Electric utilities face billions in wildfire liability with aging power lines risking another catastrophe
Electric companies in the western U.S. are facing mounting lawsuits alleging that their failure to prepare for extreme weather has…
Hawaii calls for tourists to visit Maui as unemployment claims surge after deadly wildfires
Officials in Hawaii are encouraging tourists to visit Maui to help support the economy as unemployment claims surge on the…
Hawaii wildfires: Maui names 388 people who are still missing weeks after deadly blaze
Maui police and the FBI have named 388 people who are still missing nearly three weeks after the deadly wildfires…
More than 300 people charged in Covid fraud sweep targeting $830 million in stolen money, DOJ says
Federal law enforcement authorities charged hundreds of people in a nationwide sweep targeting more than $830 million in Covid-19 fraud,…
Hawaii wildfires: More than 1,000 people reported missing in Maui weeks after blaze
Law enforcement officials in Maui are racing to locate more than 1,000 people who are reported as missing, two weeks…
Hawaii wildfires: ATF team with electrical engineer investigating cause of deadly blaze
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is deploying a team that includes an electrical engineer to investigate the…
Hawaii tapping outside investigator as wildfire response scrutiny grows
Hawaii will hire an independent investigator to look into how state and local agencies responded to catastrophic wildfires that have…
Supreme Court blocks Purdue Pharma’s massive opioid settlement, will hear challenge
Read more of CNBC’s politics coverage: The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked, for now, a multi-billion-dollar bankruptcy settlement by Purdue…
Hawaii wildfires: Biden vows immediate aid, deploys military to assist victims
President Joe Biden on Thursday vowed immediate assistance for Maui residents who have lost loved ones and their homes in…
White House unveils plan to eliminate threat of fentanyl laced with xylazine
The Biden administration unveiled a plan Tuesday to eliminate the growing threat of fentanyl laced with xylazine, an illegal street…
