December 29, 2020

The Latest: Los Angeles hospitals shifting to 'crisis care'

SAN FRANCISCO — California’s top health official says hospitals in hard-hit Los Angeles County are turning to “crisis care” and bracing for the coronavirus surge […]
December 29, 2020

California lockdowns extended as some hospitals limit care

SAN FRANCISCO — California’s top health official said hospitals in hard-hit Los Angeles County are turning to “crisis care” and bracing for the coronavirus surge […]
December 29, 2020

Pipeline worker killed on Enbridge job site was father of nine

Jorge Villafuerte III left nine children behind when he was run over and killed by a large forklift this month during construction of the $2.6 […]
December 29, 2020

Major rail safety technology installed before deadline

OMAHA, Neb. — The railroad industry has installed an automatic braking system on nearly 58,000 miles of track where it is required ahead of a […]
December 29, 2020

White House wins ruling on disclosing health care prices

WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Tuesday ruled in favor of the Trump administration’s plan to require hospitals and insurers to disclose the actual prices […]
December 29, 2020

The Latest: Former lawmaker, wife die from virus hours apart

MOSS BLUFF, La. — A former state lawmaker and his wife died from COVID-19 on the same day. The family’s obituary says Vic and Terry […]
December 29, 2020

Labor Dept. judge rules Delta retaliated against whistleblower pilot

A U.S. Department of Labor judge ruled that Delta Air Lines discriminated against a pilot who raised safety concerns by calling into question her psychiatric […]
December 29, 2020

Child labor in palm oil industry tied to Girl Scout cookies

They are two young girls from two very different worlds, linked by a global industry that exploits an army of children. Olivia Chaffin, a Girl […]
December 29, 2020

Argentine Senate weighs fate of abortion in pope's homeland

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — The decades-long fight by Argentine women’s groups for legal abortion was being decided by the Senate in a debate Tuesday that […]
December 29, 2020

How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday

Stocks gave up an early gain and closed modestly lower on Wall Street, giving the S&P 500 its first loss in four days. The pullback […]