The fire threat across the U.S. West will rise Friday and remain dangerous through Saturday for many areas, including Northern California, as lightning strikes risk igniting dry vegetation. Critical fire weather conditions and dry lightning will prevail across the western …
Three Amazon.com Inc. workers say the company violated a Seattle ordinance by interrogating them after they testified in favor of regulation of data centers in the city. Darius Irani, Patrick Schloesser and Liesl Wigand, members of an employee group that …
Recent flooding in South Africa’s Western Cape province, which includes the tourist hub of Cape Town, caused more than 9 billion rand ($548 million) of damage, a total that’s expected to rise once final assessments are completed. “Our infrastructure budget …
John Paulson was awarded more than $47 million by an arbitrator who found that the billionaire’s former Puerto Rico business partner cheated him on one investment and usurped him on another. Fahad Ghaffar breached his fiduciary duty by advising Paulson …
Meta Platforms has lobbied the U.S. Congress for legal immunity from child-harm claims tied to social media products such as Instagram, as it faces thousands of lawsuits from young users and their families, according to a source familiar with the …
A Swedish transport authority is recommending a vote against the Europe-wide rollout of Tesla’s supervised self-driving software, unless the U.S. EV maker disables its ability to exceed legal speed limits, a regulatory letter shows. In a previously unreported letter dated …
The U.S. West and Gulf Coast are set to broil this summer while the rest of the nation may face dreary and cool days — thanks in part to El Niño. The U.S. Climate Prediction Center sees the western and …
Ford is recalling 255,404 vehicles in the U.S. over an issue with the canister purge valve, which may malfunction, causing the engine to stall unexpectedly while driving, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said. The recall affects certain 2012-2018 …
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A fiery North Dakota derailment that happened two years ago demonstrated yet again why the National Transportation Safety Board has been urging the rail industry for decades to replace flawed tank cars that tend to rupture in a crash. The …