Drought Woes in Dry US West Raise July 4 Fireworks Fears June 28, 2021 By Lindsay Whitehurst SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Many Americans aching for normalcy as pandemic restrictions end are looking forward to traditional Fourth...
Deep Fire’ Slowing Rescue Effort At Collapsed Florida Condo June 28, 2021 By Russ Bynum, Curt Anderson and Bernard Condon SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) — A “very deep fire” hampered rescue efforts Saturday at the collapsed oceanfront condominium tower near Miami...
J&J Agrees to Pay $230 Million to Settle New York Opioid Claim June 28, 2021 NEW YORK (AP) — Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $230 million to New York state to settle claims...
Engineer Reported ‘Major Error’ in Construction of Condo Tower That Collapsed June 28, 2021 By Jim Sams A 2018 engineering report released by the city of Surfside, Florida on Saturday found a “major error” in the construction...
Rare Tornado Rips Through Southern Czech Republic, Killing Five June 25, 2021 By Jason Hovet HRUSKY, Czech Republic — Emergency workers and residents combed through wreckage in southern Czech Republic on Friday after a tornado...
Japan Insurers Struggle to Pinpoint Climate Change Cost Estimates June 25, 2021 By Leika Kihara and Takahiko Wada TOKYO — As the world tries to price the cost of climate change, Japan’s second largest non-life insurer MS&AD foresees...
After Causing 14 Deaths, Claudette Heads Out to Sea June 25, 2021 By Jay Reeves and Kim Chandler CAMP HILL, Ala. (AP) — Claudette regained tropical storm status and headed out to sea from the North Carolina coast...
Insurance at Peril For Many in California’s Risky Fire Areas June 25, 2021 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — As California’s wildfire season looms, threatening once again to break records for destruction, tens of thousands...
Company Defends Use of Toxic Chemicals to Fight Plant Fire June 25, 2021 By John Flesher A company whose northern Illinois chemical plant was heavily damaged in a fire last week defended its use of firefighting...
Western Drought Brings Another Woe: Voracious Grasshoppers June 25, 2021 By Matthew Brown BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A punishing drought in the U.S. West is drying up waterways, sparking wildfires and leaving farmers...