West News Extreme Weather Fuels Oregon Wildfires; Outside Help Sought July 21, 2021 PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The threat of thunderstorms and lightning has prompted officials in fire-ravaged Oregon to ask for help... Read More
US Probes Overheating Brakes That Cause Fires in 500K Semis July 21, 2021 DETROIT (AP) — US highway safety regulators have opened an investigation into about a half-million semis with brakes that can... Read More
Midwest News After Horrific Fair Ride Accident, Ohio Beefs Up Inspections July 21, 2021 Four years after a carnival ride’s corroded steel arm snapped and flung a high school student to his death at... Read More
US Announces New Cybersecurity Requirements for Critical Pipeline Owners July 21, 2021 WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday required owners and operators of critical pipelines that transport hazardous liquids... Read More
West News Searchers Rescued After Helicopter Crash; Hiker Also Found July 21, 2021 RENO, Nev. (AP) — A Navy helicopter crew looking for a hiker missing in some California mountains east of Yosemite... Read More
Insurers Are Rethinking How They Cover Hacks With Cyberattacks on the Rise July 21, 2021 The hacks came one right after another, sowing chaos at hospitals, idling America’s biggest gasoline pipeline, crippling a huge meat... Read More
International News Final Settlement for Brazil’s Samarco Dam Disaster Could Reach $19 B, Governor Says July 20, 2021 RIO DE JANEIRO — A definitive settlement with miner Samarco and owners, BHP Group and Vale SA, for the damage... Read More
Drug Distributors Settle New York Opioid Claims for Up to $1.18 Billion July 20, 2021 NEW YORK, July 20 (Reuters) – The three largest U.S. drug distributors agreed mid-trial to pay up to $1.18 billion... Read More
West News Dangerous Conditions Complicate Wildfire Fight in Western US July 20, 2021 BLY, Ore. (AP) — Erratic winds and dry lightning added to the dangers for crews battling the nation’s largest wildfire... Read More
West News California Utility Says its Equipment May Be Linked to Fire July 20, 2021 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric equipment may have been involved in the start of the big Dixie... Read More