West News California’s Gov. Newsom Had ‘Baptism by Fire’ in 1st Year SACRAMENTO, Calif. — During his inaugural address last January, California Gov. Gavin Newsom made only a passing reference to wildfires... Read More
Midwest News Indiana’s Worst Environmental Disaster, 20 Years Later ANDERSON, Ind. — Twenty years later, Jim Hensley still remembers that call. The longtime machinist was sitting in the shop... Read More
West News Uber, Postmates Sue California to Block Gig-Worker Law Uber Technologies Inc. and Postmates Inc. sued the state of California, alleging that a labor rights law set to go... Read More
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News Court Finds Diet Dr Pepper Does Not Deceive Consumers A U.S. federal appeals court on Monday said the maker of Diet Dr Pepper did not deceive consumers into thinking... Read More
West News Hawaii Tour Helicopter Crash Kills 6, Leaves 1 Missing HONOLULU — The search for the final person missing after a Hawaii tour helicopter crash killed six is expected to... Read More
West News ‘Do Not Sell My Info’: U.S. Retailers Rush to Comply with California’s New Privacy Law WASHINGTON — U.S. retailers including Walmart Inc will add “Do Not Sell My Info” links to their websites and signage... Read More
International News Thousands Evacuated as Wildfires Hit Southeast Australia Thousands of holiday-makers have evacuated a popular tourist spot in southeast Australia as a heatwave and strong winds fuel wildfires... Read More
West News Allstate Wins Victory in Whistleblower Suit Against ‘Sham’ Law Firm Allstate Insurance Co. won an appellate court victory in a whistleblower lawsuit against a Los Angeles attorney whom it accuses... Read More
Texas / South Central News Louisiana Republicans Want to Enact New Limits on Lawsuits BATON ROUGE, La. — After an election season in which conservative Republicans made Louisiana’s high car insurance rates a campaign... Read More