Crash Victims’ Families Seek Boeing CEO Testimony; Lawmakers Seek FAA Records March 1, 2021 By Eric M. Johnson and Tracy Rucinski Relatives of victims of a Boeing Co. 737 MAX crash in Ethiopia that occurred five months after an Indonesian Lion...
House Votes to Extend Civil, Labor Rights to LGBTQ Americans; Fate in Senate Uncertain March 1, 2021 By Kevin Freking The Democratic-led House passed a bill Thursday that would enshrine LGBTQ protections in the nation’s labor and civil rights laws,...
Investor Suit Alleges Chemours Directors Misled About Firm’s Financials, Liabilities March 1, 2021 By Jef Feeley Chemours Co.’s directors were accused in a lawsuit of duping shareholders about its financial health and the extent of its...
California Agriculture Company Owner, Daughter Sentenced in $2.5M Workers’ Comp Scheme February 26, 2021 Felipe Saurez Barocio, 63, of Atwater, Calif., owner of Agriculture Services Inc., and his daughter, Angelita Barocio-Negrete, 34, of Merced,...
Damage to West Virginia Power Grids from Winter Storm Delays Power Restoration February 26, 2021 Some West Virginia residents are waiting longer than anticipated for their power to come back on after utility crews found...
Illinois Bill Would Move Workers’ Comp Fraud Probes to Insurance Department February 26, 2021 A bill filed in the Illinois General Assembly would transfer the responsibilities for investigating workers’ compensation fraud to the state...
Family of West Virginia Gov to Pay $270K in Suit Over Mine Discharges February 26, 2021 A coal company controlled by the family of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice must pay $270,000 to a nonprofit land...
Southern Exposure: Cold Wreaks Havoc on States with Aging Waterworks February 26, 2021 By Melinda Deslatte and Leah Willingham The sunshine is back and the ice has melted. But more than a week after a deep freeze across the...
Nebraska County to Pay $120K to Settle 911 Wrongful Death Lawsuit February 26, 2021 Douglas County, Nebraska, has agreed to pay $120,00 to settle a lawsuit by the family of a woman who died...
Judge Strikes Down Parts of Michigan Towing Law February 26, 2021 By Ed White A judge has struck down portions of a Michigan towing law as unconstitutional after low-income Detroit residents shared extraordinary stories...