International News Thailand Issues New Flood Warnings From Seasonal Rain September 29, 2021 BANGKOK (AP) — Officials in Thailand issued fresh warnings Tuesday about flooding caused by seasonal monsoon rains, after at least... Read More
International News Cyclone Damages Indian Crops Just Before Harvesting September 29, 2021 MUMBAI — Heavy rains brought by Cyclone Gulab damaged India’s summer-sown crops such as soybeans, cotton, pulses and vegetables just... Read More
West News Fires Threatening California’s Sequoias Continue to Grow September 29, 2021 THREE RIVERS, Calif. (AP) — California firefighters battled fast-growing forest fires threatening giant sequoias and small communities in the Sierra... Read More
Earth-Monitoring Landsat 9 Satellite Launches in California September 29, 2021 LOS ANGELES (AP) — The latest in a series of U.S. satellites that has recorded human and natural impacts on... Read More
Texas / South Central News ‘Ambiguous’ Flood Deductible May Cost Carriers That Insured New Orleans Hotel September 29, 2021 The redevelopment of the historic Jung Hotel and Residences in downtown New Orleans flooded four times before renovations were complete.... Read More
Drug Distributors Strike 1st Opioid Settlement With Native American Tribe For $75M September 29, 2021 The three largest U.S. drug distributors will pay more than $75 million to resolve claims they fueled an opioid epidemic... Read More
East News Billionaire Row Condo Board Sues Developers Over 1,500 Building Defects September 28, 2021 The condo board at one of New York’s tallest and toniest towers sued the building’s developers, claiming design flaws are... Read More
Southeast News Cadmium Spiked at Lead Factory, Workers Didn’t Get Help September 28, 2021 TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — In June 2014, an air monitor strapped to a worker inside a Tampa lead factory picked... Read More
Midwest News Indiana Beaches Closed After Apparent US Steel Plant Spill September 28, 2021 PORTAGE, Ind. (AP) — Indiana Dunes National Park closed its beaches and a northwest Indiana water utility shut down an... Read More
International News Strong Quake Hits Greek Island of Crete; 1 Dead, 20 Injured September 28, 2021 ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A strong, prolonged earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of at least 5.8 struck the Greek island... Read More