News What Sparks US Wildfires: Power Lines, Burning Trash and Lightning The fast-moving fire that ripped through Maui’s historic town of Lahaina killed more than 90 people, making it the deadliest... Read More
West News Criminal Case Against Tesla Driver Ends But Legal Questions on Autopilot Remain A criminal prosecution against a Tesla driver in Los Angeles County will end on Tuesday, the final step of a... Read More
News Tutoring Firm Settles EEOC’s First Bias Lawsuit Involving AI Software A China-based tutoring company has agreed to settle a U.S. government agency’s novel lawsuit claiming it used hiring software powered... Read More
News Unprecedented: 10 U.S. Storms This Year Have Each Caused $1 Billion in Insured Losses Waves of severe thunderstorms in the U.S. during the first half of this year led to $34 billion in insured... Read More
West News Estimates of Deaths, Insured Losses, Economic Damage From Hawaii Wildfires Rising Two firms have released early estimates of losses and damage from the devastating wildfires across Hawaii’s Maui island and the... Read More
News Viewpoint: AI Investigations and Claims Gather Pace in the United States Generative AI tools such as ChatGPT have been in the headlines since 2022, with many users (including children) using the... Read More
International News Ukraine Starts Registering Ships for Black Sea Corridor, News Agency Reports Ukraine, which is seeking to form safe shipping routes in the Black Sea, has started registering ships willing to use... Read More
News Lacks’ Family Files New Lawsuit Over Cells Harvested Without Consent Just over a week after Henrietta Lacks’ descendants settled a lawsuit against a biotech company they accused of unjustly profiting... Read More
West News Maui Officials and Scientists Warn Toxic Particles Could Complicate Recovery When flames swept through western Maui, engulfing the town of Lahaina, residents saw toxic fumes spewing into the air as... Read More
West News Hawaiian Electric Faces Scrutiny, Lawsuits Over Deadly Maui Wildfire Hawaiian Electric Industries’ shares plunged nearly 40% to a 13-year low in early trading on Monday amid growing scrutiny over... Read More