Texas train derails after hitting tractor-trailer, barrels into city building: video

A train derailment in Pecos, Texas, left one person dead and four others injured on Wednesday. Pecos City Manager Charles Lino said the incident began when a train struck a tractor-trailer on the railroad tracks on Wednesday evening. The collision caused the train to derail, ultimately hitting the Chamber of Commerce building. It was not…

Safeco to exit California condo and rental insurance market

Liberty Mutual subsidiary says it is ‘building a sustainable business’ in California by ‘simplifying its product offering’       Related Stories Everest names Hanrahan as head of NA insurance field operations PRA exempts Lloyd’s insurers from exit planning rule Daily Digest: PRA grants Lloyd’s exemption on solvent exit plans, Ardonagh secures new investor, Skuld eyes rate…

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House GOP campaign chair makes prediction for 2026 midterms: ‘Going to be on offense’

The returning head of the House Republican campaign committee says President-elect Trump’s convincing 2024 White House victory gives the GOP plenty of home field advantage as the party aims to defend its razor-thin majority in the 2026 midterm elections. “The battlefield is really laying out to our advantage. There are 14 Democrats who won seats…

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DOGE Caucus leader Joni Ernst eyes relocation out of DC for third of federal workers

FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, the leader of the Senate Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Caucus, is hoping to take on the centralization of the federal workforce in the Washington, D.C., area with a new bill that would relocate nearly a third of workers.  Ernst is leading a bill, titled the “Decentralizing and…

UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione faces New York extradition after ending fight

Luigi Mangione, the suspect accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on Dec. 4 in Manhattan, is set to appear in court Thursday for two court proceedings in Pennsylvania, including an extradition hearing. Mangione, 26, faces murder charges in New York, where officials are working to extradite him as soon as possible from the Pennsylvania…

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Experts praise long-awaited AI report from Congress: ‘A thoughtful and forward-thinking framework’

Congress’s bipartisan task force on artificial intelligence (AI) released its long-anticipated report this week, detailing strategies for how the U.S. can protect itself against emerging AI-related threats while ensuring the nation remains a leader in innovation within this rapidly evolving sector. Responses to the report, which sought to strike a “flexible sectoral regulatory framework,” were…

Everest names Hanrahan as head of NA insurance field operations

Bermuda-based group promotes former Chubb executive Craig Hanrahan to oversee US retail regions        Related Stories Safeco to exit California condo and rental insurance market PRA exempts Lloyd’s insurers from exit planning rule Daily Digest: PRA grants Lloyd’s exemption on solvent exit plans, Ardonagh secures new investor, Skuld eyes rate hikes  

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Paris Hilton-backed bill aimed at stopping abuse in youth residential programs heads to Biden’s desk

A bill backed by celebrity and entrepreneur Paris Hilton is heading to President Biden’s desk after the House passed the act on Wednesday, a week after it was cleared unanimously by the Senate. The “Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act” requires more oversight for youth residential treatment facilities, a regulation Hilton has spent years lobbying for…