Simple storm preparations ahead of time make it easier to ride out the storm and reduce the amount of damage business and home owners will experience.

It's only July 2, and GM has already surpassed Fords record of 23.3M U.S. vehicle recalls in a single calendar year.

General Motors Co. recalled 8.45 million more vehicles yesterday and surpassed the record for U.S. safety fixes by an automaker in a calendar year.

CargoNet, a division of Verisk Crime Analytics, details the rise in reported theft by state, day, commodity, location and theft type over the July 4 weekend