Floods, Outages Stall Energy Firms’ Restart Efforts After Ida August 31, 2021 HOUSTON — Widespread flooding from Hurricane Ida and power outages on Tuesday slowed efforts by energy companies to assess damages... Read More
U.S. Appeals Court Revives Madoff Trustee Lawsuit Against Citigroup August 31, 2021 NEW YORK — A federal appeals court on Monday said Citigroup Inc must face a $343.1 million clawback lawsuit by... Read More
‘Mission: Impossible’ Producer Sues Insurance Company Over COVID Shutdowns August 31, 2021 LOS ANGELES — Production on the new “Mission: Impossible” movie was shut down seven times due to the coronavirus pandemic,... Read More
Judge Declines to Stop J&J From Splitting Talc Liabilities From Main Business August 30, 2021 A U.S. judge declined to stop Johnson & Johnson from taking steps to offload widespread Baby Powder liabilities from the... Read More
Southeast News Fines Appealed After Nitrogen Kills Six at Georgia Plant August 30, 2021 GAINESVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Three of four companies are appealing federal workplace safety fines following a January liquid nitrogen leak... Read More
Judge Urges Talks Between Purdue Pharma and Holdout States August 30, 2021 A federal bankruptcy judge on Friday urged states that oppose a settlement plan with Purdue Pharma to try to work... Read More
West News Crews Battle to Protect Lake Tahoe Region From Wildfire August 30, 2021 SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters faced a critical day in efforts to prevent a massive California wildfire from... Read More
International News US Airlifts Aid to Haiti to Reach Areas Hardest Hit by Quake August 30, 2021 JEREMIE, Haiti (AP) — U.S. military aircraft are now ferrying food, tarps and other material into southern Haiti amid a... Read More
Texas / South Central News Ida Knocks Out Power to Nearly All of Louisiana, More Deaths Feared August 30, 2021 NEW ORLEANS — At least one person has died and power is out across Louisiana and Mississippi on Monday as... Read More
Climate Change Fueled Hurricane Ida With Warm, Deep Seawater August 30, 2021 Hurricane Ida smashed into Louisiana with winds of about 150 miles an hour, driving a wall of water inland and... Read More