Third Defendant Convicted in California Arson Fraud Scheme May 3, 2019 By Jim Sams A federal judge on Thursday sentenced the last of three defendants involved in an arson fraud scheme, which led to...
Study Suggests Earthquakes are Triggered Well Beyond Fluid Injection Zones May 2, 2019 Using data from field experiments and modeling of ground faults, researchers at Tufts University have discovered that the practice of...
Defense Will Argue City Inspectors at Fault for Deadly Oakland Warehouse Fire May 2, 2019 By Paul Elias OAKLAND, Calif. — A defense attorney is expected to counter a prosecutor’s emotional opening statement by attempting to deflect blame...
McKesson to Pay $37 Million to Resolve West Virginia Opioid Lawsuit May 2, 2019 Drug distributor McKesson Corp has agreed to pay $37 million to resolve a lawsuit by the state of West Virginia...
Trump Administration to Relax Offshore Safety Rules Sparked by 2010 Gulf Oil Spill May 2, 2019 By Valerie Volcovici The Trump administration will unveil on Thursday its final plan to roll back offshore drilling safety measures put in place...
Smartphones May Tempt, but May Also Prevent Selfie Deaths May 2, 2019 By Tamara Mathias Smartphones might ironically be the answer to selfie-related deaths, two wilderness medicine specialists say. Hundreds of people have lost their...
Tesla Skeptic Says Allegation He Menaced Workers Isn’t True May 2, 2019 By Dana Hull A California man who Tesla Inc. accused of spying on its lone auto plant and harassing employees said the electric...
Boeing Pushes to Move Crash Suits From Hometown to Indonesia May 2, 2019 By Janan Hanna Faced with lawsuits over a plane crash half a world away, Boeing Co. is arguing it shouldn’t have to defend...
Court Bars Statute of Limitations Defense Because of Misrepresentations May 2, 2019 By Jim Sams The owner of Golden Isles Cruise Lines promised to “take real good care” of Robert Bruce Lowie, but he didn’t....
Patterns of Compulsive Smartphone Use Suggest How to Kick the Habit May 1, 2019 Everywhere you look, people are looking at screens. In the decade since smartphones have become ubiquitous, we now have a...