Volkswagen said on Thursday it would appeal against a decision by an Italian court ordering the German group to refund consumers participating in a class action lawsuit over the carmaker’s rigging of diesel emissions tests. Italian consumer group Altroconsumo said …
The search for victims of the collapse of a Miami-area high-rise condominium reached its 14th day on Wednesday July 7, as workers uncovered 10 more bodies from the rubble and officials sounded more and more grim about the prospects of …
Purdue Pharma LP won the support of more than a dozen states that had opposed its $4.5 billion bankruptcy plan after members of the Sackler family that own it agreed to pay more money and relinquish control of two family …
A regulator has ordered an Iowa amusement park not to restart a popular boat ride pending an investigation into an accident that killed an 11-year-old boy and left his brother in critical condition. Iowa Labor Commissioner Rod Roberts signed an …
Gov. Jay Inslee this week declared a state of emergency throughout Washington relating to the growing risk of wildfires, including a statewide prohibition on most outdoor and agricultural burning through Sept. 30. “We don’t want a repeat of recent years …
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has declared a drought disaster in 15 additional Montana counties, bringing the number of counties in a declared disaster to 31 of Montana’s 56 counties. The declaration makes farms in the affected area eligible for …
The deadline for Kentuckians impacted by severe storms earlier this year to register for federal assistance has been extended. The deadline to apply is now July 23. The extension was requested by Gov. Andy Beshear as communities in eastern Kentucky …
Two people were injured when the ceiling of a Connecticut ice cream shop collapsed, authorities said. A portion of the ceiling inside Milkcraft in West Hartford collapsed just before 8 p.m. Monday, West Hartford Fire Chief Greg Priest said. Two …
A massive construction drill toppled over and crushed a man to death Tuesday night in Philadelphia, police said. Firefighters and police responded just after 9:10 p.m. to the 3100 block of Convention Avenue near Franklin Field and the Penn Museum …
Officials have charged a man with one count of arson after a string of suspicious fires in Norfolk, Virginia. News outlets report that the Norfolk Fire Marshal’s Office announced the arrest of Ryan Elza, 42, on Monday. He is charged …
