West News Hawaii Town Blocked by Landslide Launches Makeshift Ferry March 15, 2021 HONOLULU (AP) — Volunteers on Kauai’s north shore have launched a makeshift ferry service across a river after a landslide... Read More
Southeast News ‘Nothing But Problems’: Shipwreck Tear-Down Enters 5th Month March 15, 2021 SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — When salvage crews began cutting apart the capsized Golden Ray, a shipwreck the size of a... Read More
West News Nevada Supreme: Insurer Entitled to Reimbursement for Defense Costs if No Coverage Owed March 15, 2021 An insurer that paid to defend a policyholder against a lawsuit, but determined later that no coverage was owed, is... Read More
Pimco Advances a Blanket Denial in Sexual Harrasment Lawsuit March 12, 2021 Pacific Investment Management Co. advanced an aggressive, categorical denial to recent claims that female employees were sexually harassed and retaliated... Read More
Judge Narrows Zoom Lawsuit Over User Privacy, ‘Zoombombing’ March 12, 2021 A U.S. judge dismissed large parts of a lawsuit accusing Zoom Video Communications Inc of violating users’ privacy rights by... Read More
West News Sacklers Boost Opioid Settlement Offer to $4.3 Billion – Sources March 12, 2021 NEW YORK — Members of the Sackler family who own Purdue Pharma LP have offered roughly $4.3 billion to resolve... Read More
Texas / South Central News Houston Area Flood Control Effort Facing $1.4B Shortfall March 12, 2021 HOUSTON (AP) — Flood control projects approved by Houston area voters in 2018 in response to Hurricane Harvey are facing... Read More
Security Camera Hack Exposes Hospitals, Workplaces, Schools March 12, 2021 Hackers aiming to call attention to the dangers of mass surveillance say they were able to peer into hospitals, schools,... Read More
West News Hawaii’s Rains, Floods Cited As Examples of Climate Change March 12, 2021 HONOLULU (AP) — Heavy rains are part of the winter wet season in Hawaiian Islands. But the downpours triggering flooding... Read More
Adaptive Cruise Control Raises Crash Risks, U.S. Study Finds March 12, 2021 Adaptive cruise control systems on cars, which control braking and speed, raise the risk of traffic crashes because the technology... Read More