Protests Spark Rioting, Fires in Three States as Civil Unrest Continues July 27, 2020 Protests in Washington state, California and Virginia devolved into riots that sparked fires and property damage. A protest through the... Read More
West News Coronavirus Challenging For Crews Fighting Arizona Wildfires July 27, 2020 PHOENIX — This year’s wildfire season has been an extra challenging one for firefighters. Not only have crews had to... Read More
Auto Claims Climbed with Summer Reopenings, but Dropping Again as Virus Rages July 27, 2020 By Jim Sams The sharp reduction in personal auto claims that followed COVID-19 shutdown orders began to fade away after the Memorial Day... Read More
Facebook Sweetens Biometric Privacy Accord to $650 Million July 24, 2020 By Malathi Nayak Facebook Inc. bowed to a judge’s concerns and proposed increasing its settlement offer to $650 million to resolve claims by... Read More
FAA Warns 737s Sitting in Storage Are Corroding During the Pandemic July 24, 2020 By Alan Levin, Ryan Beene and Mary Schlangenstein Boeing Co. 737 planes in storage because of the coronavirus pandemic are at risk of losing power in both engines... Read More
West News Portland’s Mayor Tear-Gassed By Federal Agents as Protest Rages July 24, 2020 By Gillian Flaccus PORTLAND, Ore. — The mayor of Portland, Oregon, was tear-gassed by U.S. government agents late Wednesday as he stood at... Read More
Sources Say More Than 1,000 People at Twitter Had Ability to Aid Hack of Accounts July 24, 2020 By Joseph Menn, Katie Paul and Raphael Satter SAN FRANCISCO — More than a thousand Twitter employees and contractors as of earlier this year had access to internal... Read More
Indivior to Resolve U.S. Opioid Treatment Marketing Claims For $600 Million July 24, 2020 By Nate Raymond Indivior Plc on Friday said it had agreed to pay $600 million and have a subsidiary plead guilty to a... Read More
U.S. Insurers Explore Officer Coverage as Police Reform Debate Rages July 24, 2020 By Suzanne Barlyn and Alwyn Scott U.S. insurers and brokers are starting to craft professional liability coverage for police officers, spurred on by signs that policymakers... Read More
BASF, Cahill Law Firm to Pay $72.5 Million in Talc-Scam Deal July 24, 2020 By Jef Feeley BASF SE, the world’s biggest chemical maker, and a law firm agreed to pay a combined $72.5 million to resolve... Read More