Trump Tells Insurers to Pay Virus Claims If Pandemics Not Excluded April 14, 2020 By Jim Sams President Donald Trump has staked out his position in a legal battle over business-interruption claims: Unless the policy excludes pandemics,...
New York City Sues Drug Companies Over Opioid Epidemic January 24, 2018 By Nate Raymond and Jonathan Stempel New York City on Tuesday sued eight companies that make or distribute prescription opioids, blaming them for fueling a deadly...
Cities Signing Chicago’s Pact to Tackle Climate Change December 28, 2017 Mayor Rahm Emanuel says 10 more cities have joined Chicago’s effort to address climate change after President Donald Trump said...
Trump Declares Disaster for New Mexico Native American Community December 22, 2017 President Donald Trump has issued a disaster declaration for a New Mexico Native American community that is recovering from the...
California Governor Looking Around World for Climate Changes Allies June 2, 2017 By Jonathan J. Cooper Looking for allies in the fight against climate change, California Gov. Jerry Brown headed to China this week in a...
Calexit Supporters End 2018 Bid for California Independence April 19, 2017 Supporters of a long-shot bid to make California an independent nation have ended their effort to put it to a...
Oregon Governor Warns Trump to Keep Hands off Oregon Legal Pot Business March 3, 2017 Oregon Gov. Kate Brown says the federal government should leave the state’s legal marijuana industry alone. Brown says that if...
New York Museum Ends Shia LaBeouf Project, Citing Safety Concerns February 14, 2017 The Museum of the Moving Image announced Friday it has closed a performance art project involving Shia LaBeouf, citing “serious...
Global Temperatures Hit Record High for 3rd Year in Row in 2016 January 19, 2017 By Alister Doyle World temperatures hit a record high for the third year in a row in 2016, creeping closer to a ceiling...
Business Interruption Remains Top Corporate Concern in 2017: Allianz January 12, 2017 Business interruption is a top global corporate risk for the fifth year in a row. But worries about Brexit and...