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Days of storms and flooding in Indiana left at least seven people dead as floodwaters receded in Indianapolis’ White River and rains eased in other parts of the state Sunday. Frank Gounder was among the Indianapolis residents assessing the damage …

Storage tanks at a massive US fuel depot caught fire after being struck by lightning, threatening supplies across one of the nation’s largest refined products pipeline systems. Explorer Pipeline’s Glenpool tank farm outside of Tulsa, Oklahoma, was struck by lightning …

One person has died as storm Lala continues to batter parts of Hawaii including the Big Island and Oahu, potentially bringing nearly three feet of rain and damaging winds to parts of the state Sunday after narrowly missing landfall. The …

Paramount Skydance Corp. requested a $1.88 billion bond from the 12 states that have filed an antitrust lawsuit over the media giant’s pending merger with Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. The company said Monday that federal law requires plaintiffs to “post …

As traumatic injuries and deaths surge among children involved in crashes on e-bikes and other electrified vehicles, one California prosecutor is cracking down by pursuing criminal charges against some of the young riders’ parents. It is just one way officials …

“Horrific, horrendous, unbearable, unsafe.” That’s how medical professionals describe the impact of this year’s heat waves on Britain’s healthcare system, in response to a survey by the Doctors’ Association UK. In hospitals built for a cooler climate, staff are now …

France is mobilizing more than €100 million ($116 million) in aid to rebuild homes and issue tax relief to businesses devastated by this summer’s wildfires. The government has allocated €12 million for the Gironde and Landes departments in the southwest, …

This year marks the 22nd annual publication of Insurance Journal’s Top 100 Independent Agencies special report. Many of the firms in the Top 100 saw notable increases in total property/casualty revenue year-over-year, but the total P/C revenue combined of all …

For more than a century, cafes in the Italian city of Padua have welcomed customers for an early evening drink, or aperitivo, encouraging them to sit outside and socialize before dinner. As Europe bakes under its fifth heatwave of the …

Medical equipment maker Steris said it will invest $600 million to build a manufacturing and distribution hub in North Carolina for chemicals used by healthcare and pharmaceutical customers. The company plans to move its existing chemicals operations from St. Louis, …

New Hampshire-based Davis & Towle Insurance Group reported its recent acquisition of Allied Insurance Agency in Bow, New Hampshire and the merger of Allied with Davis & Towle. As a result of the merger, the Allied Insurance will assume the …

Commercial property insurer FM said it has acquired FortressFire, a provider of wildfire intelligence solutions for homes, businesses and communities. FortressFire will operate as an independent, wholly owned division of Johnston, Rhode Island-based FM and will continue its work to …

Connecticut is investing $20 million to establish a 100,000-square-foot campus for the Hartford Innovation Center at State House Square in downtown Hartford. Governor Ned Lamont said the new urban workforce campus will feature collaborative labs, classrooms, and project spaces where …

Authorities were seeking additional people who fired weapons during a shooting at Virginia State University that left five people wounded, police said Sunday, as a 19-year-old suspect remained in custody and investigators sought to unravel what happened. Investigators were trying …

Three Texas homeowners filed a federal racketeering lawsuit last week alleging that the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association fraudulently reduced claim estimates for properties damaged by Hurricane Beryl. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, alleges …

Iran has decided to shift its policy from defensive to “fully offensive” due to the deadlock in efforts to agree a permanent end to its war with the United States, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Monday. Progress towards …

The threat of flooding shifted east into West Virginia and Kentucky on Monday as Indiana began recovering from storms that killed at least six people and produced some of the state’s worst deluges in decades. Flood warnings and watches covered …

The train was sitting just outside a depot in Memphis when the bandits made their move. Emerging from a black Kia Soul under the cover of darkness, the three men clambered on top of CSX Corp. railcars. They broke the …

Bill DeLind thought the Picasso print that was stolen from his Milwaukee gallery in 2018 was gone forever. But then police called last week and asked him to look at an artwork that a local landlord found while cleaning out …

Brown & Riding announced Omar Hasan has joined its National Property Practice. Hasan brings nearly two decades of industry experience and specializes in complex commercial property placements and solutions for middle-market and large commercial accounts. Hasan is known for his …