Author: Cathy Bussewitz
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Scramble on for new fuel routes after Colonial Pipeline hack
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CLEMMONS, N.C. • The nation’s largest fuel pipeline restarted operations Wednesday, days after it was forced to shut down by a gang of hackers. The disruption of Colonial Pipeline caused long lines at gas stations in the Southeast due to distribution problems and panic-buying, draining supplies at thousands of gas stations. Colonial initiated the restart…
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Gas stations report shortages as pipeline shutdown drags on
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CHAMBLEE, Ga. • More than 1,000 gas stations in the Southeast reported running out of fuel, primarily because of what analysts say is unwarranted panic-buying among drivers, as the shutdown of a major pipeline by a gang of hackers entered its fifth day Tuesday. Government officials acted swiftly to waive safety and environmental rules to…
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Former Uber CEO Kalanick severs ties with ride-hailing giant
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NEW YORK — Former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick is resigning from the board of directors, severing ties to the ride-hailing company that he co-founded a decade ago and ran until a series of scandals led to his downfall. The departure, announced Tuesday, did not come as a surprise. Kalanick recently sold more than $2.5 billion…
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Report: Cities, including Denver, passing more laws making homelessness a crime
HONOLULU — Cities across the country are enacting more bans on living in vehicles, camping in public and panhandling, despite federal efforts to discourage such laws amid a shortage of affordable housing, a new report said. Denver, which ordered about 150 homeless people living on sidewalks to clear out their belongings Tuesday, was among four…
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People stock up, board up as hurricane hurtles toward Hawaii
HONOLULU — Residents of Hawaii’s Big Island were evacuating animals and stockpiling water Tuesday, bracing for what could be the first hurricane to make landfall in the state in decades. The National Weather Service issued a hurricane warning as the major Category 3 storm dubbed Madeline hurtled west toward the island, urging residents to rush…
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California resolution urges end to ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Legislature has passed a resolution asking the federal government to end its “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy on gays in the military. The state Assembly passed the resolution on a 51-17 vote Thursday after a lengthy debate. The state Senate already approved the resolution, which urges President Barack Obama and…
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X-Games skier dies in fall
OLYMPIC VALLEY, Calif. — Current Olympians and others in the ski community on Thursday mourned the loss of professional free skier C.R. Johnson, who died in a fall while skiing a steep chute at California’s Squaw Valley. Johnson, 26, who has competed in the Winter X Games, was skiing with a group of friends Wednesday…