Emergency crews responded to an explosion at a chemical plant in Mississippi that sent a large plume of black smoke into the air
3M agrees to $7B settlement over ‘forever chemical’ groundwater contamination claims
3M has agreed to pay up to $7.35 billion to settle lawsuits over groundwater contamination from potentially harmful chemicals in firefighting foam and other products
Authorities are trying to piece together how an escaped Tennessee inmate evaded capture for 10 days
Authorities are still trying to piece together how a convicted murderer in Tennessee evaded capture for more than a week
3 executions scheduled for the same day in Indiana, Florida and Alabama
An Indiana man who admitted killing two children in a house fire has been executed in the first of three lethal injections scheduled for the same day in the U.S. Florida and Alabama are also scheduled to carry out executions Thursday
Asian shares mostly advance following US midterms, though Kospi falls on selling of chipmakers
Asian shares are mostly higher after U.S. stocks rallied following the midterm election, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average jumping more than 3%
As Nebraska seeks to grow, Omaha’s energy capacity is a major hurdle
In 2021, across much of the country, Winter Storm Uri caused utilities to scramble for power as the use of electricity and natural gas increased. In addition to facing transmission constraints, utilities couldn’t generate enough power due to issues with fuel supply and equipment malfunctions. In Nebraska, in an effort...
Muriqi caps Fenerbahce comeback to make Liverpool pay for defensive lapses
Andoni Iraola arrived in Istanbul seeking improvement from Liverpool’s attack but departed with sudden cause for concern at the opposite end of the pitch. Fenerbahce ignited Dirk Kuyt’s interim spell with a tumultuous victory after Liverpool detonated their 100% Champions League record with several defensive lapses. Liverpool’s second successive defeat...
Uefa faces political flashpoint over Sevastopol’s ascent in Russian football
Promotion to third tier for Crimean club would be clear violation of governing body’s rules amid conflict in Ukraine Uefa and Fifa face a decisive test of their appetite to punish Russia’s integration of teams from illegally occupied Ukrainian territory after FC Sevastopol, from Crimea, won promotion to the country’s...
Australian F1 world champion Alan Jones dies aged 80
Jones one of just two Australians to win F1 title after triumph in 1980 He won 12 grands prix across 10 seasons before retirement in 1986 Alan Jones, the 1980 Formula One world champion, has died aged 80. Jones won 12 F1 grands prix across his career and became just...
Sherrock’s synthetic success over Littler and why Netflix’s darts special felt so dissatisfying | Jonathan Liew
Decades of professionalism, investment and industrialised training methods have rendered the gulf between the sporting gods and mortals virtually unbridgeable “She walked in here a hairdresser from Milton Keynes – and walks out £501,000 richer!” Gary Lineker announced at the conclusion of Netflix’s Beat Luke Littler on Friday night. Which,...