Investigation Into Florida Condo Collapse is Expected to Finish in 2026

More than four years after a Florida condominium collapse killed 98 people, federal investigators have yet to make a final determination of the cause — but they do have some leading theories. The National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Read more…


GM Wins Victory as Appeals Court Decertifies Transmission Lawsuits

General Motors persuaded a federal appeals court on Friday to decertify a class action seeking to hold the automaker liable for knowingly selling about 800,000 cars, trucks and SUVs with faulty transmissions. In a 9-7 vote, the 6th U.S. Circuit Read more…


Tech Firms Warn ‘Scattered Spider’ Hacks Are Targeting Aviation Sector

Tech companies Google and Palo Alto Networks are sounding the alarm over the “Scattered Spider” hacking group’s interest in the aviation sector. In a statement posted on LinkedIn on Friday, Sam Rubin, an executive at Palo Alto’s cybersecurity-focused Unit 42, Read more…


As Hurricane Season Picks Up, Key Forecasting Tool Access Set to End

US National Hurricane Center (NHC) forecasters accurately predicted Hurricane Erick would explode in intensity as it hit Mexico’s Pacific coastline. Now, key tools that helped inform that outlook will go away by the end of this month, and it’s unclear Read more…


Erie Insurance Restores Online Access for Customers; Still Working on Other Systems

Erie Insurance has reported that online account access for customers has been restored in the latest update on its recovery from its network outage. The online bill pay portal is also available. The insurer said the network and system outage Read more…


Big, beautiful budgets: not just an American problem

Across the rich world, governments are splashing the cash. What could go wrong?


Search Ends for 1950 Lake Michigan Plane Crash That Killed 58 People

A group is ending a 20-year search for a plane that crashed into Lake Michigan in 1950, killing all 58 people on board, after sweeping the vast body of water using sonar technology and even getting support from an acclaimed Read more…


Michigan Paper Manufacturer Agrees to $300K Settlement Over PFAS Contamination

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced a settlement agreement with Domtar Industries, LLC and E.B. Eddy Paper, Inc. (together, Domtar) to address releases of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at the Techni-Comp, Inc. composting site near Port Huron. Nessel filed Read more…


Triple-I Says Payments on Lightning Claims Dropped 16.5% in 2024

Insurers in the U.S. paid out about $1 billion in claims for lightning-related damage in 2024, down 16.5% from the amount paid in 2023, according to the Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I). The tally was $1.04 billion in 2024 compared to Read more…


Reputation Risk Can Overshadow Ransom in Cyberattacks, Aon Says

The cost of a cyberattack extends far beyond any immediate mitigation expenses or ransoms paid. Reputational costs and dipping stock values can be a significant portion of losses, according to the new Aon Global 2025 Cyber Risk Report. Reputation risk Read more…