International News Hyundai, Kia Earmark $760M To Settle Lawsuits Over Engine Fires October 11, 2019 By Hyunjoo Jin SEOUL — Hyundai Motor Co. and affiliate Kia Motors Corp. have earmarked 900 billion won ($758 million) to settle U.S.... Read More
FEMA Bought 44,000 Flood-Prone Homes and May Have to Buy Millions More October 11, 2019 By Eric Roston As the climate crisis worsens, more Americans will be forced from their homes. Many won’t be able to afford it,... Read More
West News Millions in California Face Days in the Dark Even as Winds Slow October 11, 2019 By Mark Chediak and David R. Baker Winds are dying down. Utility giant PG&E Corp. has begun inspecting lines. And yet an unprecedented blackout that has taken... Read More
U.S. Appeals Court Will Not Disqualify Judge in Opioid Cases or Delay Trial October 10, 2019 By Jonathan Stempel A federal appeals court on Thursday cleared the way for a landmark trial over the nation’s opioid crisis, rejecting a... Read More
International News Aging Holocaust Survivors Try to Sue Over Nazi-Era Insurance October 10, 2019 By Curt Anderson AVENTURA, Fla. — When David Schaecter was a child in Slovakia in the 1930s, he counted more than 100 people... Read More
Viewpoint: Streamlining Claims Processing with Intelligent Process Automation October 10, 2019 By Tom Wilde In recent years, the insurance industry has seen an influx of new market entrants seeking to disrupt and reinvent specific... Read More
Midwest News 9-Year-Old Charged with Murder in 5 Illinois Fire Deaths October 10, 2019 By Michael Tarm and Ken Kusmer CHICAGO — A 9-year-old child accused of causing a mobile home fire that killed three children and two adults in... Read More
Mass Shooting Rumor In Facebook Group Shows Private Chats are Not Risk-Free October 10, 2019 By Bryan Pietsch Ahead of the annual Blueberry Festival in Marshall County, Indiana, in early September, a woman broadcast a warning to her... Read More
Cracks Found on 5% of Older Boeing 737 Planes in Inspections October 10, 2019 By Alan Levin and Mary Schlangenstein More than 5% of older Boeing Co. 737 jets that underwent urgent inspections worldwide in the past week have cracks... Read More
West News California Blackout Spreads as Cities Brace for Days in the Dark October 10, 2019 By Mark Chediak and David Baker The unprecedented power shutdown by California’s PG&E Corp. has spread deeper into cities near San Francisco, ensnaring millions of people... Read More