Pakistan Flooding Deaths Pass 1,000 in ‘Climate Catastrophe’ August 29, 2022 By Zarar Khan ISLAMABAD (AP) — Deaths from widespread flooding in Pakistan topped 1,000 since mid-June, officials said Sunday, as the country’s climate...
Cosmetics Giant Sephora Settles Customer Data Privacy Suit August 29, 2022 By Don Thompson SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Sephora Inc., one of the world’s largest cosmetics retailers, has settled a lawsuit claiming that the...
Officials Hope to Reopen Flood-Damaged LA to Phoenix Highway August 29, 2022 DESERT CENTER, Calif. (AP) — Officials hope to fully reopen the main highway from Los Angeles to Phoenix by early...
HUD, Texas at Odds over Flood Relief Discrimination Claim August 29, 2022 By Juan A. Lozano HOUSTON (AP) — The faded and weathered construction permits still taped to Houston resident Mal Moses’ front door are reminders...
Pipeline Operator Agrees to Guilty Plea in California Spill August 29, 2022 SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A pipeline operator and two subsidiaries agreed Friday to plead guilty to negligently discharging oil...
Viewpoint: Can the Florida Insurance Market Withstand a $100B Repeat of Hurricane Andrew? August 29, 2022 By Gavin Bradshaw Hurricane Andrew’s landfall in Florida in 1992 changed the face of property cat insurance and kick-started many new initiatives, including...
3M Combat Earplug Lawsuits to Proceed, Judge Rules, Despite Bankruptcy Case August 27, 2022 3M Co. must face more than 230,000 lawsuits accusing it of selling defective earplugs to the U.S. military, after a...
Tropical Storm Ma-on Makes Landfall in Southern China August 26, 2022 By Katie Tam HONG KONG (AP) — Tropical Storm Ma-on made landfall in southern China’s Guangdong province on Thursday after bringing rain and...
Flash Flooding: Toddlers Rescued, Fish Flop in Parking Lot August 26, 2022 By Michael Goldberg and Emily Wagster Pettus JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Law enforcement officers in central Mississippi carried toddlers out of a flooded day care center after...
Kentucky Flood Victims File Suit Against Mine Companies August 26, 2022 JACKSON, Ky. (AP) _ Dozens of eastern Kentucky flood victims have filed a lawsuit that says two coal companies contributed...