Insurers Found Liable for $101 Million Payment into Lead Paint Abatement Fund April 4, 2022 By Jim Sams Taking a calculated risk by selling a hazardous product isn’t the same as intentionally causing harm. For that reason, insurers...
Three Men Sentenced in Georgia Forced Farm Labor Investigation April 4, 2022 AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) _ Three men have been sentenced to federal prison as part of a broad investigation into what...
California Drought Deepens as Wet Season is Anything but April 4, 2022 By Kathleen Ronayne SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) _ California is experiencing one of the driest starts to spring in decades, data showed Friday, and...
Report Criticizes Virginia’s Response to Snowy I-95 Gridlock April 3, 2022 By Sarah Rankin RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia state agencies collectively “lost situational awareness” and failed to keep up with growing gridlock during...
Congress Seeks Amazon’s Labor-Practice Records After Tornado That Killed Six April 1, 2022 By Spencer Soper A Congressional committee wants Amazon.com Inc. to share details about its labor practices during extreme weather events, following a tornado...
E-Scooter Fires in India Trigger Safety Concerns, in Setback for Modi Push April 1, 2022 NEW DELHI —A spate of electric scooters catching fire in India, including one made by SoftBank-backed Ola Electric, is sparking...
Ukraine Guarantees Insurance Payouts for Vessels Damaged at its Danube Ports April 1, 2022 LVIV, Ukraine –– Ukraine, a major producer of grain, oilseeds and steel products, will guarantee insurance payments to cargo vessels...
Judge OKs $83M for Property Loss in Florida Condo Collapse April 1, 2022 By Curt Anderson People who owned units in a Florida oceanfront condominium building that collapsed last year will divide $83 million for property...
Severe Storms Pummel South Killing at Least 2 in Florida April 1, 2022 By Emily Wagster Pettus and Jonathan Mattise A line of severe storms packing isolated tornadoes and high winds ripped across the Deep South overnight — killing at...
Wildfire Near Smoky Mountains Prompts Mandatory Evacuations April 1, 2022 SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Firefighters sought to get a handle Wednesday on a wildfire spreading near Great Smoky Mountains National...