Southern California Edison, a unit of utility Edison International, agreed on Friday to pay $82.5 million to settle claims with the U.S. Forest Service for costs and damages resulting from the Bobcat Fire in 2020. The U.S. government had filed …
The U.S. Justice Department asked a federal judge in Texas to dismiss its criminal case against Boeing Co. over two fatal crashes of its 737 Max jets more than six years ago, despite objections of family members of some crash …
In one of the nation’s first wrongful-death claims seeking to hold the fossil fuel industry accountable for its role in the changing climate, a Washington state woman is suing seven oil and gas companies, saying they contributed to an extraordinarily …
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission moved to end its legal battle against crypto exchange Binance Holdings Ltd., the latest sign of the regulator’s dramatic shift in how it polices cryptocurrency. The regulator and the exchange’s co-founder Changpeng Zhao filed …
For the first time in the United States, a utility is asking federal regulators for a permit to build a small nuclear reactor. The nation’s largest public power company, the Tennessee Valley Authority, announced Tuesday it submitted a construction permit …
Cars of today are more than just forms of transportation; they are mobile data hubs. Not only is the modernization of cars making life easier for people driving to work, dropping the kids at school, or going on road trips, …
When a series of deadly storms and tornadoes pummeled Arkansas in mid-March, downing power lines and tearing up homes, Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders asked the federal government for money to not only help repair the damage, but also boost the …
After eight years of losses, Florida’s personal property insurance market reported an underwriting profit and a considerable jump in operating income in 2024, the AM Best rating and analytics firm said in a report this week. The firm examined 45 …
Four former Volkswagen AG managers were convicted by a German court for their roles in the diesel-emission scandal, involving the manipulation of millions of cars and causing €2.1 billion ($2.4 billion) in damages to drivers. Jens Hadler, who led diesel-engine …
A former WWE executive who had been fighting sexual abuse allegations in a lawsuit by an ex-employee has agreed to a confidential settlement and will now help the accuser as she continues suing the company and former leader Vince McMahon, …