13+ hour, 59+ min ago  (246+ words) A Florida man, formerly employed as a ransomware negotiator, pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit ransomware attacks against U. S. companies in 2023, according to an announcement by the U. S. Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs. Angelo Martino, of Land O'Lakes, Florida, collaborated…...

14+ hour, 49+ min ago  (302+ words) A tornado-producing thunderstorm left at least two people dead in northern Texas and displaced at least 20 families, with many homes sustaining major damage, authorities said Sunday. At least one person was killed and numerous homes were damaged Saturday night in…...

14+ hour, 54+ min ago  (460+ words) The U. S. Supreme Court heard arguments on Monday in Bayer's bid to limit thousands of lawsuits alleging that the German company's Roundup weedkiller causes cancer in a case that is one part of sprawling yearslong litigation over the product. Here is…...

18+ hour, 10+ min ago  (184+ words) The insurance industry is entering a phase of artificial intelligence (AI) adoption where the primary constraint is no longer capability. Most core use cases, including submission intake, underwriting support, claims triage, document processing, and customer service augmentation, have already been…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (128+ words) More than $250 million in funding to help states prevent damage from future flood disasters was announced last week by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The funds, distributed through FEMA's Flood Mitigation Assistance program and Swift Current, will enable states…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (481+ words) There were 767 recorded supply chain crimes across the United States and Canada in the first quarter of 2026, a 5. 3 percent decrease from Q1 2025 and a 12. 2 percent decline from Q4 2025, according to Verisk Cargo Net. Despite fewer incidents, estimated losses reached $131. 58 million, essentially unchanged…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (206+ words) Norfolk Southern railroad's first-quarter profit fell 27% because it didn't collect big insurance payments related to the East Palestine, Ohio, derailment and its planned merger with Union Pacific added to its costs. Without those unusual costs, the railroad's profit would have…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago  (587+ words) Safety management continues to gain traction across the U. S. construction industry, with small contractors leading recent gains in engagement, according to a newly released report. "Every construction worker should go home safely every day, but more than 1, 000 died on the job…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago  (110+ words) Carrier Management How Insurers Are Using AI to Manage Rising Catastrophic and Accumulation Risk The insurance and reinsurance industry is facing a sustained increase in catastrophic and location'based risks from extreme weather and natural catastrophes to political violence, terrorism and…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago  (608+ words) Burning time for North American wildfires is going into overtime. Flames are lasting later into the night and starting earlier in the morning because human-caused climate change is extending the hotter and drier conditions that feed fires, a new study…...