Hurricane Ida headed toward oil and gas facilities in the central Gulf of Mexico on Monday on a path to the U.S. Gulf Coast after killing 124 people in El Salvador following floods and mudslides. U.S. oil companies were shutting …
Actor Morgan Freeman has settled a lawsuit related to a 2008 car accident that seriously injured him and a passenger, according to court records. Terms of the settlement were not released. Demaris Meyer filed a federal lawsuit against the Academy …
Energy companies operating in the Gulf of Mexico shut in oil and natural gas production and a major gas hub was closed on Monday as Hurricane Ida spun toward the region. The Independence natural gas hub — the largest gas …
Mindful that the suburban West Bank of New Orleans has regained its pre-Hurricane Katrina population and is primed for growth, the Army Corps of Engineers is launching a $1 billion effort to keep the next storm at bay. The new …
A jurisdiction-wide ban on driving while talking on a hand-held cell phone is in place in 7 states (California, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Utah, and Washington) and the District of Columbia. Utah has named the offense careless driving. …
Poverty and climate hazards make the southeast United States the country’s most vulnerable area to climate change impact, Oxfam America said. A report released by the relief organization identified high-risk “hotspots” across 13 southeast states from Arkansas to Virginia where …
$12.1 Million Cumulative amount of bonuses to be paid to several top executives at AIG, after U.S. pay czar Kenneth Feinberg signed off on the deal. The payments were promised in 2008 to get key employees to stay with AIG …
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More Than Bargained For “Has the women’s rights movement caused women to be equal in more senses than they bargained for? Still, it may not be that women are drinking more; it may be that it’s coming to the attention …
Pearl River Community College in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, is moving forward on rebuilding facilities damaged by Hurricane Katrina after four years of “moving in quicksand.” Officials settled with Zurich Insurance Co. in August over extensive storm damage incurred on its Poplarville …
