Soon after becoming California’s eighth insurance commissioner, Ricardo Lara organized a reelection committee that began accepting tens of thousands of dollars in political contributions from people with ties to companies he regulates, campaign disclosures show.
Police and fire crews are looking for answers after an explosion at a shopping center in Florida, officials said Saturday.<br /><br />Twenty-three people were injured, including two seriously, in the blast in Plantation, just outside of Fort Lauderdale, said Joel Gordon, Battalion Chief for Plantation Fire.
The Mojave Desert shuddered and rumbled for a fourth day Sunday, but experts tried to ease fears that another massive aftershock or quake would soon slam the battered communities in south-central California.
A utilities explosion Friday at the University of Nevada, Reno caused the partial collapse of a dormitory building and at least minor injuries, authorities said.
Sometimes you can tell the level of disgust a news story will generate just by reading the headline. Such was the case with yesterday’s news, and a story whose banner read, “15-year-old dies after falling on first day of work for Alabama roofer, cops say”.
For some years, I worked for a psychopath. It wasn’t fun. Common traits among those with this personality disorder include persistent antisocial behavior, impaired empathy and remorse, and disinhibited and egotistical conduct.
A jail worker who broke her ankle while being chased by a co-worker pretending to spray her with bug spray suffered her injury in the scope of work, an appeals court in New Mexico ruled in documents made public Tuesday.
Boeing is offering $100 million to support the families of victims and others affected by two crashes of its 737 Max jetliner, which killed 346 people and have led to scores of lawsuits.
A powerful earthquake jolted Southern California on Thursday, touching off fires and damaging buildings in a desert town northeast of Los Angeles, but authorities said there were only minor injuries.
At least 12 people were injured in a crash near New York City’s Lincoln Tunnel on Wednesday when a sanitation truck lost control and veered off a highway overpass.
A judge has ordered a fraudulent insurance adjuster and her husband to pay back the $150,000 they stole from a Henry County woman who lost her home in a fire.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York is allegedly suing over 30 insurance companies to compel them to cover claims filed by people who say they have been abused by clerics.
Spin the wheel to land on any insurance carrier’s website. Did you land on Allianz, USAA, MetLife, Radian, Traveler’s, State Farm, Protective Insurance or American Family? Do you notice anything familiar?
It is no secret that, when it comes to driving, I am a Type A personality. I know this will be difficult to believe, but behind the wheel I am not the normal, serene, easy going, puppy hugging, Kumbaya singing, Zen inducing peacenik you have come to know and love.
