Trump FEMA Chief Backs Reducing Federal Role in Disaster Relief, Flood Insurance August 23, 2017 By Christopher Flavelle President Donald Trump’s emergency management director said he’s pushing for an overhaul of disaster relief so that states, cities and...
Australia’s CBA Threatened with Large Class Action over Money Laundering Charges August 23, 2017 By Paulina Duran and Jonathan Barrett A law firm threatened on Wednesday to file a class action suit against Commonwealth Bank of Australia for allegedly failing...
Severe Typhoon Hato Lashes Hong Kong; Flash Flood Warning Issued August 23, 2017 By Shawna Kwan, Justina Lee and Fion Li Severe Typhoon Hato made landfall in China after it lashed Hong Kong with heavy winds and rain, forcing the city...
Chlorine Tank Ruptured by Stolen Car Kills 2 in Mississippi August 23, 2017 County officials in Mississippi say a toxic cloud of chlorine was released when a stolen car crashed into a utility...
Louisville Sues Drug Distributors Over Kentucky Opioid Epidemic August 23, 2017 Officials in Kentucky’s largest city have filed suit in federal court against opioid distributors, accusing them of contributing to the...
Gas Leak at West Virginia Restaurant Sends 7 to Hospital August 23, 2017 A fire official says seven people have were sent to the hospital after a suspected gas leak at a West...
SCA Promotions Wins March Madness Prize Insurance Fight Against Yahoo August 23, 2017 By Jonathan Stempel Yahoo Inc. owes a prize promoter $5.5 million for backing out of a contract to pay $1 billion for predicting...
National Safety Board Schedules Vote on Tesla Autopilot Crash Cause August 23, 2017 By David Shepardson The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board will vote at a Sept. 12 hearing on the probable cause of a May...
Huge Verdict Upends J&J’s Talc Product Liability Defense Strategy August 23, 2017 By Tina Bellon A massive California verdict in a lawsuit alleging Johnson & Johnson’s talc-based products cause cancer has opened a new front...
Idaho City Tells Insurer to Pay For Children’s Chemical Burns August 22, 2017 The city of Lewiston has decided to pay medical bills for children from two families who suffered chemical burns at...