Extreme Weather Sounds Alarm For Under-Insured China August 13, 2021 BEIJING — Devastating summer floods in the populous province of Henan in central China are a wake-up call for local...
California City Agrees to $6M Settlement in Man’s Death August 12, 2021 By Olga R. Rodriguez SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Northern California city agreed to pay nearly $6 million to settle a lawsuit with the...
Fred Weakens to Tropical Depression But May Strengthen Near Cuba August 12, 2021 By Will Wade Tropical Storm Fred weakened to a tropical depression as it dumped heavy rain across the Dominican Republic, but was expected...
Huge California Fire Grows; Montana Blaze Threatens Towns August 12, 2021 GREENVILLE, Calif. (AP)– California’s largest single wildfire in recorded history continued to grow after destroying nearly 550 homes while authorities...
Floods Hit Northern Turkey; Several People Hurt, Missing August 12, 2021 By Suzan Fraser ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Heavy rains triggered severe floods and mudslides in northern Turkey on Wednesday, leaving one woman missing,...
Severe Storms Topple Trees, Cut Power in Michigan and Illinois August 12, 2021 More than 170,000 homes and businesses in western and northern parts of Michigan’s lower peninsula and 90,000 homes in the...
Greek Wildfires: Multinational Force Fights to Tame Flareups August 12, 2021 PEFKI, Greece (AP) — Hundreds of firefighters from across Europe and the Middle East worked alongside Greek colleagues in rugged...
Air Taxi Maker Archer Seeks $1B in Damages From Boeing-Backed Rival August 12, 2021 By Tracy Rucinski CHICAGO — Flying taxi developer Archer Aviation is seeking $1 billion in damages from Wisk Aero, a rival backed by...
Texas Power Demand to Hit 2021 High During Another Heatwave August 12, 2021 The Texas power grid operator forecast demand would reach its highest in 2021 on Wednesday and Thursday as homes and...
Apple Succeeds in Getting $308M Patent Infringement Jury Verdict Tossed August 11, 2021 By Jonathan Stempel Apple Inc. persuaded a federal judge to throw out a $308.5 million jury verdict it lost to a privately-held licensing...