Texas / South Central News Texas Girds for Blackouts as Heat Wave Rolls On Texas is pushing homes and businesses to conserve electricity for a second day in a row to stave off blackouts... Read More
International News Sri Lanka Seeks UN help in Assessing Damage From Ship Fire COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) _ Sri Lanka’s government is seeking help from the United Nations and other countries in assessing... Read More
West News Arizona Legislature to Hold Special Wildfire Funding Session PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Legislature will convene in special session this week to consider adding $100 million in funding... Read More
Midwest News Feds Inspected Illinois Chemical Plant Weeks Before Blast A northern Illinois chemical plant that was rocked by an explosion and massive fires that prompted evacuations was inspected by... Read More
International News Ikea Fined $1.3 Million Over Spying Campaign in France VERSAILLES, France (AP) — A French court ordered home furnishings giant Ikea to pay some 1.1 million euros ($1.3 million)... Read More
News Critical Entities Targeted in Suspected Chinese Cyber Spying RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A cyberespionage campaign blamed on China was more sweeping than previously known, with suspected state-backed hackers... Read More
International News Anglo American Exposed Coal Miners to Excessive Risk, Inquiry Finds MELBOURNE — An Australian inquiry into a blast at an Anglo American coal mine in Queensland state that seriously injured... Read More
News Centene Reserves $1.1 Billion for Pharmacy Disputes Centene Corp. agreed to pay settlements to Ohio and Mississippi to resolve claims that it inflated pharmacy costs, and the... Read More
Midwest News Chemical Fire Draws Illinois National Guard; Locals Evacuate A massive fire at a chemical plant in northern Illinois spurred the governor to deploy the National Guard to the... Read More
Southeast News Barge Stuck on Alabama Dam, so Mississippi Yards Flooding COLUMBUS, Miss.. (AP) — A barge is stuck against a dam in Alabama, causing flooded yards in Mississippi, officials said.... Read More