Midwest News Crews Assess Environmental Threats Flooding Leaves Behind May 9, 2019 By Donnelle Eller HAMBURG, Iowa — Driving along a deeply rutted levee, Heath Smith points to a basketball, picnic basket and pink Big... Read More
Midwest News Affected Nebraska Residents Get Bad News About Dam Failure May 9, 2019 NIOBRARA, Neb. — People who suffered losses when the Spencer Dam failed in northern Nebraska have gotten more bad news:... Read More
Pilgrim’s Pride Lands in Front of SEC Over Its Chicken Claims May 9, 2019 By Deena Shanker The Humane Society of the United States has tried for months to stop poultry giant Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. from calling... Read More
Expedia Under Investigation by Utah Over Hotel Collusion Claims May 9, 2019 By David McLaughlin Expedia Group Inc. is under investigation by the Utah attorney general for allegedly conspiring with the biggest U.S. hotel chains... Read More
Wind Goes A’Wooing in $70 Billion Race for Offshore U.S. Market May 9, 2019 By Christopher Martin Want to spruce up your downtown, or maybe get $10 million to support workforce training at the local college? How... Read More
Bayer Jury Told $1 Billion Roundup Award Would Spur Change May 9, 2019 By Joel Rosenblatt The jury in Bayer AG’s third Roundup weedkiller trial was urged by a plaintiffs’ lawyer to consider socking the company... Read More
International News Slaughterhouse Test Blitz Ordered to Stem China’s Pig Contagion May 9, 2019 China stepped up efforts to control the deadly pig contagion ravaging its $128 billion pork industry, ordering mandatory testing for... Read More
Security Cameras in Nursing Homes Aim to Protect, but Present Ethical Dilemmas May 8, 2019 For many people who care for aging parents, one solution is a safe, responsible nursing home. But an increasingly common... Read More
International News Recent Airline Crashes Run Against Trend Toward Safer Flying May 8, 2019 By David Koenig and Tom Krisher About the photo: Rescuers work at the scene of an Ethiopian Airlines flight crash near Bishoftu, or Debre Zeit, south... Read More
Texas / South Central News Trial to Determine if Government Liable for Harvey Flooding May 8, 2019 By Juan A. Lozano HOUSTON — Residents seeking compensation after their Houston-area homes and businesses were flooded by two federally owned reservoirs during Hurricane... Read More