West News Earthquake Risk Prompts Order to Drain California Dam February 27, 2020 SAN JOSE, Calif. — Worried that an earthquake could collapse a big dam south of San Francisco, officials have ordered... Read More
Southeast News US Official Says Pace of Federal Recovery Funds for Puerto Rico Speeding Up February 27, 2020 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The newly appointed U.S. official charged with overseeing disaster recovery in Puerto Rico said Tuesday... Read More
Texas / South Central News Texas Prosecutors Accuse Arkema, Executives of Failures Over Chemical Fire February 27, 2020 Opening statements began on Thursday in criminal charges against the U.S. arm of a French company and three executives over... Read More
International News Catastrophe Bonds Signal Coronavirus Nearing Pandemic Status February 27, 2020 The World Health Organization says the coronavirus isn’t yet a global pandemic. Bonds that insure against just such a catastrophe... Read More
News Bayer’s Roundup Woes May Force It to Sell Assets or Borrow February 27, 2020 Bayer AG acknowledged for the first time that lawsuits related to the controversial weed killer Roundup could force it to... Read More
News California Releases Autonomous Mileage Reports Car Makers Love to Hate February 27, 2020 Alphabet’s Waymo and General Motors-backed Cruise saw their autonomous vehicles require less help from human drivers on California’s public roads... Read More
News Sedgwick Founder Robert Young Dead at 83 February 27, 2020 Robert Lerton “Bob” Young, founder of a company that grew to become claims-management giant Sedgwick, died on Feb. 20, the... Read More
East News Hoboken Gets Boost for Park that Will Also Hold Floodwaters February 26, 2020 HOBOKEN, N.J. — Hoboken, one of the areas in New Jersey hit hardest by Superstorm Sandy, is making progress toward... Read More
East News Forest Fire Near I-80, Appalachian Trail Mostly Contained February 26, 2020 HARDWICK TOWNSHIP — A forest fire burning through a popular hiking area that is crossed by the Appalachian Trail and... Read More
East News Nisource Unit to Plead Guilty After U.S. Probe into Mass. Gas Explosions February 26, 2020 BOSTON — A subsidiary of utility operator NiSource Inc has agreed to pay $53 million and plead guilty to breaking... Read More