Boy Scouts Mortgage Vast New Mexico Ranch Amid Sex-Abuse Litigation November 26, 2019 By David Crary The Boy Scouts of America has mortgaged one of the most spectacular properties it owns, the vast Philmont Scout Ranch...
Report: Hurricane Dorian Inflicted $3.4B Losses On Bahamas November 18, 2019 By Danica Coto Hurricane Dorian inflicted losses of about $3.4 billion on the Bahamas, an amount equal to one-quarter of the Caribbean archipelago’s...
UPS Found Liable For Shipping Contraband Cigarettes In New York, but Damages Reduced November 8, 2019 By Jonathan Stempel A federal appeals court found United Parcel Service Inc liable to New York state and New York City for shipping...
Dispute Erupts Over Radios Utility Workers Use in California Wildfires November 6, 2019 By Susan Decker Radio technology that’s critical to helping utility workers deal with California wildfires is at the heart of a trial that...
Third Strong Quake This Month Kills 5 in Southern Philippines November 1, 2019 KIDAPAWAN, Philippines — The third strong earthquake this month killed five people Thursday, injured several others and destroyed buildings that...
Dallas County Tornadoes Caused $2 Billion in Damage, Insurance Council Says October 25, 2019 DALLAS — An insurance industry group says the nine tornadoes that struck the Dallas area during a Sunday night outbreak...
TV Reporter Climbs on Classic Cars, is Handed Walking Papers October 24, 2019 SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Maybe the “Good Day Sacramento” reporter just thought he’d drive a little more traffic to his television...
Radio Group Sued for Playing Songs Thousands of Times Without Paying October 4, 2019 By Lucas Shaw Global Music Rights, a group that represents artists such as Drake and Bruce Springsteen, is suing radio-station owner Entravision Communications...
VW Drivers May Struggle to Win Damages as Court Queries Losses September 30, 2019 By Karin Matussek The 470,000 diesel-car owners who signed up for a case against Volkswagen AG may face an uphill struggle after a...
J&J to Pay $37.2 Million to Group Blaming Powder for Cancers September 12, 2019 By Jef Feeley Johnson & Johnson must pay at least $37.2 million to four consumers who blamed asbestos-tainted talc for their cancers in...