I was working on a blog post this morning that turns out to have been based on an entirely fictional story. Researching it a bit further, we discovered that it was what has become commonly called “fake news,” and therefore not worthy of further dissemination.

Nationwide is once again holding its annual Hambone Award event, and the insurer is asking the public to vote on the weirdest pet insurance claim of 2019.

A man in New Zealand, called into a meeting where he knew he would be getting fired, used an unusual tactic for the event. He hired a professional clown to sit in on the meeting with him.

We may be approaching a crisis-level talent gap. Why? Perhaps because so few young people have had a positive introduction to the industry.

A young woman’s week got off to a rough start when a city of Huntington crew cut down a tree that subsequently landed on her parked car.

A Florida couple was having a relaxing Sunday morning listening to the storms, until MaryLou Ward heard a loud bang. "It was the loudest noise I’ve ever heard," she said.

Human remains were discovered by an insurance adjuster on Tuesday at a house where Charlotte firefighters doused a major fire on Saturday, police said.

An insurer in the state sells a product for people concerned about UFOs and little green men. Whether or not you believe that beings from another world could take you away from the Earth, an alien abduction insurance can cover you, provided you live in Florida.

A Clearwater woman became something of a celebrity when a giant alligator broke into her home back in May.

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.

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.

It was getting late, but the Landstown High School student wanted to make sure his uniform looked perfect. The next morning, senior Cade Anderson would participate in a JROTC drill competition in Prince William county. As his roommate slept, he decided to hang his jacket on a sprinkler head in his hotel room and properly affix all of his ribbons and medals, an attorney said.

It was a fire that crossed mountain ranges and valleys, that spanned multiple counties and shocked Californians by its sheer scale — by far the biggest wildfire in modern state history. And yet a newly disclosed investigation suggests it was probably started by a single man and a single spark.

Every once in a while, we come across a creative idea or concept and ponder, why didn’t I think of that? Or maybe we think, why didn’t I ponder of that?

For 50 years, I have been a Star Trek man. I own a phaser (a ray gun), although sadly it’s only a facsimile. I have a machine that makes whooshing noises when you open the kitchen door, in the style of the doors on the starship USS Enterprise.