West News Records: Boat on Which 34 Died Exempt From Safety Rules December 2, 2019 LOS ANGELES — The diving boat that caught fire on Labor Day off Southern California, killing 34 people, was among... Read More
West News Wildfire Burning in California Mountains Grows November 27, 2019 GOLETA, Calif. — A wildfire burning Tuesday on Southern California mountains north of Santa Barbara forced as many as 6,300... Read More
International News Rescuers Comb Building Rubble After Albanian Quake Kills 18 November 27, 2019 THUMANE, Albania — Rescue crews with excavators searched for survivors trapped in toppled apartment buildings and hotels Tuesday after a... Read More
Texas / South Central News Blast at Texas Chemical Plant Injures Three, Shuts Waterway November 27, 2019 An explosion at a chemical plant near Texas’ Gulf Coast injured three people early Wednesday and led to the shutdown... Read More
FAA Rebuffs Boeing With Vow to Scrutinize New 737 Max Planes November 27, 2019 U.S. aviation regulators will conduct the final approval of factory-fresh Boeing Co. 737 Max jets rather than allowing company employees... Read More
Texas / South Central News ‘Marine Terminal’ Included Adjacent Tank Farm, Worker Owed Longshore Benefits November 27, 2019 A worker whose primary job duty was to unload oil products from vessels is eligible for federal Longshore and Harbor... Read More
Viewpoint: How Engineering Fraud Inspired Birth of the American Policyholder Assn. November 27, 2019 The morning dawned cold and gray on Feb. 18, 2015 in Uniondale, N.Y. Law enforcement officers gathered outside the offices... Read More
U.S. Prosecutors Open Criminal Probe of Opioid Makers, Distributors November 27, 2019 Federal prosecutors are investigating six pharmaceutical companies for potential criminal charges in connection with shipping big quantities of opioid painkillers... Read More
West News Rich Californians Shell Out $30,000 to Avoid Blackout Pain November 27, 2019 Ebony Lopez’s electric company in Napa wine country used to get a handful of inquiries a week from people asking... Read More
Texas / South Central News Worker Hurt in New Orleans Hotel Collapse May be Deported November 26, 2019 Nov. 26, 2019. NEW ORLEANS — A construction worker hurt in the collapse of the Hard Rock Hotel construction site... Read More