Off the coast of Oman over the weekend, 16 tankers clustered together to transfer millions of barrels of oil that had been stranded in the Persian Gulf. A month ago, that area had been entirely empty. They’re part of a …

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Willis Re and Arch Insurance International. A summary of these new hires follows here. Willis Re Taps Carpenter’s Summers as CEO of Global Specialties Willis Re, an international reinsurance broker, announced …

Three more cases of the New World screwworm have been confirmed, including one outside the main cluster in Texas, demonstrating the difficulty of stopping a resurgent pest that could devastate the nation’s cattle industry, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced …

Officials in the US and Canada are planning a ribbon-cutting ceremony in the coming days for a new C$6.4 billion ($4.6 billion) bridge linking Michigan to the province of Ontario, which President Donald Trump threatened to block earlier this year. …

Trucordia announced it has acquired the assets of the Hecht-Stout Insurance Agency. This Dunlap, Illinois-based business has deep roots in the Peoria area and a longstanding reputation for helping clients navigate complex insurance decisions with clarity and confidence. Under the …

A two-year investigation into immigrants with fake identity documents led to federal officials detaining 48 workers at a South Carolina metal casting business and six people facing state charges, including two top managers at the plant, authorities announced Thursday. Dozens …

The growing likelihood of an El Nino to emerge this summer has led Colorado State University hurricane researchers to slightly reduce their original forecast for the Atlantic hurricane season. In the latest forecast published June 10, CSU predicts a below …

An investigation by the Federal Trade Commission into diversity, equity and inclusion at a consultancy for law firms and legal departments has forced the company to shut down. The FTC said Diversity Lab LLC used “discriminatory DEI employment practices” in …

A licensed property-casualty insurance agent in Palm Beach Gardens has been charged with keeping payments for contractors’ surety bonds, then using the funds for personal gain. Checree Bryant, 51, of Innovative Bonding Services, was arrested last week and charged with …

Citing continued below-average rainfall and worsening dry conditions, Massachusetts officials have declared a significant drought (Level 2) in the Southeast, Cape Cod, and Islands regions of the state. Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Rebecca Tepper said the designation also recognizes …

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont has signed a bill into law mandating a six-month suspension of a driver’s license of any driver who, upon a third or subsequent time, is caught violating the state law on stopping for school buses. Under …

Anthropic PBC is widely releasing a version of Mythos that will be blocked from carrying out cybersecurity tasks, months after warning that the powerful artificial intelligence model could spot and exploit vulnerabilities in critical software. The new model, called Fable …