Texas / South Central News Close Call With Storm Renews Debate Over Houston Barrier September 24, 2020 GALVESTON, Texas — Houston, a Gulf Coast city that barely rises above sea level, has long worried about a worst-case... Read More
West News Few Resources, Old-Growth Forest Allowed For Fire’s Growth September 24, 2020 LOS ANGELES — A lack of firefighting resources in the hours after it was sparked allowed a fast-moving wildfire to... Read More
Vanessa Bryant Sues LA Sheriff Over Helicopter Crash Photos September 24, 2020 LOS ANGELES — Vanessa Bryant, the widow of basketball star Kobe Bryant, has filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles... Read More
Study Shows Monitoring Plus Coaching Can Cut Risky Driving in Half September 24, 2020 Oil-field workers who bomb around in pickups across hundreds of miles of countryside every work week cut speeding and hard... Read More
Self-Driving Car Bill Reintroduced in House Minus Biggest Backer September 24, 2020 Legislation that would allow carmakers to sell as many as 100,000 self-driving vehicles per year in the U.S. is being... Read More
International News Top Shipping Insurance Group Will Not Cover Ships Linked to Nord Stream 2 September 23, 2020 MOSCOW — The world’s largest group of shipping insurers will not insure vessels involved in the Russian-led Nord Stream 2... Read More
For Carnival, ‘Death on the High Seas Act’ Protects the Bottom Line September 23, 2020 Carnival Corp. is poised to dramatically curb monetary damages for passengers killed by the coronavirus under the latest court decision... Read More
Beta Weakens to Tropical Depression, Stalls Over Texas Coast September 23, 2020 HOUSTON — Beta weakened to a tropical depression Tuesday as it parked itself over the Texas coast, raising concerns of... Read More
West News Huge California Wildfire Threatening More Than 1,000 Homes September 23, 2020 LOS ANGELES — A wildfire scorching its way through brush and timber from the mountains to the desert northeast of... Read More
West News Oregon Grieves For Natural Places Wiped Out By Wildfires September 23, 2020 DETROIT LAKE, Ore. — Oregonians are grieving the loss of some of their most treasured natural places after wildfires wiped... Read More