International News China’s Earthquake Rescue Work Hindered by Covid Zero Controls September 8, 2022 Rescue work after China’s most recent earthquake has been hindered by the country’s slavish adherence to a Covid Zero strategy,... Read More
West News Victims of Floatplane Crash Included Activist, Winemaker September 8, 2022 By Martha Bellisle and Manuel Valdes WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash. (AP) — A civil rights activist, a business owner, a lawyer, an engineer and the founder of... Read More
Editor's Picks Midwest News Ohio Supreme Ct: Insurer Has No Duty to Defend Drug Distributor Against Opioid Lawsuit September 8, 2022 By Jim Sams An insurer has no duty to defend a drug distributor against lawsuits filed by cities and counties that allege it... Read More
Juul Reaches $439 Million Settlement Over Marketing to Children September 7, 2022 By Erik Larson, Rachel Butt and Malathi Nayak Juul Labs Inc. reached an agreement in principle to pay $438.5 million to 33 states to resolve a two-year bipartisan... Read More
Peloton Says CPSC Staff Recommends Civil Penalties Related to Treadmill Recall September 7, 2022 Peloton Interactive Inc. said on Wednesday the U.S. consumer safety regulator’s staff intends to recommend the agency that civil monetary... Read More
International News Hurricane Kay Threatens Baja California Coast; Hurricane Earl Forms in the Atlantic September 7, 2022 MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Kay lashed Mexico’s Pacific coast with rain Tuesday as it moved northward toward the Baja... Read More
East News More Rainfall After Downpours Flooded Rhode Island Streets September 7, 2022 PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The heavy rain that caused street flooding and forced the closure of major roads in Rhode... Read More
West News California Facing Wildfires, Chance of Blackouts amid Brutal Heat Wave September 7, 2022 By Robert Jablon LOS ANGELES (AP) — California is facing its highest chance of blackouts this year as a brutal heat wave continues... Read More
International News Typhoon Batters S. Korea, Preparations Minimize Casualties September 7, 2022 By Kim Tong-Hyung SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The most powerful typhoon to hit South Korea in years killed at least three people,... Read More
International News Tractors to the Rescue as Floods Submerge India’s Tech Hub September 7, 2022 By Nivedita Bhattacharjee and Nandan Mandayam BENGALURU, India —Authorities in the Indian city of Bengaluru used tractors on Tuesday to rescue residents of posh housing estates... Read More