Employers Could Mandate a COVID-19 Vaccine, but are Unlikely to Do So December 8, 2020 Private U.S. companies have the right under the law to require employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19, but are unlikely...
California Utility Cuts Power as Strong Winds Pummel State December 7, 2020 By Will Wade Southern California residents are starting off the week in the dark as near-hurricane-force winds batter the state, whipping the flames...
Lights Go Out, Roads Dicey as Wintry Storm Batters Northeast December 7, 2020 By Rodrique Ngowi and Wilson Ring WARREN, Mass. — The first big wintry storm of the season began dropping what forecasters say could be more than...
Despite Promise, Few in US Adopting COVID-19 Exposure Apps December 7, 2020 By Bryan Anderson and Matt O'brien RALEIGH, N.C. — Six months ago, Apple and Google introduced a new smartphone tool designed to notify people who might...
EPA Says Flood Control Project Not Subject to Previous Veto December 7, 2020 By Emily Wagster Pettus JACKSON, Miss. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency does not object to a revised proposal for a massive flood-control project...
Kia Recalls 295,000 US Vehicles for Fire Risks December 7, 2020 By David Shepardson WASHINGTON — Kia Motors Corp said on Saturday it is recalling 295,000 U.S. vehicles for engine fire risks. The Korean...
Everyone Has a Home Office Now. So Who’s Paying For It? December 7, 2020 By Chris Taylor NEW YORK — In the past, home offices were often an afterthought: Ill-equipped, cramped, and a little dusty from only...
Storage Tank Explosion at Texas Petroleum Facility Injures Seven December 7, 2020 CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Seven contractors were injured, four critically, when a storage tank at a petroleum facility in Texas...
Tenn. High Court: Presumption Law Protects Agents as Well as Carriers December 7, 2020 By Jim Sams Under Tennessee law, policyholders who pay their premiums create a legal presumption that they have accepted the terms of coverage....
Blast Rocks South African Oil Refinery, 7 Injured December 4, 2020 By Rogan Ward and Wendell Roelf DURBAN — An explosion rocked South Africa’s second-largest crude oil refinery in Durban on Friday injuring seven people, local emergency...