Bayer Roundup Mediator Is ‘Optimistic’ With Talks Heating Up January 10, 2020 Bayer AG’s settlement talks over tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging its Roundup herbicide causes cancer are heating up as... Read More
West News PG&E Fire Victims Fight FEMA Over Multibillion-Dollar Payout January 10, 2020 Victims of wildfires blamed on PG&E Corp.’s power lines and government agencies that provided them disaster relief are tussling over... Read More
West News Woman Sues Uber for $1M, Alleging Sexual Assault by Driver January 10, 2020 PORTLAND, Ore. — A Hillsboro woman is seeking more than $1 million from the ride-hailing company Uber, alleging she was... Read More
Southeast News Puerto Rico Earthquake Aftermath Deepens as Government Seeks Help January 10, 2020 SAN JUAN — More than 2,000 people in shelters. Nearly one million without power. Hundreds of thousands without water. The... Read More
International News Australia Urges 240,000 to Flee as Winds Fan Huge Bushfires January 10, 2020 Australia urged nearly a quarter of a million people to evacuate their homes on Friday and prepared military backup as... Read More
U.S. Had 14 Weather Disasters Costing $1 Billion or More in 2019 January 10, 2020 The U.S. had 14 weather disasters costing $1 billion or more last year, with Midwest flooding accounting for almost half... Read More
United Steelworkers Sues EPA Over Weakening of Chemical Safety Rule January 10, 2020 NEW YORK — The United Steelworkers sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in federal court on Thursday in a bid... Read More
How Big Tech is Helping Transform Cars into Smartphones January 9, 2020 LAS VEGAS — Technology companies transformed smartphones and televisions into continuous fountains of revenue. Now, big tech wants to work... Read More
Natural Disaster Losses Decline After Major Storms Spare U.S. January 9, 2020 Insurance losses from natural disasters fell last year after the U.S. was spared the full wrath of a major Atlantic... Read More
West News Judge to OK $215M Settlement for USC Gynecologist’s Patients January 9, 2020 LOS ANGELES — A federal judge is likely to approve a $215 million class-action settlement with thousands of former patients... Read More