West News Amicus Briefs Piling Up as Calif. High Court Mulls Coverage for COVID-19 Shutdowns August 8, 2023 Major League Baseball, the Los Angeles Lakers and Ross Stores are among 10 parties that have filed amicus briefs as... Read More
International News More People Go Missing and Thousands are Evacuated as Northeast China Is Hit by More Floods August 7, 2023 TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Rain continued to pelt northeastern China in the wake of Typhoon Doksuri on Saturday, as authorities... Read More
A Cyberattack Has Disrupted Hospitals and Health Care in Several States August 7, 2023 MANCHESTER, Conn. (AP) — Hospitals and clinics in several states on Friday began the time-consuming process of recovering from a... Read More
Coal Miners Hail Rule to Slow Rise of Black Lung August 7, 2023 CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A half-century ago, the nation`s top health experts urged the federal agency in charge of mine... Read More
West News Compensation for New Mexico Wildfire Victims Tops $14 Million and Is Climbing August 7, 2023 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — More victims of a devastating wildfire sparked last year by the U.S. Forest Service in northern... Read More
Southeast News Cleanup from Chemical Spill and Fire that Shut Down I-24 in Tennessee Could Take Days August 7, 2023 CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Cleanup from a chemical spill and fire near Interstate 24 in Tennessee will take several days,... Read More
West News YMCA Camp Session Canceled, Allowing Staff to Deal with Trauma of Idaho Bus Crash August 7, 2023 An upcoming YMCA summer camp session in Idaho has been canceled so staffers can deal with the emotional trauma of... Read More
International News 3rd Philippine Ferry Accident in over a Week Leaves 1 Dead and Nearly 100 Rescued August 7, 2023 MANILA, Philippines (AP) — One person died and nearly 100 had to be rescued after a ferry in the central... Read More
Texas / South Central News Appellate Court Rejects ‘Fishing Expedition’ Discovery Request to Home Depot August 7, 2023 A Texas appellate court threw out a trial court order that approved a plaintiff’s overly broad discovery request in an... Read More
J&J Talc Cancer Plaintiffs Want 6-Month Ban on Further Bankruptcy Filings August 4, 2023 NEW YORK —Lawyers for thousands of people who claim Johnson & Johnson’s talc-based powders caused them to develop cancer on... Read More