Articles by Tom Brown

No Libel in HBO Sporting Goods Child Labor Broadcast, Jury Says

A U.S. jury cleared HBO of libel claims on Friday in a lawsuit brought against the Time Warner Inc. subsidiary by a British sporting goods company over a report linking it to child labor in India. Miter Sports International, a …

Jury Gets Libel Suit Against HBO’s ‘Children of Industry’

A lawyer for HBO said on Thursday that a libel case brought against the Time Warner Inc. subsidiary by a British sporting goods company was groundless and maybe even defamatory. The comments from HBO lawyer Dane Butswinkas, in which he …

Atlantic Hurricane Season Quietest in 45 Years, Experts Say

The 2013 Atlantic hurricane season looks set to go down as a big washout, marking the first time in 45 years that the strongest storm to form was just a minor Category 1 hurricane. There could still be a late …

A Forecast-Busting Atlantic Hurricane Season

The 2013 Atlantic hurricane season, which forecasters had predicted would be more active than normal, has turned out to be something of a dud so far as an unusual calm has been hanging over the tropics. As the season enters …

Obama Administration Bashes Florida for Blocking Health Insurance Navigators

Florida was strongly criticized by the federal government on Thursday for barring outreach workers, known as “navigators,” from county health departments when they start enrolling people next month for insurance under President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform law. “This is another …

Quiet 2013 Hurricane Season a ‘Head Scratcher’ for Embarrassed Forecasters

The 2013 Atlantic hurricane season, which forecasters had predicted would be more active than normal, has turned out to be something of a dud so far as an unusual calm hangs over the tropics. As the season heads into the …

National Weather Service Chief Focused on Improving Forecasting

Computing power gives Europeans a commanding advantage when it comes to weather forecasting and storm tracking, but the new head of the National Weather Service hopes to see the United States regain its leadership in that crucial field. “Our global …

Travel Industry Unfazed by Latest Carnival Cruise Ship Saga

Global cruise giant Carnival Corp. found itself in deep doo-doo this week, due to alarming reports about an engine room fire that left one of its jam-packed U.S. passenger ships adrift and awash in raw sewage in the Gulf of …

Fewer Storms Forecast for 2012 Hurricane Season

The 2012 Atlantic hurricane season is projected to be less active than in recent years with 11 tropical storms, six of which will intensify into hurricanes, U.S. private forecaster Weather Services International said on Wednesday. Two of the six hurricanes …

Fewer Storms Forecast for 2012 Atlantic Hurricane Season

Fewer Storms Forecast for 2012 Atlantic Hurricane Season The 2012 Atlantic hurricane season is projected to be less active than in recent years with 11 tropical storms, six of which will intensify into hurricanes, U.S. private forecaster Weather Services International …