West News Progress Made Against Massive California-Nevada Wildfire but Flames Threaten Iconic Joshua Trees August 3, 2023 MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters aided by rain fought to contain a massive blaze that swept through the... Read More
International News Powerful Typhoon Pounds Japan’s Okinawa, Injures More than 30 as it Moves Toward China August 3, 2023 TOKYO (AP) — A powerful typhoon slammed Okinawa and other islands in southwestern Japan Wednesday with high winds injuring more... Read More
International News Beijing Records Heaviest Rainfall in at Least 140 Years, Causing Severe Flooding and 21 Deaths August 3, 2023 ZHUOZHOU, Hebei (AP) — China`s capital has recorded its heaviest rainfall in at least 140 years over the past few... Read More
Southeast News Maritime Law Doesn’t Allow Negligent Contractor to Limit Liability August 3, 2023 A construction company whose barges came loose from their moorings during Hurricane Sally and damaged the Pensacola Bay Bridge will... Read More
Pipeline Operators to Pay $12.5M After Crude Oil Spills in Montana, North Dakota August 2, 2023 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Two pipeline operators have agreed to pay a $12.5 million civil penalty related to crude oil... Read More
AP Reveals Problematic Dams in US, but Not New Jersey August 2, 2023 TRENTON, N.J. (AP) __ A more than two-year investigation by The Associated Press identified scores of problematic dams nationwide, but... Read More
Norfolk Southern Changes Policy on Overheated Bearings, Months After Ohio Derailment August 2, 2023 OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A minor coal train derailment in Virginia in early July prompted Norfolk Southern to rethink the... Read More
Thermo Fisher Scientific Settles with Family for Taking Cervical Cells August 2, 2023 BALTIMORE (AP) — More than 70 years after doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital took Henrietta Lacks’ cervical cells without her... Read More
West News Hawaii Could See a Big Hurricane Season, but Most Homes Aren’t Ready August 2, 2023 HONOLULU (AP) — Jan Pappas and Ronald Yasuda hired a contractor to fasten the roof of their 1960s-era home to... Read More
Texas / South Central News No Duty to Defend Doesn’t Mean No Duty to Indemnify, 5th Circuit Rules August 2, 2023 A federal appeals court has clarified, at least under the realm of Texas law, when an insurer has a duty... Read More