Texas / South Central News Texas Deep Freeze Could Cost $90 Billion in Losses, Modeler Says Texas’s deep freeze and power outages last week could cost as much as $90 billion in losses, and most of... Read More
News How Cracks in Jet Engines Elude Exams, With Deadly Results As regulators around the world order urgent inspections of certain Boeing Co. 777 engines after one failed dramatically over suburban... Read More
International News Munich Re 2020 Profit Plunges 55% as Pandemic Takes Toll FRANKFURT — German reinsurance group Munich Re expects net profit to bounce back this year after more than halving in... Read More
Texas / South Central News Texas Lawmakers Investigate Deadly Power Blackout Texas state legislators on Thursday started digging into the causes of deadly power blackouts that left millions shivering in the... Read More
West News Lawsuits Filed Against Auto Insurers Over Rates In Pandemic LAS VEGAS (AP) — Class action lawsuits were filed in Nevada against 10 major auto insurance companies on Tuesday, contending... Read More
News Deaf Costco Worker With Mumbling Manager Won’t Get Award FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A deaf former employee of a South Florida Costco store won’t be collecting $775,000 a... Read More
West News Road Where Tiger Woods Crashed is Known for High Speeds RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. (AP) — The steep stretch of road where Tiger Woods’ car hopped a median, rolled and... Read More
Texas / South Central News Viewpoint: Subrogating Freeze Damage When Texas Power Plants Are Not Dressed For Winter Successful subrogation against power companies is not a given. In determining whether the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) may... Read More
International News Hyundai Recalling 82,000 Electric Cars Over Battery Flaws Hyundai Motor Co. will recall about 82,000 electric cars globally and take an almost $900 million hit after the South... Read More
News Boeing Alters Course in Speedy Response to Engine Blowouts SEATTLE — Two years ago, after a second fatal 737 MAX crash in five months, Boeing Co worked behind the... Read More