Chevron Corp. acquired a ranch in West Texas whose owner had been waging a legal battle accusing the US energy giant of negligently spilling toxic water and crude oil on the 22,000-acre property. The sale of Ashley Watt’s Antina Ranch …
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Elon Musk’s “Vegas Loop,” a network of underground tunnels to ferry passengers in Teslas, was under fresh scrutiny this week from Nevada lawmakers who raised concern about alleged workplace safety and environmental violations. Lawmakers spent hours grilling state safety officials …
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States in the U.S. West are grappling with an unusually warm, arid winter that is ramping up fire risk in some areas, driving utilities to take drastic precautions, including sometimes shutting off the power in a bid to keep their …
Rising Fire Risk Prompts Utilities to Deliberately Cut Power Read More »
A Massachusetts man was convicted last week in federal court in Boston for engaging in a scheme in which he provided an applicant with the answers to the state’s commercial drivers learner’s permit exam. Frank Castro was convicted of unlawful …
Man Convicted for Role in Commercial Learner’s Permit Scam Using Bluetooth Read More »
Diessner Promoted to President of Kraus-Anderson Insurance Jonathan Diessner has been promoted to president of Kraus-Anderson Insurance, one of Minnesota’s largest privately held independent insurance agencies and a member of the Kraus-Anderson family of companies, providing construction, real estate, risk …
Jurors have awarded $8.3 million to the family of a Kansas foster teen who died in 2021 after he was held facedown for 39 minutes in a juvenile intake center while in the throes of a mental health crisis. Five …
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Josh Courville has harvested crawfish his whole life, but these days, he’s finding a less welcome catch in some of the fields he manages in southern Louisiana. Snails. Big ones. For every crawfish Courville dumps out of a trap, three …
Giant Snails and Tiny Insects Threaten Rice and Crawfish Farms Read More »
Facebook, Google and other tech giants for more than a decade have rejected allegations that they build products deliberately to get kids addicted to social media. For the first time, company executives, including Meta Platforms Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark …
Social Networks Face Big Tobacco Moment Over Addiction Claims Read More »
The family of an 8-year-old girl who remains missing after being swept away by Hill Country flooding that struck Camp Mystic last summer is suing its owners and demanding a judge prevent its reopening. The 100-page lawsuit, filed by Catherine …
Family of Still-Missing Texas Camper Sues to Shut Down Camp Mystic Read More »
Fourth quarter 2025 net income at CNA Financial shot up to $302 million compared with $21 million the prior year quarter. Results, CNA, said, included a $290 million benefit from a pension settlement transaction. The underwriting gain for CNA’s property/casualty …
CNA Q4 Underwriting Results Drop 6.2% Read More »
