SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Pacific Gas and Electric says it has reached a $13.5 billion settlement that will resolve all major claims related to devastating wildfires blamed on its outdated equipment and negligence. The settlement, which the utility says was reached Friday, still requires court approval. PG&E says it is a key step in leading…… MORE
AP– Boeing faces a possible fine of nearly $4 million after safety regulators say the company installed faulty parts on the wings of some Boeing 737 jets. The Federal Aviation Administration says suppliers told Boeing about a problem with the components, which are known as slat tracks. The parts sit at the front edge of…… MORE
On Dec. 7, 1941, Japan launched a surprise attack on the U.S. Navy base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii as part of its plan to conquer Southeast Asian territories; the raid, which claimed some 2,400 American lives, prompted the United States to declare war against Japan the next day, triggering World War II. In separate…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) The Dallas area is playing host to democratic presidential hopefuls this weekend. Long shot candidate Andrew Yang was in Dallas last night. Yang visited Gilley’s nightclub to raise money ahead of the next Democratic Presidential Debate on December 19th. Later today in Plano former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg will speak at…… MORE
HOUSTON (AP) – Texas health officials have identified a cancer cluster in a north Houston neighborhood polluted by the wood preservative creosote from a nearby railroad operation. The Department of State Health Services says it didn’t try to determine what caused the lung and bronchus, esophagus and larynx cancers in the Fifth Ward and Kashmere…… MORE