West News Maui Fire Survivors Face Power Cuts and Poor Cell Service as Teams Work to ID the Dead August 17, 2023 LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Survivors of deadly wildfires on Maui contended with intermittent power and unreliable cell service as they... Read More
Southeast News Testimony Starts in Trial of 2 White Mississippi Men in Shooting at Black FedEx Driver August 17, 2023 BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (AP) — Witnesses began testifying Wednesday in the trial of two white men in Mississippi who are accused... Read More
Social Media Investigations Are a Winning Strategy for Insurers August 17, 2023 GARDEN GROVE, California — If you’re a plaintiff in an injury lawsuit against your insurer, you might want to ask... Read More
What Sparks US Wildfires: Power Lines, Burning Trash and Lightning August 17, 2023 The fast-moving fire that ripped through Maui’s historic town of Lahaina killed more than 90 people, making it the deadliest... Read More
West News Criminal Case Against Tesla Driver Ends But Legal Questions on Autopilot Remain August 16, 2023 A criminal prosecution against a Tesla driver in Los Angeles County will end on Tuesday, the final step of a... Read More
Tutoring Firm Settles EEOC’s First Bias Lawsuit Involving AI Software August 16, 2023 A China-based tutoring company has agreed to settle a U.S. government agency’s novel lawsuit claiming it used hiring software powered... Read More
Unprecedented: 10 U.S. Storms This Year Have Each Caused $1 Billion in Insured Losses August 16, 2023 Waves of severe thunderstorms in the U.S. during the first half of this year led to $34 billion in insured... Read More
FTC Fines Experian Unit for Spamming Consumers August 16, 2023 A unit of the Experia credit reporting bureau agreed to pay a $650,000 civil fine to settle U.S. Federal Trade... Read More
West News Estimates of Deaths, Insured Losses, Economic Damage From Hawaii Wildfires Rising August 16, 2023 Two firms have released early estimates of losses and damage from the devastating wildfires across Hawaii’s Maui island and the... Read More
East News New Jersey Supreme Court Backs Catholic School in Firing of Unwed, Pregnant Teacher August 16, 2023 The New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a Roman Catholic school that fired a teacher who became... Read More