A house fire in rural Pike County, Georgia, killed two toddlers on Saturday, authorities said. The fire in Molena, about 60 miles south of Atlanta, was accidental in nature, according to investigators with the Georgia insurance and fire commissioner’s office. …

European countries are facing strikes and protests due to high energy prices and mounting costs of living. Here are details of some recent and current industrial actions and demonstrations. BRITAIN * More than 70,000 university staff at 150 British universities …

The Kentucky Fraternal Order of Police has a new response truck to deploy teams to natural disasters. The truck, trailer and equipment will allow meal preparation for first responders at the scene and ensure adequate access to food, water and …

As climate change threatens residential areas, a longtime federal home buyout program – designed to eliminate risk to people and property – has become bureaucratically inaccessible and inequitable, according to researchers at Cornell University. To offer solutions, the researchers compared …

A Quincy, Massachusetts roofing contractor exposed workers on the roofs of a garage and house in Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood to potentially fatal falls from heights, federal workplace safety inspectors reported. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration said it has cited …

The international ship registries of Djibouti and the Cook Islands suspended the flags on five oil tankers, following sanctions by the United States this month for having facilitated oil trade for Hezbollah and Iran’s Quds Force, nongovernment organization United Against …

omni:us, the Berlin-based provider of artificial intelligence-powered insurance claims automation, has closed its €12 million ($12.4 million) Series A+ expansion financing round with W&W subsidiary Württembergische Versicherung, as well as existing investors. With this financing, the company plans to further …

The families of nine people killed last year by a co-worker at a California rail yard will receive $8 million to settle damage claims filed last November, officials said. The agreement was reached with the families of eight of the …

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. paid out well over $12 million to a veteran executive who complained internally about a toxic workplace for women in the highest echelons of Wall Street’s most prestigious firm. The bank settled with the departing partner …

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Marsh, SCOR, and Chubb Global Markets, A summary of these new hires follows here. Marsh Names Adamantiadis as CEO, Continental Europe Marsh, the insurance broker and risk adviser, announced the appointment …

The global insurance brokerage and consulting firm, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., has acquired a North Carolina-based intellectual property insurance firm. PIUS, or Patent Insurance Underwriting Services, is considered a managing general agent. Its services allow clients to insure patented …

Sixteen people have been injured, three critically, after a semitrailer collided with a bus carrying a youth hockey team from Chicago in northern Indiana, police said. Investigators believe alcohol was a factor in the collision and police arrested the semitrailer …