Desert Communities Told to Evacuate as Winds Stoke Flames September 21, 2020 By Marcio Jose Sanchez and Christopher Weber JUNIPER HILLS, Calif. — Strong winds stoked a wildfire burning for nearly two weeks in mountains northeast of Los Angeles,...
Massive Damage of Rare Plants Probed at Nevada Mine Site September 21, 2020 By Scott Sonner RENO, Nev. — State and federal authorities are investigating the mysterious loss of a significant swath of a rare desert...
Maine Blueberry Industry Reels From Drought, Frost, Virus September 21, 2020 By Patrick Whittle PORTLAND, Maine — A late spring frost, a devastating drought and labor troubles wrought by the coronavirus pandemic conspired to...
Slow-Moving Storm Beta Set to Drench Texas, Louisiana Coasts September 21, 2020 By Brian K. Sullivan Beta, a slow-moving tropical storm, will bring flooding rains to Texas and Louisiana as well as raking offshore energy fields...
N.J. Judge Clears Path for COVID-19 Business-Interruption Suit September 21, 2020 By Jim Sams A second judge has ruled that a policyholder’s COVID-19 business-interruption claim should proceed, marking an uncommon procedural win for business...
Sri Lanka Names Captain of Oil Tanker a Suspect In Fire September 18, 2020 By Bharatha Mallawarachi COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A Sri Lankan magistrate on Thursday ordered the captain of an oil tanker that caught fire...
No Emergency Training for Crew on Boat Where Fire Killed 34 September 18, 2020 By Stefanie Dazio and Tom Krisher LOS ANGELES — Crew members on a dive boat say they were never instructed on emergency procedures before a predawn...
Push by Feds to Investigate Violent Demonstrators Nets 300 Arrests So Far September 18, 2020 By Michael Balsamo, Alanna Durkin Richer And Colleen Long WASHINGTON — In a private call with federal prosecutors across the country, Attorney General William Barr’s message was clear: aggressively...
Colorado Workers Protest Covid-19 Fine Issued to Meat Plant September 18, 2020 By Patty Nieberg DENVER — A union representing workers at a Colorado meatpacking plant where six workers died of COVID-19 and hundreds more...
More Than 20 Workers Hurt in Crane Accident In Austin, Texas September 18, 2020 By Paul J. Weber AUSTIN, Texas — Two cranes collided Wednesday at a construction site in Austin, Texas, causing one of them to partially...