMA Frees $15.4M for Flood, Earthquake and Wildfire Projects in California
The Federal Emergency Management Agency released federal funding for hazard mitigation projects in California to address flood, earthquake and wildfire risks. Congress authorized the projects through the Fiscal Year 2026 Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act. Funding was …
POSTED JUNE 24, 2026 5:00 AM |
Former Idaho Insurance Agent Pleads Guilty to Backdating Policy
A former Idaho insurance agent pled guilty to insurance fraud for backdating a policy. Stetzen Bailey, of Heyburn, a former Farm Bureau Insurance agent, pled guilty to one felony count of insurance fraud. An investigation by the Idaho Department of …
POSTED JUNE 24, 2026 5:00 AM |
UPS Mechanic in California Pleads Guilty to Workers’ Comp Fraud
A former UPS mechanic plead guilty to workers’ compensation fraud following video evidence showing he was never injured in a reported incident. Derrick Hodge pled to felony insurance fraud and was sentenced to 90 days in jail, two years of …
POSTED JUNE 24, 2026 5:00 AM |
LA Warehouse Fire That Prompted Shelter-in-Place Orders Still Burning
Seven days into a fire at a large frozen-food storage facility near downtown Los Angeles, firefighters began moving parts of the exterior walls to try to gain access but they have yet to enter the building, officials said. Firefighters continue …
POSTED JUNE 23, 2026 1:49 PM |
Workday Must Face California Lawsuit Over AI Bias in Job Screening Tools
Workday must face claims that its popular AI-powered human resources software weeded out job applicants at other companies in ways that violated California law and a federal ban on discrimination against workers with disabilities, a federal judge ruled on Monday. …
POSTED JUNE 23, 2026 5:00 AM |
Lawsuit Says Gas Stations Using AI to Inflate Prices in California
A group of California consumers claimed in a lawsuit that gas station owners including Walmart Inc., Marathon Petroleum Corp., BP Plc and 7-Eleven Inc. are using artificial intelligence to illegally manipulate pump prices in the state that already has the …
POSTED JUNE 23, 2026 5:00 AM |
Progress Made on LA Warehouse Fire That Prompted Shelter-in-Place Orders
Firefighters are making progress on a large blaze at a warehouse that blackened the skies near downtown Los Angeles and prompted shelter-in-place orders in the area due to the risk of hazardous air. Fire crews were able to remove the …
POSTED JUNE 22, 2026 1:32 PM |
California AG Announces $7M Settlement in ‘Algorithmic Rent Scheme’
A property management company is paying $7 million for what the California Attorney General calls an “algorithmic rent alignment scheme.” California Attorney General Rob Bonta worked on the settlement as part of a coalition of nine attorneys general with LivCor …
POSTED JUNE 22, 2026 5:00 AM |
California and US West Threatened by Wildfires Over Coming Days
The fire threat across the U.S. West will rise Friday and remain dangerous through Saturday for many areas, including Northern California, as lightning strikes risk igniting dry vegetation. Critical fire weather conditions and dry lightning will prevail across the western …
POSTED JUNE 19, 2026 3:20 PM |
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