Weather, Reinforcements Helping in California Wildfire Fight August 27, 2020 By Don Thompson and Haven Daley VACAVILLE, Calif. — Firefighters hard-pressed by some of the largest wildfires in California history scrambled Wednesday to take advantage of...
Russian Man Offered Worker $1M to Sow Malware in Nevada August 27, 2020 By Ken Ritter LAS VEGAS — A Russian citizen has been arrested and charged with offering an employee of a Nevada company $1...
Laura Strengthens to Category 4, Threatens Refineries August 27, 2020 By Jim Sams Five major oil refineries that produce 10 percent of the U.S. supply lie within a zone where catastrophic damage is...
Riot-Gear Spending Soars 114% in Trump’s Police-Power Surge August 26, 2020 By Charlie McGee Federal agencies are bolstering arsenals of tear gas, sponge-tipped bullets and other crowd-control gear after President Donald Trump ordered U.S....
Boom or Bust? Welcome to the Freewheeling World of Crypto Lending August 26, 2020 By Tom Wilson LONDON, Aug 26 — It sounds like a surefire bet. You lend money to a borrower who puts up collateral...
Thermal Cameras Scanning for Virus Signs at Hawaii Airports August 26, 2020 HONOLULU — All Hawaii airports receiving flights from outside the state are now operating thermal cameras to screen travelers for...
Forklift Damages Fort McHenry Walkway Ahead of Pence Speech August 26, 2020 By Ellen Knickmeyer A forklift has damaged a brick walkway at the iconic national monument Fort McHenry, where Republicans were building a stage...
Laura Is Poised to Become a ‘Catastrophic’ Category 4 Hurricane August 26, 2020 By Brian K. Sullivan Hurricane Laura is set to slam into the U.S. Gulf Coast early Thursday as an extremely powerful Category 4 storm,...
Fires Roil California’s Virus Fight Just as Outbreak Was Easing August 26, 2020 By Sophie Alexander and David R. Baker Just as California appeared to be turning a corner in its fight against the coronavirus, raging wildfires threaten to worsen...
Honda Motor Units to Pay $85M to Settle States’ Probe Over Takata Air Bags August 26, 2020 NEW YORK — Units of Honda Motor Co have agreed to pay $85 million to settle an investigation by most...