FROM THE CHRONICLE NEWSROOM. WHEN THE TASK FORCE WAS FIRST ANNOUNCED, THERE WAS HOPE FROM HOMEOWNERS WHO WERE STRUGGLING WITH THEIR INSURANCE COMPANIES. BUT NOW THERE’S MORE CONCERNS THAN ANYTHING. I ...

There are no state or federal standards to dictate how insurance companies need to cover smoke-damaged homes, nor are there standards for how they should be tested and cleaned. The Moody Blues were ...

Health officials in California this week warned the public about foraging for mushrooms after a deadly outbreak struck the middle of the state. The California Poison Control System has identified at ...

It's been nearly a year since massive wildfires tore through the Los Angeles area, and residents are still dealing with the impacts. Hundreds of homes burned down in Pacific Palisades and Altadena.

A powerful earthquake struck off northern Japan late Monday local time, triggering a tsunami of up to 28 inches in Pacific coast communities, the Japanese Meteorological Agency said. The agency ...

Würzburg - Politicians and celebrities promote supposedly "exclusive" financial products, but in the end, investors face significant losses. A task force including members from Franconia has now dealt ...

Morningstar expects the highly rated small-/mid-cap funds on this list to outperform their peers over a full market cycle. But even though all the funds on our list fall into the same category, they ...

Representing a school that opened in 2008, the Olentangy Orange football team made its state championship game debut Dec. 5 and won central Ohio's second title of the day. The Pioneers finished 15-0, ...

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Tech giant Apple is proof of how far high-quality products and strong brand loyalty can go. It first became the world's most valuable company on Aug. 9, 2011, 15 days before Steve Jobs resigned as CEO ...

Justin Flynn is an editor and writer from Ireland. He became a gamer at the age of eight when a mix-up at his local toy store landed him a copy of Kingdom Hearts. Since then, he has earned a Bachelor ...

There are no state or federal standards to dictate how insurance companies need to cover smoke-damaged homes, nor are there standards for how they should be tested and cleaned. I-5 completely closed ...