Plastic Consumption on Track to Nearly Double by 2050: Research February 27, 2023 Plastic use in G20 countries is on course to nearly double by the middle of the century unless a comprehensive...
Officials Say Heavy Ice a Possible Factor in Deadly Alaska Gym Collapse February 27, 2023 An Anchorage official says thick, heavy ice had accumulated on the roof of a gym that collapsed earlier this month,...
Family of Colorado Man Killed by Deputy Files Lawsuit February 27, 2023 By Thomas Peipert and Colleen Slevin The family of a man who was fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy outside a Colorado middle school while students...
5 Dead, Including Patient in Medical Flight Crash in Nevada February 27, 2023 All five people aboard a medical transport flight, including a patient, were killed in a plane crash in northern Nevada,...
French Bank BNP Paribas Sued by NGOs Over Amazon Rainforest Deforestation Link February 27, 2023 By Mathieu Rosemain Environmental and human rights activist groups said on Monday they had sued BNP Paribas, the eurozone’s biggest bank, for providing...
Florida Nursing Home Operator Acquitted of Causing Patient Deaths in Hurricane Irma February 27, 2023 A judge on Friday acquitted a Florida nursing home administrator accused of causing the overheating deaths of nine patients after...
Cyber Insurance Market Back From Brink After Onslaught of Ransomware Attacks February 27, 2023 By Max Reyes The cyber-insurance market, battered by a rash of pandemic-era ransomware attacks, is making a comeback. Price hikes are moderating, new...
Michigan Judge Rejects Agency’s Bid to Shield Pro-Union Starbucks Workers From Firing February 27, 2023 A federal judge in Detroit on Thursday dealt a blow to a U.S. labor agency by drastically narrowing his recent...
Norfolk Southern Cleared by EPA to Resume Ohio Waste Shipments February 27, 2023 By Jack Gillum Norfolk Southern Corp. this week can resume shipments of hazardous waste from the site of its freight train derailment in...
Berkshire Hathaway Reports First Underwriting Loss Since 2017, Drop in GEICO Staffing February 27, 2023 Berkshire Hathaway recorded its first full-year underwriting loss since 2017—but a small one—as strong profits from reinsurance operations were almost...