The social media world has been awash with news stories about fake news going viral on Facebook and Google. The slugfest that was the 2016 US election opened a window for opportunistic writers to invent news that some people wanted to hear but did not necessarily have any basis in truth.

New risks such as cyber incidents and data privacy, rising regulator and shareholder activism and the influence of third party litigation funders are putting corporate leaders under more pressure of falling foul of investigations, fines or prosecution over alleged wrongdoing, according to a new risk report by Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS), a leading provider of Directors and Officers (D&O) insurance globally.

Sen. Jeff Brandes will once again file legislation to repeal the state’s no-fault auto insurance requirement, saying it’s time for Florida to move away from the troubled system.

Federal and state regulators in Alaska say they’re working to stem what has been a growing number of tanker-truck accidents in recent years -- including three big rollovers since September that dumped thousands of gallons of diesel fuel into woods and wetlands.

As of Saturday, Connecticut state police have investigated almost 300 accidents, according to the department’s Thanksgiving holiday weekend statistics.

Three people are dead and five others are injured after an early morning accident involving several vehicles. The accident occurred around 2:30 a.m. on Interstate 44 (I-44), in the westbound lanes in Franklin County.

Police say two people have died and a third has been critically injured in a wrong-way crash on Long Island. It happened around 4 a.m. Sunday in Brookhaven.

Residents of a town hit by Oklahoma’s strongest earthquake have filed a class-action lawsuit against dozens of energy companies, accusing them of triggering destructive temblors by injecting wastewater from oil and gas production underground.

Thanksgiving is a wonderful time to gather with family and friends. Be sure your guests are safe and secure while you’re hosting them.

The three days just before Thanksgiving are some of the worst times of the year to be on the road, according to a recent study of traffic data by The University of Alabama Center for Advanced Public Safety.

Two people escaped with only minor injuries after a tree fell on top of their car Sunday morning, Bothell police said. It happened at 10:55 a.m. on 164 Place. Officer Robert Buendia said the large tree fell on top of the car as it was traveling westbound on the road.

A hit-and-run driver was injured after striking an estimated 17 vehicles during the Friday morning commute in downtown Seattle.

A man was killed Saturday night when a car crashed into a Kent apartment building in the 10800 block of southeast 240th Place. Kent police say two people were in the car when it went through the home fatally striking a man who was asleep in his bed.

Minnesotans are shoveling out from the first big snowstorm of the season that dumped up to 2 feet of snow on parts of the state and caused hundreds of crashes.

The National Safety Council finds as many as two-thirds of drivers may be pulling into shopping centers distracted. One in five accidents happen in parking lots.