Storm-Weary Carolinas Worry Michael May Impact Rebuilding October 11, 2018 By JONATHAN DREW and JEFFREY COLLINS In the storm-weary Carolinas, Hurricane Michael is stoking fresh fears among homeowners who still have tarps on their roofs or...
PG&E Equipment Tied to Northern California’s Cascade Wildfire October 11, 2018 By Mark Chediak Sagging power lines owned by PG&E Corp. caused the fatal Cascade fire in Northern California last year, but no public...
Hard-Hit Indonesia Quake Zone Was Seen as High-Risk October 11, 2018 By ANDI JATMIKO and MARGIE MASON When the violent shaking from a massive magnitude 7.5 earthquake finally stopped, Selvi Susanti stood up and realized something strange...
Voters Will Consider Recreational, Medical Marijuana Initiatives October 11, 2018 Nine states have legalized marijuana for so-called recreational use since 2012, including eight at the ballot box. Thirty-one states have...
New Law Requires Audit of Failed FEMA Hurricane Contracts October 11, 2018 By TAMI ABDOLLAH A new law requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency to investigate how it came to award Hurricane Maria relief contracts...
Study Examines Moral, Ethical Considerations in Autonomous Car Decisions October 11, 2018 A crash by one of Uber Technologies, Inc.’s self-driving cars earlier this year resulted in the first pedestrian death associated...
Michigan Appeals Court: Bank Not Liable in Wrong-Way Driver’s Crash October 11, 2018 The Michigan appeals court says a bank can’t be blamed for a crash that occurred when a confused driver went...
Michael Strengthens to a Category 4 Hurricane October 10, 2018 By Brian K. Sullivan and Brian Eckhouse Hurricane Michael, with winds strengthening to 145 miles an hour, is poised to be the strongest storm to hit the...
S.C. Coastal County’s New Flood Map May Already be Outdated October 10, 2018 A South Carolina county is getting new flood maps for the first time in 14 years, but it’s possible they’re...
New Law Protects Medical Professionals Who Travel with Sports Teams October 10, 2018 President Donald Trump has signed legislation that will protect sports medicine professionals who travel with sports teams by ensuring that...