Articles by MICHAEL VIRTANEN

New York is limiting opioid drug prescriptions to seven days of painkillers following a patient’s initial visit to a doctor.... Read More

Hailing a ride with a smartphone app in many U.S. cities is coming down to a fight over fingerprints. Following... Read More

Despite adding sophisticated electronic safety features and touch screens that once were prone to glitches, most automakers improved their reliability... Read More

There’s something a little off about Alex. The hurricane developed in the Atlantic Ocean in January, getting the 2016 storm... Read More

After shuttering his lumber mill for nearly a month when it was surrounded by raging fires in northern Alberta, Northland... Read More

It took four years, several false starts and 624 detailed pages, but the Federal Aviation Administration has finally come up... Read More

It could take California four years to recover from the most severe drought on record, even if the next several... Read More

Dallas city leaders expressed outrage in the month after a homeless Army veteran was killed by roaming dogs, bitten more... Read More

Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones welcomed Allstate Insurance back into the California homeowner insurance market last week week, after a nine... Read More