| Elderly Vet Accused Of Rape
A 78-year-old Marine Corps veteran is accused of attacking and raping a woman at a South Bay veteran's home. View Images | Watch Video Andrew Genninger pleaded not guilty Friday to a rape charge in connection with the alleged incident, which officials said took place at the Veteran's Home Of California in Chula Vista. .
Fire Teaches Lesson On Insurance
A family of four loses everything except each other, when their North Charleston home goes up in flames. Few people are prepared for such a loss, which could have been covered by renter's insurance. “This is a kerosene heater and the chair was right here. That started the fire," said Taleesa Porter. Taleesa Porter never expected this, the charred remains of her home. "I'm a full time student and a part time worker, but I'm also a full time mom at the same time so I do my best to make sure my children have stability," said Taleesa. Her family lost stability when a heater started a fire in her living room. The entire family slept in the same bedroom the night of the fire, and when they learned of the flames, they closed the door and covered the bottom of the door to keep smoke from coming in.
Judge sides with Houston in challenge to red light cameras
HOUSTON -- A Harris County judge has ruled that Houston's red light cameras are legal and constitutional. State District Judge Sharolyn Wood's ruling comes in response to a lawsuit filed by a red light camera critic who sued the city after intentionally running a red light. Bail bondsman Michael Kubosh ran a red light last year, then sued the city after he was caught on camera and fined. He and his brother, lawyer Paul Kubosh, argued that Houston's fines conflicted with state law. But Wood ruled the city has the statutory authority to operate the red light cameras. In a letter to both sides, Wood agreed with the Kuboshes' complaint that the city has failed to present "properly authenticated evidence" in hearings over the tickets. City Attorney Arturo Michel says the city will revise the hearing process to address any problems.
CalPERS to consider single administrator proposals
Ten insurance companies, brokerages and consultancies are interested in acting as a single administrator for the health benefits pool run by the state's largest pension fund. The California Public Employees' Retirement System, stumped by ever-rising health care costs, wants to know if it can get a better deal and improve care to the 1.2 million active and retired government workers in its program by hiring a single administrator to handle everything from medical management to contract negotiations. The pension fund issued a request for information last month. Responses were due Nov. 13. The 10 companies that responded are: Aetna Blue Cross Blue Shield Buck Consultants Cigna George Michael & Associates Health Net Humana Kaiser Permanente United Healthcare "We are currently reviewing the requests for information," CalPERS spokeswoman Karen Perkins said.
New: Ex-IDOC official indicted on sexual misconduct
A Kane County grand jury has indicted a former Illinois Department of Corrections official after authorities alleged he had sexual relationships with three female prison inmates. Jeffrey M. Rush, 41, of the 700 block of Brookfield Court in Lake Zurich, was arrested Friday after being indicted Tuesday by a Kane County grand jury on 47 counts of official misconduct, according to a release from the Kane County State�s Attorney�s Office. Rush surrendered Friday to the Kane County Sheriff's Office and was ordered held on the $500,000 bail set by a judge after the indictments were unsealed, the release stated. His initial court appearance was set for 8 a.m. Saturday. At the time of each alleged incident, Rush worked as chief of security at the Fox Valley Adult Transition Center, 1329 N.
'Ain't no stopping us now,' SNP leader taunts Brown
ALEX Salmond taunted Gordon Brown yesterday, telling the Prime Minister he was powerless to stop the Scottish Government driving towards independence. The First Minister hit out at what he claimed was obstructionism and a clear financial squeeze being imposed by the UK government on Scotland. .
(AFX UK Focus) 2007-11-19 10:23 GMT: Euroshares fall on Swiss Re credit market hit UPDATE
(Updating with market commentary) LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Europe's leading exchanges lost ground in morning trade after Swiss Re stoked concern about financial sector exposure to the ailing US subprime mortgage market by announcing a shock 1.2 bln sfr loss from its credit underwriting activities. At 9.55 am, the Dow Jones STOXX 50 Index was down 14.63 points, or 0.4 pct at 3,645.39 while the DJ STOXX 600 Index dropped 0.81 point, or 0.2 pct to 361.91 "We're off to a pretty soggy start," said Mike Lenhoff, chief strategist at Brewin Dolphin Securities. "The whole credit issue is something that is going to burden the market for some time." On a positive note, Lenhoff said the equity market are "very oversold" at the moment. "That makes me think the downside is limited to some extent." The insurance sector grabbed the morning spotlight.
Syarikat Takaful counts on new system
KUALA LUMPUR: Syarikat Takaful Malaysia Bhd (STMB) is upbeat on turning in higher earnings and revenue for the fiscal year ending June 30 (FY08), thanks to its new operating system. Group managing director Datuk Hassan Kamil said the company anticipated net profit and revenue to surge by 20% and 25% respectively for FY08. He added that the new system would help boost revenue and enable it to manage the group's capital structure more efficiently. It will also hasten the development and the launching of new products. For FY07, STMB's group net profit stood at RM24.8mil on RM1.1bil in revenue against net profit of RM36.5mil and revenue of RM969.1mil in FY06. .
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