A House Ethics Committee report released today charged US Representative Maxine Waters with three ethics violations for helping Boston-based OneUnited Bank secure a meeting with US Treasury officials and $12 million in bailout funds in late 2008. The report ... [full story]

William Gray, who pioneered seasonal hurricane forecasting at Colorado State University 26 years ago, rings a bell each Aug. 20 and tells colleagues, “I have been appointed by Chicken Little to inform you that the heart of the hurricane season ... [full story]

The shooting deaths of nine people, including the shooter, are much more horrific than the average incident of workplace violence, according to an expert in workplace-violence insurance. "Quite often you'll see a situation ... [full story]