West News Lawyers Claim Cable TV and Phone Companies Liable in Fires September 7, 2023 By Jennifer Mcdermott, Jennifer Sinco Kelleher and Audrey McAvoy HONOLULU (AP) — After a visit to a warehouse where Hawaiian Electric Company is housing power poles and electrical equipment... Read More
Editor's Picks West News AK Supreme Asked Whether Pollution Exclusion Applies to Carbon Monoxide Death September 7, 2023 By Jim Sams A federal appellate court is asking the Alaska Supreme Court to decide whether the pollution exclusion in a homeowner’s insurance... Read More
US Says 52 Million Air Bag Inflators Should Be Recalled over Rupture Threat September 6, 2023 By David Shepardson WASHINGTON —U.S. auto safety regulators said on Tuesday that 52 million air bag inflators produced by auto suppliers ARC Automotive... Read More
International News Floods from Waning Typhoon Hit Transport, Force Evacuations in China September 6, 2023 By Liz Lee BEIJING –– Intense rain from the remnants of Typhoon Haikui hit southeast China on Wednesday, bringing floods that forced some... Read More
3M Agrees to Pay $6 Billion in US Military Earplug Lawsuit Settlement September 6, 2023 By Brendan Pierson 3M has agreed to pay $6.01 billion to settle lawsuits by U.S. military veterans and service members who say they... Read More
International News EV Broken? Finding a Technician to Fix it May Take a While September 6, 2023 By Nick Carey, Paul Lienert and Giulio Piovaccari A global shortage of technicians and independent repair shops qualified to fix electric vehicles (EV) threatens to increase repair and... Read More
Midwest News Owner of Collapsed Iowa Building that Killed 3 Files Lawsuit Blaming Engineering Co. September 6, 2023 DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — The owner of an Iowa apartment building that collapsed in May, killing three people, has filed... Read More
International News As Wildfire Abates, Severe Rainstorm Triggers Flooding in Central Greece September 6, 2023 ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Police ordered vehicles off the streets of three regions in Greece Tuesday as a severe storm... Read More
Midwest News Pier Collapses into Lake on Wisconsin College Campus, Injuring 21 September 6, 2023 MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A pier filled with people celebrating Labor Day on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus partially collapsed... Read More
Editor's Picks Litigation Funders Seek to Intervene in MMA Disciplinary Actions September 6, 2023 By Jim Sams Two litigation funding firms are seeking to intervene in disciplinary proceedings against McClenny Moseley & Associates after a federal judge... Read More