International News Floods, Drought Are Destroying Crops and Sparking Food Inflation October 23, 2020 Wild weather is wreaking havoc on crops around the world, sending their prices skyrocketing. On wheat farms in the U.S.... Read More
International News Insurance Costs Too Steep? Try Writing Your Own October 23, 2020 LONDON — Fed up with rising prices and more stringent terms and conditions for their insurance policies as a result... Read More
International News Monsanto Loses Final Appeal Over French Farmer’s Weedkiller Accident October 23, 2020 Bayer’s Monsanto division on Wednesday lost a final appeal in a long-running French legal battle in which the crop chemical... Read More
West News Some Alaska Phones Beyond Danger Received Tsunami Warning October 23, 2020 ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Some Alaska residents received tsunami warnings on their cellphones following an earthquake earlier this week, including customers... Read More
International News Investors Gauge Future Climate Risks With Satellite Imaging October 23, 2020 The world was watching end-of-days scenes: Firefighters in yellow jackets, blurry against a copper sky, battled to push back walls... Read More
West News California Braces for Most Dangerous Fire Weather of 2020 October 23, 2020 California is bracing for the most powerful gusts of the 2020 fire season, raising the threat of more blazes and... Read More
Southeast News N.C. Judge First to Favor Policyholders in COVID-19 Closure Lawsuit October 23, 2020 A judge in Durham County, North Carolina has handed down what may be the nation’s first dispositive ruling in favor... Read More
Nuclear Plants in South Carolina, Missouri Face the Highest Quake Risks October 22, 2020 WASHINGTON — The U.S. nuclear power reactors facing the highest risks of a meltdown from earthquakes are not in tremor-prone... Read More
Tesla’s Release of New ‘Self-Driving’ Software Closely Watched by U.S. Regulator October 22, 2020 The U.S. auto safety regulator on Thursday said it was closely watching Tesla Inc’s release of a software version intended... Read More
West News More Fire-Prevention Power Shutoffs Possible in California October 22, 2020 SAN FRANCISCO — Electricity may be shut off to about 54,000 Northern California utility customers this week to try to... Read More