West News Five Dead After Hot Air Balloon Crashes in Albuquerque Street A hot air balloon hit a power line and crashed onto a busy street in Albuquerque on Saturday, killing all... Read More
West News Drought Woes in Dry US West Raise July 4 Fireworks Fears SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Many Americans aching for normalcy as pandemic restrictions end are looking forward to traditional Fourth... Read More
Southeast News Deep Fire’ Slowing Rescue Effort At Collapsed Florida Condo SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) — A “very deep fire” hampered rescue efforts Saturday at the collapsed oceanfront condominium tower near Miami... Read More
East News J&J Agrees to Pay $230 Million to Settle New York Opioid Claim NEW YORK (AP) — Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $230 million to New York state to settle claims... Read More
International News Rare Tornado Rips Through Southern Czech Republic, Killing Five HRUSKY, Czech Republic — Emergency workers and residents combed through wreckage in southern Czech Republic on Friday after a tornado... Read More
International News Japan Insurers Struggle to Pinpoint Climate Change Cost Estimates TOKYO — As the world tries to price the cost of climate change, Japan’s second largest non-life insurer MS&AD foresees... Read More
News After Causing 14 Deaths, Claudette Heads Out to Sea CAMP HILL, Ala. (AP) — Claudette regained tropical storm status and headed out to sea from the North Carolina coast... Read More
West News Insurance at Peril For Many in California’s Risky Fire Areas SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — As California’s wildfire season looms, threatening once again to break records for destruction, tens of thousands... Read More
Midwest News Company Defends Use of Toxic Chemicals to Fight Plant Fire A company whose northern Illinois chemical plant was heavily damaged in a fire last week defended its use of firefighting... Read More
West News Western Drought Brings Another Woe: Voracious Grasshoppers BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A punishing drought in the U.S. West is drying up waterways, sparking wildfires and leaving farmers... Read More