Texas / South Central News Houston Chemical-Fire Smoke Set to Descend, Closing Schools March 20, 2019 About the photo: Residents look on at the plume of smoke rising from a fire at the Intercontinental Terminals Co.... Read More
International News Volvo Plans to Equip Cars with Sensors to Stop Drunk or Dangerous Drivers March 20, 2019 Volvo Cars is planning to fit its next generation of autos with cameras and sensors that will detect drunk or... Read More
FDA Study Finds Filtering Beverages May Add Heavy Metals March 20, 2019 Beer and wine that is filtered with diatomaceous earth may be transferring heavy metals such as arsenic, lead and cadmium... Read More
State Lawmakers Embrace Electric Scooters Even as Statistics Track Increasing Injuries March 20, 2019 Kentucky state Rep. Ken Upchurch says he doubts he will ever see an electric scooter in his rural district on... Read More
West News Bayer Loses First Round in Legal Battle over Claim that Roundup Caused Cancer March 20, 2019 Bayer AG lost the first phase of a trial over claims its Roundup weed killer causes cancer and now moves... Read More
Midwest News Pence Arrives in Nebraska to Review ‘Bomb Cyclone’ Flooding March 19, 2019 Vice President Mike Pence arrived in Nebraska on Tuesday to survey the devastation unleashed across the U.S. Midwest by floods... Read More
Texas / South Central News Chemical Fire Timeline Abandoned as Plume Towers Over Houston March 19, 2019 As a towering plume of black smoke billowed a mile above Houston for a third day, local officials said they... Read More
Tesla Plant Sees 195% Surge in Time Away Due to Injuries March 19, 2019 Tesla Inc.’s manic year of production took its toll on workers. Staff at the automaker’s lone assembly plant in Fremont,... Read More
Lyft and Uber Fly to Hawaii to Build Their Own Captive Insurers March 19, 2019 Ride-sharing giants Lyft Inc. and Uber Technologies Inc. seem to have found the same solution for dealing with the risks... Read More
International News Jet Funding May Add to Boeing’s $100 Million-a-Month Max Pain March 19, 2019 Boeing Co.’s 737 Max fiasco could make the aircraft maker liable for planes bundled into debt, adding to total costs... Read More