DISASTERS

Cole Millington built his hot sauce business in Lahaina, Hawaii, during the COVID-19 pandemic. He was working to scaling it up before the wildfires in West Maui destroyed everything he had.

The wildfire that devastated the Maui town of Lahaina is projected to cost $3.5 billion to $7 billion in property damage and lost output, according to an estimate by Moody's Analytics.

A class-action lawsuit has been filed against Hawaiian Electric, alleging that the utility company kept power on despite warnings ahead of last week's deadly wildfires.

The Texas attorney general's office filed a lawsuit against Shell, seeking over $1 million and alleging a fire at a facility near Houston damaged the environment.

The catastrophic wildfires in Maui, Hawaii, have left wedding vendors and residents overall concerned about their futures and recovery as the blaze puts tourism in question.

Hawaiian Electric is under scrutiny for not shutting off the power during a windstorm four days before racing wildfires swept through the Maui town of Lahaina.

The husband of Bloomsbury Publishing USA President Adrienne Vaughan has released a statement on behalf of her family, calling for Italy to investigate the fatal boat crash.

A Tesla spontaneously caught fire while idle at a California auto-yard filled with luxury cars, according to authorities who responded to the scene last week.

North Dakota is welcoming Ukrainian refugees seeking to work in the state and alleviate a workforce shortage through the Bakken Global Recruitment of Oilfield Workers program.

Local authorities determined the speedboat's skipper tested positive for intoxication from drugs and alcohol, but the captain of the sailing ship Tortuga tested negative.

Frontier Airlines ranked as the U.S. carrier that involuntarily bumped the most passengers between January and March, according to a Department of Transportation report.

Ford’s Rouge Electric Vehicle Center is up after a six-week break in production to expand and retool the plant for increased manufacturing capacity of the F-150 Lightning.

The California Privacy Protection Agency’s (CPPA) Enforcement Division is reviewing the data privacy practices of connected vehicle (CV) manufacturers and related CV technologies.

Travel experts are suggesting people start planning for the 2023 winter holiday season now. Although, it's still not the best time to book airfare.

Temps are soaring across the nation, challenging refineries, while the price of oil is rising. The combination may result in higher prices in the middle of the summer travel season.

Lyft said Monday it might sell or find a strategic partner for its bikes and scooters unit as the ridesharing company races Uber for more share of the market.

No one was injured by a train derailment in Montana on Friday afternoon, although consumer products were spilled. Eleven train cars were derailment near the Milk River.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is considering lowering the cost of Tesla vehicles as the company puts an emphasis on sales over profits, in hopes the self-driving software will boost margins.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is opening an investigation into a deadly crash involving a 2018 Tesla Model 3 in California.

An explosion at Dow's Plaquemine, Louisiana, chemical facility caused a fire to break out. Officials are looking into the cause of the explosion.