West News California Water Utilities Seek Relief from Fire Lawsuits SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Facing more wildfires and the lawsuits that come with them, a group of public and private California... Read More
West News Fire Suppression, Drought Increasing Mortality Among Trees An Oregon State University forester says dry winters and long periods of drought, combined with fire suppression, are affecting the... Read More
International News Fury as Russian Company Tells Women Workers to Stop Wearing Trousers A company’s offer of extra payments for women who wear a skirt or a dress to work has sparked a... Read More
News America’s Crop Problems Raise a Red Flag for a Major Chicken Producer Downpours that have hampered crop planting and boosted grain prices could prove a hurdle for Sanderson Farms Inc., as the... Read More
International News Drone Impact Ruled Out as Cause of Incident With Damaged Jetliner A Grupo Aeromexico SAB airliner said to have been hit by a drone last December was actually damaged when a... Read More
International News Flying Has Become More Dangerous. Don’t Blame Just Boeing Flying has become deadlier than it has been for years and it’s hard to pin it solely on Boeing Co.’s... Read More
Texas / South Central News Louisiana Lawmakers Trying to Make Sexual Harassers Pay BATON ROUGE, La. — An effort aimed at making Louisiana officials pay a share of their sexual harassment settlements, rather... Read More
International News Prosecutors Seek Sale of 2 New York Condos Linked to Malaysian fugitive U.S. prosecutors are seeking to sell two luxury condominiums in New York City linked to fugitive financier Low Taek Jho,... Read More
News Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana Face Flood of ‘Historic Magnitude’ Thousands of Arkansas, Oklahoma and Louisiana residents braced for more flooding on Wednesday, and some evacuated their homes, as forecasts... Read More
News Hydrogen-Powered Flying Vehicle Touted as Southern California Traffic Tonic LOS ANGELES — Developers of a multi-rotor hover craft billed as the first flying vehicle to be powered by hydrogen... Read More