Emergency Management Officials See Confusion About Tornado Sirens May 31, 2019 By Stan Finger WICHITA, Kan. — With the peak of tornado season arriving in Tornado Alley, Sedgwick County officials moved to address public...
California Water Utilities Seek Relief from Fire Lawsuits May 31, 2019 By Adam Beam SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Facing more wildfires and the lawsuits that come with them, a group of public and private California...
Fire Suppression, Drought Increasing Mortality Among Trees May 31, 2019 An Oregon State University forester says dry winters and long periods of drought, combined with fire suppression, are affecting the...
Fury as Russian Company Tells Women Workers to Stop Wearing Trousers May 31, 2019 By Umberto Bacchi A company’s offer of extra payments for women who wear a skirt or a dress to work has sparked a...
America’s Crop Problems Raise a Red Flag for a Major Chicken Producer May 31, 2019 By Isis Almeida and Lydia Mulvany Downpours that have hampered crop planting and boosted grain prices could prove a hurdle for Sanderson Farms Inc., as the...
Drone Impact Ruled Out as Cause of Incident With Damaged Jetliner May 31, 2019 By Alan Levin A Grupo Aeromexico SAB airliner said to have been hit by a drone last December was actually damaged when a...
Flying Has Become More Dangerous. Don’t Blame Just Boeing May 31, 2019 By Angus Whitley Flying has become deadlier than it has been for years and it’s hard to pin it solely on Boeing Co.’s...
WCRI Medical Index Reasserts that Medical Prices Lower in Fee Schedule States May 31, 2019 By Jim Sams The second Workers’ Compensation Research Institute study released this month concludes that medical treatment for injured workers costs more and...
Louisiana Lawmakers Trying to Make Sexual Harassers Pay May 30, 2019 By Melinda DeSlatte BATON ROUGE, La. — An effort aimed at making Louisiana officials pay a share of their sexual harassment settlements, rather...
Prosecutors Seek Sale of 2 New York Condos Linked to Malaysian fugitive May 30, 2019 U.S. prosecutors are seeking to sell two luxury condominiums in New York City linked to fugitive financier Low Taek Jho,...