Monthly Archives: <span>February 2021</span>

Tornado Rattles Florida Residents, Damages Homes

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A tornado in Florida’s Tampa Bay region peeled off rooftops, snapped trees and roused residents from bed early Sunday morning. The National Weather Service said there were no serious injuries reported from the twister that …

Business Owners Ponder Whether to Require COVID-19 Shots

NEW YORK (AP) — As more coronavirus vaccine doses become available in the weeks and months ahead, many business owners face a difficult decision: whether to require employees to be inoculated. And if they decide “yes,” they have to be …

Northwest Storm Leaves at Least 200,000 Without Power

LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. — At least 200,000 people remained without power in the Portland, Oregon, area Sunday after a winter storm blanketed the Pacific Northwest with ice and snow and made travel treacherous. With a number of transmission lines and …

Claims Business: CCC, AF Group and Decision UR, Aclaimant and StrongArm

CCC Merges, Expects IPO CCC Information Services is merging with a blank check company in a step that will pump nearly $1 billion into the company. CCC, based in Chicago, said it is joining Dragoneer Growth Opportunities Corp., a special …

U.S. Cold Blast So Extreme Gas Pipes Are Starting to Freeze

The unprecedented Arctic blast that has gripped the U.S. for much of the week has paralyzed natural gas pipelines, brought deadly ice storms to Houston and is about to get worse. Nearly 300 new daily temperature records could be set, …

At Least 5 Killed in Massive Crash on Icy Texas Interstate

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — At least five people were killed Thursday in a massive crash involving 75 to 100 vehicles on an icy Texas interstate, police said, as a winter storm dropped freezing rain, sleet and snow on parts …

Governor Signs Liability Shield, Intends to Lift Mask Rule

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Saying he will lift a statewide mask requirement later this week, Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a bill Wednesday intended to protect businesses and health care providers from coronavirus-related lawsuits. Gianforte said the new law will …

Study: Smaller Cars May Be Why Crashes Injure Women More

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The smaller, lighter vehicles that women more often drive, and the types of crashes they get into, may explain why they are much more likely to suffer a serious injury in a collision than men, a …

Kenai to Outsource Engineering Services for Bluffs Project

KENAI, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska city plans to outsource engineering services in coordination with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for a project to stabilize bluffs along the Kenai River. Kenai plans to use the Kenai Bluffs Stabilization Project …

Charges: Man Shot Staff One by One in Medical Clinic Attack

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A man who shot five staff members at a Minnesota health clinic this week shot two of them in the reception area before heading back to where patients are treated and shooting three others, including a medical …