Dozens of Homes Burn as California Wildfire Siege Continues August 20, 2021 By Brian Melley and Terence Chea GRIZZLY FLATS, Calif. (AP) — A small wildfire swept through a mobile home park, leaving dozens of homes in ashes,...
Council Rejects Covering Pierce County Sheriff’s Legal Costs August 20, 2021 By Jim Sams TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Taxpayers will not pay the Pierce County, Washington, sheriff’s legal costs in state and county investigations...
Tropical Storm Henri Could Strike Long Island, New England Next Week August 20, 2021 By Brian K. Sullivan Tropical Storm Henri is set to grow into a hurricane before slamming the U.S. Northeast anywhere from Long Island to...
Are Autonomous Vehicles Safe for Public Roads? There’s a Tool for Gauging That. August 19, 2021 By Paul Lienert Aurora, the Silicon Valley self-driving startup founded by former Tesla, Uber and Google executives, has released what it says is...
Tropical Depression Fred Threatens Floods, Mudslides, Tornadoes August 19, 2021 By admin Tropical Depression Fred swirled over West Virginia early Wednesday and dumped heavy rain over the northeastern U.S., threatening to unleash...
Florida Condo Collapse Victims File Consolidated Complaint Against Association August 19, 2021 By Ezra Amacher Former residents of the Surfside, Fla. collapsed condominium have filed a consolidated amended class action complaint against the building’s condo...
Parametric Catastrophe Insurer to Make Record $40M Payout for Haiti Quake August 19, 2021 By L.S. Howard CCRIF SPC, the Cayman Islands-based parametric catastrophe facility, will pay approximately US$40 million to the government of Haiti, following the...
Biden Administration to Require Nursing Home Employees to Get COVID-19 Vaccine August 19, 2021 By Eric Beech and Nancy Lapid President Joe Biden said on Wednesday his administration will require employees at nursing homes to be vaccinated against COVID-19 as...
Workers Sue Leaders of Massachusetts Veterans’ Home at Center of COVID-19 Outbreak August 19, 2021 By admin Employees of the Massachusetts veterans’ home at the center of a devastating COVID-19 outbreak in the spring of 2020 have...
Judge Dismisses Claims in Oregon Armed Occupation Death Suit August 19, 2021 By admin A federal judge has tossed most of the civil claims brought in a wrongful death lawsuit by the family of...