International News U.S. Probe of 737 Max, Pilot Manuals Said to Have Begun in 2018 March 22, 2019 U.S. investigators began an inquiry into a stall-prevention feature in Boeing Co.’s 737 Max jets just weeks after a Lion... Read More
Insurtech Startup Pitching Chatbots for Workers’ Comp Claims March 22, 2019 For years, automobile insurers have used automatic dialogue devices, called chatbots, to field calls from policyholders when they report claims.... Read More
Record U.S. Flood Threat to Last Through Spring March 22, 2019 The deluge that devastated so much of the Midwest over the last week could be a preview for one of... Read More
Tesla Sues, Claiming Engineer Stole Autopilot Source Code March 21, 2019 Tesla Inc filed a lawsuit on Thursday against a former engineer at the company, claiming he copied the source code... Read More
Texas / South Central News ‘A Few Snakes’ Turned Out to Be 45 Rattlers Under Texas House March 21, 2019 ALBANY, Texas — A Texas homeowner who reported seeing “a few” snakes under his home actually had dozens of rattlesnakes... Read More
Southeast News A No-Paper Jam: Printer Ink Spill Blots All Interstate Lanes March 21, 2019 A truck carrying 40,000 pounds of printer ink overturned on an Atlanta interstate, closing all lanes on an outer loop... Read More
Misplaced Trust Leaves Business Owners Coping with Workplace Thefts March 21, 2019 About the photo: Deb and Kevin Durken pose for a photo in their store The Boot Shack in St. Cloud,... Read More
Midwest News Bulging Rivers Spread in Midwest as Snow Adds to Flood Danger March 21, 2019 The deluge that devastated so much of Nebraska is now moving downstream to threaten cities in Missouri and Kansas as... Read More
Texas / South Central News Toxic Clouds Shut Down Houston Suburbs March 21, 2019 Now that the four-day fire is out at a Houston-area chemical storage complex, the real danger has emerged. Cancer-causing toxins... Read More
Texas / South Central News Investigators May Probe Houston Chemical Fire March 21, 2019 Federal and local investigators are weighing a probe of the Houston chemical blaze as hazardous compounds waft near the burned-out... Read More