Portugal approved emergency laws to speed reconstruction after deadly flooding as part of a $2.9 billion support package in one of the largest disaster-relief efforts ever mobilized by the country.

Tori Horowitz loved her 2021 Tesla Model S. “It worked for my life because I’m in my car all the time,” says the realtor, who drives weekly from Los Angeles 80 miles north to Ojai, California. “It felt efficient. It …

Chronic exposure to pollution from wildfires has been linked to tens of thousands of deaths annually in the United States, according to a new study. The paper, published Wednesday in the journal Science Advances, found that from 2006 to 2020, …

Verizon Wireless sued T-Mobile on Wednesday, accusing its largest rival of false advertising and causing irreparable harm by promising consumers more than $1,000 of annual savings if they switch cellphone carriers. According to a complaint filed in Manhattan federal court, …

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Wednesday his government was scrapping a national electric vehicle mandate, marking another retreat from climate measures after previously dropping both an emissions cap on the oil and gas sector and regulations for clean …

Uber Technologies Inc. was hit with $8.5 million in damages in a trial over a 19-year-old woman’s claim that she was raped by her driver in Arizona, raising the rideshare giant’s risk of a costly settlement to resolve thousands of …

An Asian cyber-espionage group has spent the past year breaking into computer systems belonging to governments and critical infrastructure organizations in more than 37 countries, according to a cybersecurity firm.

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s PacifiCorp is asking an appeals court to throw out a 2023 jury verdict in a wildfire class-action case that has exposed the company to billions of dollars in losses. PacifiCorp, which calls itself the largest grid operator …

The U.S. Northeast, including New York City, will get a brief touch of snow this weekend before a frigid blast of arctic air pushes through the region, leaving winter-weary residents shivering and putting additional stress on power grids and energy …