Southeast News Lawmaker Calls for Audit of Hurricane Maria Tarp Contract December 4, 2017 By TAMI ABDOLLAH A U.S. lawmaker wants the Homeland Security Department inspector general to review contracts worth $30 million awarded to a fledgling... Read More
Texas / South Central News Recent North Texas Quakes on Faults Dormant for 300M Years Due to Manmade Activity December 4, 2017 By TERRY WALLACE Earthquakes that have swarmed North Texas in recent years occurred on faults awakened by human activity after they had been... Read More
International News Lloyd’s Reports $1.7B Paid for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria December 1, 2017 The Lloyd’s market has paid claims worth $1.7 billion so far in response to hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria. Earlier... Read More
West News Special Court Will Oversee Hundreds of Deadly Montana Asbestos Claims December 1, 2017 By AMY BETH HANSON and MATTHEW BROWN The Montana Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the creation of a special court to oversee hundreds of claims filed on... Read More
FEMA’s Staff `Tapped Out’ After Mounting Disasters December 1, 2017 By Daniel Flatley The recent spate of natural disasters hitting the U.S. has left staff of the Federal Emergency Management Agency “tapped out”... Read More
Southeast News NTSB Says Enforcement of Ag Transport Safety Laws Ineffective December 1, 2017 Three fatal crashes involving vehicles transporting migrant farmworkers have revealed the government is ineffective in enforcing agricultural transportation safety laws,... Read More
Midwest News Wisconsin Businesses Show Signs of Recovery After Summer Flood December 1, 2017 By CHRISTINA LIEFFRING, The Journal Times For a little while on Wednesday, July 12, Sue and Bob Rubach, who help run The Coffee House in Burlington,... Read More
GM’s Self-Driving Cars to Be Ready for Ride-Sharing in 2019 December 1, 2017 By David Welch General Motors Co. plans to have its self-driving cars ready for a ride-share service within two years as the automaker... Read More
Holiday Hazards: Porch Pirates, Fires and Vandalized Decorations November 30, 2017 Porch pirates, home vandals and tree fires, oh my! A new study from insuranceQuotes examines holiday hazards, including fires caused... Read More
Southeast News Big Contracts, No Storm Tarps for Puerto Rico After Hurricane Maria November 30, 2017 By TAMI ABDOLLAH and MICHAEL BIESECKER After Hurricane Maria damaged tens of thousands of homes in Puerto Rico, a newly created Florida company with an unproven... Read More