Distraction, Speeding, Alcohol Drive Up 2021 Traffic Deaths DETROIT (AP) — Nearly 43,000 people died in U.S. traffic crashes in 2021, the highest number in 16 years with... Read More
NOAA: Ian Was Cat 5 Before Weakening at Florida Landfall ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Ian briefly reached maximum Category 5 status before weakening to a Category 4 storm... Read More
Oil Spills and Near Misses: More Ghost Tankers Ship Sanctioned Fuel LONDON –– An oil tanker runs aground off eastern China, leaking fuel into the water. Another is caught in a... Read More
St. Louis Sues Hyundai, Kia over Car Thefts, Joining Other US Cities WASHINGTON – The city of St. Louis, Missouri, said on Monday it was joining a number of major U.S. cities... Read More
The US Leads the World in Weather Catastrophes. Here’s Why The United States is Earth’s punching bag for nasty weather. Blame geography for the U.S. getting hit by stronger, costlier,... Read More
Boy Scouts Bankruptcy Plan Headed to Federal Appeals Court DOVER, Del. (AP) — Attorneys for several insurance companies are appealing a federal judge’s decision to uphold the confirmation of... Read More
US Midwest, South Reel from Pack of Tornadoes that Killed 26 WYNNE, Ark. (AP) — Residents across a wide swath of the South and Midwest on Sunday raced to assess the... Read More
Many to Blame for Silicon Valley Bank Failure, Fed Official Tells Congress The scope of blame for Silicon Valley Bank’s failure stretches across bank executives, Federal Reserve supervisors and other regulators, the... Read More
Walmart Faces Second U.S. Lawsuit in Week Over Treatment of Workers With Disabilities Walmart Inc. was sued on Thursday by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency’s second lawsuit this week... Read More
Real Estate Brokerages Face Class Action Over Commissions A federal judge in Chicago on Wednesday ruled that home sellers accusing the National Association of Realtors and a group... Read More