Clogged California Ports Face New Labor Risk from Trucking July 19, 2022 By Carlos Barria and Lisa Baertlein OAKLAND —Truck drivers choked traffic at the Oakland, California, seaport on Monday protesting a state law that makes it harder...
Louisiana Bailout Fund to Borrow $600M to Pay Insurer Claims July 19, 2022 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A state-chartered bailout fund is seeking to borrow $600 million after seven Louisiana insurers went bust...
Europe Broils in Heat Wave that Fuels Fires in France, Spain July 19, 2022 By Bob Edme and John Leicester LA TESTE-DE-BUCH, France (AP) — A heat wave broiling Europe spilled northward Monday to Britain and fueled ferocious wildfires in...
Experts Comb Cargo Plane Crash Site in North Greece; 8 Dead July 19, 2022 By Costas Kantouris, Demetris Nellas and Jovana Gec PALAIOCHORI, Greece (AP) — Experts investigated a cargo plane crash in northern Greece on Sunday, finding no evidence of dangerous...
Rhode Island Sues 5 Landlords over Alleged Lead Hazards July 19, 2022 PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island has sued five more landlords who rent properties in which children with lead poisoning...
GM CEO Predicts Company Will Surpass Tesla as Electric Vehicle Leader July 19, 2022 By Tom Krisher NEW YORK (AP) — The economy is a bit wobbly, but General Motors CEO Mary Barra isn’t backing off of...
NJ Supreme: Statute Allows Construction Defect Claim; Arbitration Clause Applies July 19, 2022 By Jim Sams New Jersey’s Direct Action Statute allows a condominium association’s construction defects claims against an insurer, but the plaintiff must comply...
Officials Suggest Pipeline Company Hid Problems After Spill July 18, 2022 By Matthew Brown BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. prosecutors suspect a Wyoming company of potentially concealing problems with a pipeline that broke in...
Fires Scorch France and Spain, as Europe Wilts in Heat Wave July 18, 2022 By Angela Charlton and Joseph Wilson PARIS (AP) — Firefighters battled wildfires raging out of control in France and Spain on Sunday as Europe wilted under...
Scientists: Water Seeping into Faults May Cause S.C. Quakes July 18, 2022 COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Some scientists say water seeping deep into the ground may be causing a swarm of earthquakes...