There are almost no national safety rules protecting workers exposed to high heat
OSHA, the federal agency charged with protecting you on the job, can do little or nothing if your boss orders you to work outside in the searing summer sun.
2023-07-21 18:23
Maharashtra: Sixteen dead, dozens trapped in deadly India landslide
Operations are on to rescue more people affected by the landslide in a remote village in Maharashtra state.
2023-07-21 13:50
Extreme heat will drive up health care costs by $1 billion each summer, study finds
Extreme heat will generate about $1 billion in health care costs every summer as more people get rushed to the emergency room or admitted to the hospital to treat temperature-related conditions, a recent study found.
2023-07-21 06:45
Teens are using social media to diagnose themselves with ADHD, autism and more. Parents are alarmed
Some people browse TikTok and Instagram for recipes, memes and colorful takes on the news. Erin Coleman says her 14-year-old daughter uses these apps to search for videos about mental health diagnoses.
2023-07-21 03:25
We can't air-condition our way out of America's heat crisis
Extreme heat in the summer has become America's brutal new reality. But local, state and federal aid programs and infrastructure to help people cool down haven't kept up with the country's record-shattering temperatures.
2023-07-21 00:57
Louisiana juveniles are suffering dangerous heat and isolation in an old death row facility built for adults, a lawsuit states. Experts say the harm could be irreversible
Children in the custody of Louisiana's Office of Juvenile Justice being held in a former death row building at an adult prison are suffering dangerous heat conditions and routine isolation in their cells that experts say could cause serious and irreversible harm, according to a federal court filing Monday.
2023-07-20 17:58
BYD, Li Auto Smash Foreign Rivals During Price War
China’s electric-vehicle makers are defying an unprecedented price war with their share gains trouncing foreign rivals, and analysts
2023-07-20 17:55
Record heat: Stocks winners and losers
As Americans desperately seek to cool off, some stocks are rising with the temperature.
2023-07-20 03:17
WHO says contaminated cough syrup sold in Cameroon
(Reuters) -The World Health Organization on Wednesday said a batch of cough and cold syrup sold in Cameroon under the
2023-07-19 23:48
Merger Rules Get Tougher in Crackdown by US Antitrust Enforcers
US antitrust agencies stepped up the Biden administration’s crackdown on mergers and acquisitions with a sweeping overhaul of
2023-07-19 21:49
Oversight Committee to hear from 2 IRS whistleblowers Wednesday
The House Oversight Committee is expected to publicly hear Wednesday from two IRS whistleblowers whose closed-door testimony alleging that the Hunter Biden criminal probe was mishandled has ignited a firestorm among House Republicans and led to calls to impeach Attorney General Merrick Garland.
2023-07-19 17:19
At least 1 person was treated for 'heat-related discomfort' in a plane at a Las Vegas airport
First responders treated at least one person for "heat-related discomfort" in a Delta Airlines flight that experienced "uncomfortable temperatures inside the cabin" at Las Vegas' Harry Reid International Airport Monday, the airline said.
2023-07-19 08:50