Texas / South Central News Recovery Stalls After Fast Start Following Deadly Tornado October 8, 2019 By Greg Hilburn When a deadly tornado ripped through Ruston and Louisiana Tech University in the early morning darkness of April 25, hundreds... Read More
US Researchers on Front Line of Battle Against Chinese Theft October 8, 2019 By Eric Tucker WASHINGTON — As the U.S. warned allies around the world that Chinese tech giant Huawei was a security threat, the... Read More
International News Greek Shipowner Torched Tanker in $77 Million Fraud, Judge Says October 8, 2019 By Franz Wild and Kit Chellel A Greek shipowner orchestrated a plan for men posing as pirates to attack and set fire to his tanker, in... Read More
Cost of Opioid Crisis ‘Dwarfs’ Drugmakers’ Resources, N.Y. Says October 8, 2019 By Erik Larson The public cost of coping with the opioid crisis in the U.S. “dwarfs” the combined resources of the companies sued... Read More
West News PG&E Warns of Power Shutoffs as California Becomes Tinderbox October 8, 2019 By Will Wade, Mark Chediak and Brian K. Sullivan Bankrupt utility owner PG&E Corp. issued an unprecedented warning that it may cut power in almost 30 California counties to... Read More
Southwest Pilots Sue Boeing Over Alleged Lost Wages From 737 Max Grounding October 8, 2019 By Tracy Rucinski The Southwest Airlines Pilots Association (SWAPA) said on Monday it filed a lawsuit against Boeing Co alleging that the grounding... Read More
Union Sues to Block Trump Move to Speed Up Pig Slaughtering October 8, 2019 By Mike Dorning A food workers’ union filed a federal lawsuit Monday to block a Trump administration move to end limits on the... Read More
Startup Hitches Ride to Make Meat in Space October 7, 2019 By Gwen Ackerman In the world of artificial meats, you can’t get more alien than growing your beef in space. That’s what the... Read More
West News Several Injured After Utility Explosions at Shopping Complex October 7, 2019 HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. — Authorities reported multiple injuries after a series of utility pole explosions Saturday night at a shopping... Read More
West News U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Dispute Over 2007 California Wildfire Payouts October 7, 2019 By Andrew Chung The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a bid by Sempra Energy’s San Diego Gas & Electric Co... Read More