Judge orders Montana health clinic to pay nearly $6 million over false asbestos claims
A judge has ruled that a health clinic in a Montana town plagued by deadly asbestos contamination must pay the government almost $6 million in penalties and damages after submitting hundreds of false asbestos claims
2023-07-23 07:15
Record-breaking downpours along Canada's Atlantic coast cause flooding in Nova Scotia
An unusually long procession of intense thunderstorms dumped record amounts of rain across a wide swath of Canada’s Atlantic-coast province of Nova Scotia, causing flash flooding, road washouts and power outages
2023-07-23 03:49
Train derailment in northern Montana spills freight, but hazmat car safe
A train derailment in northern Montana spilled freight and left 25 cars tangled up along a major east-west railroad corridor
2023-07-23 02:25
A wildfire is raging out of control on the Greek island of Rhodes, forcing tourist evacuations
A large blaze burning on the island of Rhodes for the fifth day has forced authorities to order an evacuation of four locations, including two seaside resorts
2023-07-23 01:25
Migrants face misery in Tunisia. Rights activists fear that the EU deal will make things even worse
Migrants in Tunisia’s port city of Sfax who are aiming to make Europe their new home are now sharing the burden and the blame for escalating tensions deeply tinged with racism amid the fears of European leaders who are trying to stanch the numbers of people arriving at their shores
2023-07-23 00:55
Yemeni police say they've arrested 2 suspects in the killing of a senior World Food Program official
Yemeni police say they have arrested two suspects in the killing of a senior World Food Program official the previous day
2023-07-22 20:23
Ukraine wants ships to keep exporting its grain despite Russian attacks. Some are interested
A major shipping group says there is still interest from ship owners in carrying Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea if they can mitigate the risk
2023-07-22 14:15
Mega Millions jackpot grows to $820 million with a possible cash payout of $422 million
The Mega Millions top prize has jumped to an estimated $820 million after there was no grand prize winner in the latest drawing
2023-07-22 12:56
Oklahoma governor's feud with Native American tribes continues over revenue agreements
Republican leaders in Oklahoma are grumbling publicly that Gov. Kevin Stitt’s hostile posture toward Native American tribes is costing the state money and are considering pushing him out of tribal negotiations altogether
2023-07-22 12:15
US pulls plug on authorization for lithium exploration next to a national wildlife refuge in Nevada
Federal land managers have pulled the plug on a Canadian mining company’s lithium exploration project near a national wildlife refuge in southern Nevada
2023-07-22 10:15
Tornado damage to Pfizer plant unlikely to cause major drug supply shortages, FDA says
A tornado that tore through eastern North Carolina and struck a large Pfizer pharmaceutical plant has damaged its drug storage facility but not its medicine production areas
2023-07-22 08:53
UN agency that governs international waters mired in grueling debate over deep sea mining
Members of a U.N. agency that governs international waters are locked in a fierce debate amid disagreement over whether to allow deep sea mining and set a new deadline for proposed regulations still stuck in draft mode
2023-07-22 08:29