West News California Wildfire Evacuees Return Home to Find Devastation October 2, 2020 SANTA ROSA, Calif. — Nikki and Kevin Conant returned to their home in Northern California wine country Wednesday to find... Read More
US Judge Dismisses New Mexico Privacy Claims Against Google October 2, 2020 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A U.S. district judge has dismissed New Mexico’s privacy claims against Google over privacy concerns, but New... Read More
Texas / South Central News Race Track Settles With Feds For Manure, Urine Discharges October 2, 2020 NEW ORLEANS — The owners of the horse racing track in New Orleans have agreed to pay a $2.8 million... Read More
Court OKs $800M Settlement For MGM Resorts, Vegas Victims October 2, 2020 LAS VEGAS — A court on Wednesday approved a settlement totaling $800 million from casino company MGM Resorts International and... Read More
U.S. Traffic Deaths Fell After Coronavirus Lockdown, But Drivers Got Riskier October 2, 2020 U.S. traffic deaths fell during the coronavirus lockdowns but drivers engaged in riskier behavior as the fatality rate spiked to... Read More
Amazon Reports Over 19,000, or 1.44%, of U.S. Frontline Employees Had Covid-19 October 2, 2020 Amazon.com Inc. on Thursday said more than 19,000 of its U.S. frontline workers contracted the coronavirus this year, or 1.44%... Read More
Texas / South Central News Arkema, Executives Acquitted of Charges From 2017 Chemical Fire October 1, 2020 HOUSTON, Oct 1 — A Texas judge on Thursday acquitted the U.S. arm of French chemical maker Arkema SA and... Read More
West News California’s Wine Country Residents Facing Fire Fatigue October 1, 2020 NAPA, Calif. — Will Abrams and his family packed their pickup truck with laptops, clothes, sleeping bags and a tent... Read More
Texas / South Central News $215M in BP Oil Spill Money to Restore Louisiana Marshes October 1, 2020 BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana will get nearly $215 million in BP oil spill money for two projects planned to... Read More
Anthem to Pay Nearly $40M Settlement Over 2015 Cyberattack October 1, 2020 INDIANAPOLIS — Health insurer Anthem has agreed to another multimillion-dollar settlement over a cyberattack on its technology that exposed the... Read More