Pollution from Florida Mining a Concern with Hurricane Ian September 29, 2022 By Curt Anderson ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The polluted leftovers of Florida’s phosphate fertilizer mining industry, more than 1 billion tons in...
Churches Defend Clergy Loophole in Child Sex Abuse Reporting September 29, 2022 By Jason Dearen and Michael Rezendes It was a frigid Sunday evening at the Catholic Newman Center in Salt Lake City when the priest warned parishioners...
BP Layoffs at Ohio Refinery After Fire Indicate Prolonged Shutdown September 29, 2022 By Laura Sanicola BP Plc laid off most contractors at the approximately 160,000 barrel-per-day Toledo, Ohio, refinery it owns with Cenovus Energy Inc.,...
Florida Grapples with Wind and Rain as Ian Dumps More Flooding September 29, 2022 By Brian K. Sullivan Some 2.6 million Florida homes and businesses were without power, rivers were overflowing and cars floated through the streets of...
Hurricane Ian Projected to Cause Historic Losses for Insurers September 29, 2022 By Jim Sams Experts predicted insured losses from Hurricane Ian could earn it a spot as one of the costliest natural disasters in...
Viewpoint: Becoming a Data-Informed Organization September 29, 2022 By Tyler Jones We hear a lot of talk these days about the virtues of data-driven organizations. That’s certainly reasonable up to a...
Smithfield Foods to Pay $75M in Pork Price-Fixing Settlement September 28, 2022 By Jonathan Stempel Smithfield Foods Inc has agreed to pay $75 million to settle a lawsuit by consumers who accused the meat producer...
Rideshare, Retailers Brace for Tough US Independent Contractor Rule September 28, 2022 By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON –– After weeks of lobbying the White House on how gig workers should be treated, the rideshare, delivery and...
Forest Service Seizes PG&E Equipment as Part of Fire Probe September 28, 2022 By Olga R. Rodriguez SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Federal investigators have taken possession of a Pacific Gas and Electric Co. utility transmission pole and...
L’Oreal to Face Lawsuit over Wrinkle-Smoothing Collagen Claims September 28, 2022 By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK —L’Oreal SA on Tuesday failed to persuade a U.S. judge in Manhattan to dismiss a proposed class action...