Problems--but not catastrophes--await America's banks. As falling home prices push ever more homeowners into financial trouble and the stresses on the economy pile up, some banks and thrifts are almost certain to fail. But a key group of banking regulators told ... [full story]

his year may set records for tornadoes and tornado-related deaths. “We’re only halfway through the tornado season and we have already seen 111 tornado-related deaths, making this the deadliest tornado season since 1998,” said Greg Carbin, a meteorologist at National ... [full story]

COLUMBUS, Ga., June 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Tim Beckham, the MVP of the 2007 Aflac All-American High School Baseball Game, led a parade of 10 former Aflac All-American baseball players selected in the first round of today's Major League Baseball First-Year ... [full story]

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of A (Superior) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “aa” of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MLIC) (New York, NY) and its key life/health affiliates. MLIC is the ... [full story]