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Kansas Man Sentenced for Insurance Fraud
Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt announced a Cherokee county man has been sentenced to 12 months of probation for insurance fraud. William Owens, age 71, pleaded guilty in Cherokee County District Court to one felony count of insurance fraud. Owens …
POSTED OCTOBER 22, 2025 4:43 PM |
Plane Returns to Nebraska Airport After Cockpit Misinterpretation
A plane carrying passengers from Omaha, Nebraska, to Los Angeles made an emergency landing minutes into the flight “out of an abundance of caution” after pilots mistakenly thought someone was trying to breach the cockpit. The SkyWest Flight 6569 had …
POSTED OCTOBER 22, 2025 4:37 PM |
Cards Against Humanity and SpaceX Reach Settlement in Texas Land Dispute
SpaceX has settled a lawsuit filed by the maker of the popular party game Cards Against Humanity over accusations that Elon Musk’s rocket company trespassed and damaged a plot of land the card company owns in Texas. Texas court records …
POSTED OCTOBER 22, 2025 4:31 PM |
Plan to Pump Billions of Gallons From East Texas Appears on Hold
An East Texas groundwater conservation district is negotiating a legal path that would pause a plan to pump billions of gallons of water out of the region. The Neches & Trinity Valleys Groundwater Conservation District is allowing its lawyers to …
POSTED OCTOBER 22, 2025 4:17 PM |
Grounded Paychecks: 60,000 Air Safety Workers Tighten Belts as US Shutdown Drags
The 60,000 men and women responsible for keeping American skies safe have gone unpaid throughout the government shutdown. Without a funding agreement soon, many will be forced to dip into savings, rack up credit-card debt, or take on part-time jobs …
POSTED OCTOBER 22, 2025 4:17 PM |
NC Commissioner Meets With Residents After More Homes Fall into Ocean
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey this week called for more state and federal assistance after multiple homes on the Outer Banks have collapsed into the ocean in the last two months. “I am urging our Congressional delegation to see …
POSTED OCTOBER 22, 2025 4:07 PM |
Apple Attacks EU Crackdown in Digital Law’s Biggest Court Test
Apple Inc. lashed out at the European Union’s attempts to tame the power of Silicon Valley in the most far-reaching legal challenge of the bloc’s Big Tech antitrust rules. The iPhone maker’s lawyer Daniel Beard told the General Court in …
POSTED OCTOBER 22, 2025 3:51 PM |
US Saw Record $101 Billion in Weather Losses Through June
The US saw more than $101 billion in losses from severe storms and fires in the first half of 2025, setting a record. That’s according to a database of billion-dollar disasters that a nonprofit has re-launched since the Trump administration …
POSTED OCTOBER 22, 2025 3:48 PM |
AWS Outage a ‘Moderate Incident,’ Another Near Miss for Insurance Industry
The recent 15-hour or so outage at Amazon Web Services (AWS) again raised questions about the potential for systemic loss to the cyber insurance market, but losses from the temporary lapse in cloud services is not likely to be catastrophic. …
POSTED OCTOBER 22, 2025 3:22 PM |
Colorado’s Regulator Warns Insurers About Auto Shops Waiving Deductibles
Colorado’s Insurance regulator is warning consumers and insurers about trend in auto shops in the state offering to waive deductibles. “The Division has become aware that certain auto repair shops in Colorado are advertising or engaging in practices that involve …
POSTED OCTOBER 22, 2025 3:16 PM |
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