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More Relatives of Colorado Shooting Victims Sue Sturm Ruger
STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — More relatives of people shot to death at a Colorado supermarket in 2021 are suing gun-maker Sturm, Ruger & Co. over how it marketed the firearm used in the massacre, adding to litigation first filed earlier … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreMississippi Tornado Recovery Tough for Low-Income Residents
ROLLING FORK, Miss. (AP) — A massive tornado obliterated the modest one-story home that Kimberly Berry shared with her two daughters in the Mississippi Delta flatlands, leaving only a foundation and some random belongings — a toppled refrigerator, a dresser … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAPCIA Says Property Insurance Market ‘Hardest in a Generation’
A combination of historic high inflation and a growing frequency of natural catastrophes is creating the hardest market in a generation for property insurance, the American Property and Casualty Insurance Association says in a new white paper. “The growth of … Source: Claims Journal
Read MorePain Management Doctor Sentenced to 3 Years for Slip-and-Fall Scheme
A New York-licensed pain management doctor has been sentenced to 36 months in prison for his participation in a scheme to obtain fraudulent insurance reimbursements and other compensation from fraudulent trip-and-fall accidents. Damian Williams, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreJet Pitched Wildly, Killing One, Amid Cockpit Warnings: NTSB
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A business jet flying over New England violently pitched upward then downward, fatally injuring a passenger, after pilots responding to automated cockpit warnings switched off a system that helps keep the aircraft stable, U.S. transportation investigators … Source: Claims Journal
Read More1500 Evacuated as Spain’s Fire Season Starts Early
MADRID (AP) — More than 1,500 people were evacuated as a major forest fire raged in Spain’s eastern Castellon province on Friday, marking an early start to the nation’s fire season amid bone dry conditions. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez … Source: Claims Journal
Read More4th Person Found Dead in Chocolate Factory Blast; 3 Missing
WEST READING, Pa. (AP) — A fourth person was confirmed dead and three people remained unaccounted for Sunday, two days after a powerful explosion at a chocolate factory shook a small town in Pennsylvania. West Reading Borough Chief of Police … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAfter Tornado, Harrowing Tales of Survival in Mississippi
SILVER CITY, Miss. (AP) — Nothing remained of William Barnes’ home in the tiny western Mississippi town of Silver City after a killer tornado tore it off its foundations. He stood in disbelief Saturday as he surveyed the lot where … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreTwo Dead in Missouri Flash Flood; Tornado Threat in the South
GROVESPRING, Mo (AP) — A car was swept away and two passengers drowned early Friday in Missouri during torrential rains that were part of a severe weather system roaring across parts of the Midwest and South. The accident happened just … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreMinnesota Nuclear Plant Shuts Down for Leak; Residents Worry
MONTICELLO, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota utility began shutting down a nuclear power plant near Minneapolis on Friday after discovering water containing a low level of radioactive material was leaking from a pipe for the second time. While the utility … Source: Claims Journal
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