Vanessa Bryant Sues LA Sheriff Over Helicopter Crash Photos September 24, 2020 By Stefanie Dazio LOS ANGELES — Vanessa Bryant, the widow of basketball star Kobe Bryant, has filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles... Read More
Study Shows Monitoring Plus Coaching Can Cut Risky Driving in Half September 24, 2020 By Jim Sams Oil-field workers who bomb around in pickups across hundreds of miles of countryside every work week cut speeding and hard... Read More
Self-Driving Car Bill Reintroduced in House Minus Biggest Backer September 24, 2020 By Keith Laing Legislation that would allow carmakers to sell as many as 100,000 self-driving vehicles per year in the U.S. is being... Read More
For Carnival, ‘Death on the High Seas Act’ Protects the Bottom Line September 23, 2020 By Christopher Yasiejko Carnival Corp. is poised to dramatically curb monetary damages for passengers killed by the coronavirus under the latest court decision... Read More
Beta Weakens to Tropical Depression, Stalls Over Texas Coast September 23, 2020 By Juan A. Lozano HOUSTON — Beta weakened to a tropical depression Tuesday as it parked itself over the Texas coast, raising concerns of... Read More
Juul Fights Mafia Law Designation in Suits Against Its Marketing September 23, 2020 By Edvard Pettersson Juul Labs Inc. has the Mafia to thank for the most potent legal claims accusing the e-cigarette maker of igniting... Read More
Shopify Says ‘Rogue’ Employees Stole Data From Merchants September 23, 2020 By Natalie Wong and Gerrit De Vynck Shopify Inc. said two employees stole data from more than 100 merchants, potentially exposing the personal information of consumers who... Read More
U.S. Labor Dept. Could Make It Easier to Treat Workers as Independent Contractors September 22, 2020 By Daniel Wiessner The U.S. Department of Labor on Tuesday said it would soon propose a rule that could make it easier to... Read More
Tropical Storm Beta Floods Houston, Dumps Rain on Gulf Coast September 22, 2020 By Brian K. Sullivan Tropical Storm Beta is flooding Houston as it slows to a crawl along the Gulf Coast, forcing highways to shut... Read More
Extreme Wildfires Turn Smoke Apps Into the New Weather Apps September 22, 2020 By Ann Marie Gardner For weeks, smoke has blanketed the west coast. The Bay Area has seen a vast improvement in the past few... Read More