Expect More Shipping Chaos as Omicron Forces Transport Workers to Quit December 28, 2021 From seafarers refusing to get back on ships to truck drivers whose concern over Covid-related border closures trumps the lure... Read More
Flooding Projected to Cost Businesses $13.5B Next Year December 28, 2021 A new report estimates that U.S. businesses could spend about $13.5 billion in 2022 to repair or replace flood-damaged commercial... Read More
West News Federal Judge Dismisses Claims That Linkedin Overcharged Advertisers December 28, 2021 A US judge dismissed a lawsuit accusing Microsoft Corp’s LinkedIn of inflating the number of people who watched video ads... Read More
US Steps Up Probe Into Hyundai-Kia Engine Failures and Fires December 28, 2021 DETROIT (AP)–U.S. auto safety regulators have stepped up a series of investigations into engine fires that have plagued Hyundai and... Read More
Midwest News Long Road to Recovery for Kansas Ranchers After Wildfires December 28, 2021 PARADISE, Kan. (AP)–Ranchers in western Kansas have begun to recover from the deadly wildfires that torched their land earlier this... Read More
Texas / South Central News Family Sues Oil Company Over Fatal Louisiana Tank Explosion December 28, 2021 BATON ROUGE, La. (AP)–Relatives of a 14-year-old girl who died when an oil storage tank exploded in February have sued... Read More
Two More Circuit Courts Reject COVID-19 Business-Interruption Claims December 28, 2021 The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday that the coronavirus did not cause a direct physical damage or loss... Read More
Texas / South Central News Exxon Cuts Baytown Refinery Rates After Extinguishing Fire December 27, 2021 Exxon Mobil Corp. says an overnight fire at its Baytown, Texas, refinery that injured four people has been extinguished. The... Read More
$475M Settlement Proposed in Longest-Running US Oil Spill December 27, 2021 NEW ORLEANS (AP)–A New Orleans-based oil company has agreed to turn over a $432 million cleanup trust fund and pay... Read More
West News 2 Dead in Submerged Car as California Storm Worries Spread December 27, 2021 LOS ANGELES (AP)–Heavy overnight rains in Northern California left two people dead in a submerged car as authorities on Thursday... Read More