According to The Associated Press, Northwest Florida State College had nearly 300,000 employee and student records stolen by hackers earlier this week.

It’s crucial for companies to take the extra step and ensure that they performed a thorough business risk assessment, in order to properly plan for a multitude of situations.

According to CNN, seven people nationwide have died so far from an outbreak of fungal meningitis, and 64 total have become infected across nine states.

Rancher and veterinarian Dr. Tim Richards – who is also president of the Hawaii Cattlemen’s Association – told the AP that herds have shrunk 20 percent to 30 percent statewide in the past eight years, due in large part to drought.

A recent study found that more farmers are being forced to use dangerous pesticides to fight weeds and insects that have grown in population due to genetically modified crop technologies.

In the last week, three American flights had to be rerouted and landed early due to rows of seats coming loose mid-air. Each incident happened on a Boeing 757 plane, causing the airline to conduct an overnight investigation on Tuesday of 36 planes of that type.

The study was led by Michael Popp and Nathan Kemper, who said that some ranchers were forced to sell off their herds because they could no longer afford to feed the animals.

Newton police chief Matthew Cummings was removed from his job after reports found that he had made “boorish, disrespectful, and insulting” remarks to female employees and displayed overall offensive behavior.

According to Reuters, San Angelo, Texas only has enough water supply to last the city one more year. San Angelo will enter its first ever “Drought Level III” on October 16, which will effectively ban any watering of lawns, golf courses and gardens.

The university released a statement saying that it will pay $30,000 to each of the 21 UC Davis students and alumni who were pepper sprayed by campus police 10 months ago.