Evacuations Ordered as Crews Battle Massive California Fire August 14, 2020 LOS ANGELES — Crews struggled Thursday to reign in a Southern California wildfire that exploded in size in a matter...
Iowa Farmers Assess Losses After Storm Flattened Cornfields August 14, 2020 By David Pitt DES MOINES, Iowa — Farmers across a wide swath of Iowa are dealing with the heartbreaking aftermath of a rare...
Judge Rejects Uber, Lyft Bids to Delay California Driver Injunction August 14, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel A California judge on Thursday refused to give Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc more time to appeal his decision...
Calif. Court Rules Amazon is Liable for Injuries from Defective Products August 14, 2020 By Lisa Baertlein Amazon.com can be held liable like other traditional retailers for injuries from defective products sold via its sprawling e-commerce marketplace,...
Munich Re Among Insurers Facing ‘Major’ Beirut Blast Losses August 13, 2020 By Verity Ratcliffe, Stephan Kahl and Layan Odeh Some of the world’s biggest reinsurers are bracing for potential losses running into tens of millions of euros after last...
Disney World Actors Ready to Work After Covid Testing Dispute Resolved August 13, 2020 By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES — Walt Disney World actors, who argued that the Florida theme park’s proposed coronavirus safeguards were inadequate to...
Sisolak Signs Business Liability and Worker Protection Bill August 13, 2020 By Sam Metz CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) _ Gov. Steve Sisolak signed legislation Tuesday expanding workplace safety protections for hotel and casino employees...
UNC Campus Workers File Lawsuit, Say Work Conditions Unsafe August 13, 2020 RALEIGH, N.C. — Campus workers in the University of North Carolina system have filed a lawsuit saying working conditions are...
Aggrieved Bettor Gets $20,000 in Unique Horse-Doping Lawsuit August 13, 2020 By David Crary NEW YORK — An aggrieved harness-racing bettor received $20,000 in the settlement of a first-of-its-kind lawsuit in which he claimed...
Inc. Magazine Unveils Its Annual List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies—the Inc. 5000 August 13, 2020 Syndicate Claim Services, Inc. Ranks No. 2852 on the 2020 Inc. 5000 With Three-Year Revenue Growth of 139.77 Percent. New...