Archive for January 2023
Sacramento’s Iconic Tree Canopy Turns Destructive in Storms
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — On a good day, the sun shines in California’s capital city — and elms, pines, oaks and hundreds of other tree varieties fill Sacramento’s parks and line streets, fortifying the city’s reputation as the “City of … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreMore Radioactive Tests Sought at St. Louis School District
WASHINGTON, Mo. (AP) — In an unusual show of bipartisanship, Republican U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley and Democratic U.S. Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri asked the federal government to perform more testing for radioactive contamination on properties owned by the Hazelwood … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreOfficials: No Injuries in Fire at Illinois Chemical Plant
La SALLE, Ill. (AP) — Officials said a large fire that sent smoke plumes towering over a northern Illinois chemical plant has been contained and no injuries have been reported. After the fire began Wednesday morning at Carus Chemical in … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreMinimal Airline Delays, Cancellations a Day After US Outage
Delays and cancellations among flights across the United States were minimal on Thursday, a day after a system that offers safety information to pilots failed, grounding U.S. air traffic and leading to thousands of stranded travelers. There were 636 delays … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreColorado Man: Vegas Solar Site Fire Was Clean Energy Message
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Colorado dentist accused of setting a fire that damaged a transformer at a solar power array outside Las Vegas last week told investigators he wanted to send a message supporting clean energy and denied his … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreOfficers Plead Not Guilty in Police Van Paralysis Case
Five Connecticut police officers pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges accusing them of cruelly mistreating a Black man after he was partially paralyzed in a police van with no seat belts when the driver braked hard. The New Haven officers … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreSC Supreme: Exclusive Remedy Bars UI Benefits for Crash in Co-Worker’s Car
If Stephany Connelly had not been working, she may have been entitled to collect up to $350,000 in uninsured motorist benefits because of the injuries she suffered from a 2015 car crash. But she was working at the time of … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreNTSB Chair Raises Safety Concerns About Heavy Electric Vehicles
WASHINGTON —U.S. National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy on Wednesday raised concerns about the increased risk of severe injury and death from heavier electric vehicles on U.S. roads. She cited a General Motors GMC Hummer EV that weighs over … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreITA Airways Investigates Ground Collision at New York’s JFK Airport
MILAN –– Italy’s ITA Airways said on Thursday it had launched an investigation into a ground collision involving one of its aircraft at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport — the second such incident in less than a year. … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreNorthern California Sees More Rain While the South Dries Out
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Storm-ravaged California scrambled to clean up and repair widespread damage on Wednesday as the lashing rain eased in many areas, although thunderstorms led a new atmospheric river into the northern half of the state. The plume … Source: Claims Journal
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