DISASTERS

Workers at a candle factory that was destroyed when a tornado hit Kentucky last month are facing layoffs if they cannot be transferred to another facility.

Insurance may not cover all of a rebuild, and labor shortages may make it difficult for fire victims in Colorado to quickly rebuild.

When Wanda Olson’s son-in-law died in March after contracting COVID-19, she and her daughter had to grapple with more than just their sudden grief. They had to come up with money for a cremation. She and her daughter then learned of a federal program that reimburses families up to $9,000 for funeral costs for loved ones who died of COVID-19.

A “major industrial accident” at Exxon's Baytown, Texas, plant near Houston may have resulted in four injuries, the Harris County sheriff said on Twitter early Friday.

One employee of a QVC distribution center in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, died in a devastating fire that started in the early hours of Saturday morning, officials announced Sunday.

The tornadoes and severe weather that tore through the nation’s midsection over the weekend has caused at least $3 billion in insured damages, a report says.

Six Amazon employees working at the 1.1 million square foot facility in Edwardsville, Illinois were killed in the building's collapse on Friday, while another individual remains hospitalized with serious injuries after tornados ripped through the region.

Kentucky’s attorney general sent a message Saturday that scam artists and unscrupulous business owners won’t be tolerated as the commonwealth’s residents deal with widespread and devastating tornado damage.

Travis Scott, Drake and Live Nation have been hit with another lawsuit stemming from the tragic events that took place at Scott’s popular Astroworld music festival, Fox Business has learned. The lawsuit also names Apple, which livestreamed the concert.

Construction companies in the south are in desperate need of more help amid a busy hurricane season and a national worker shortage.

The Department of Justice sued Uber, claiming the company charged “wait time” fees to physically disabled customers who took more than two minutes to get into the vehicle.

Over 80 total bipartisan House members are telling Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to allow truckers under 21 years old to cross state lines.

The Port of Long Beach, the Utah Inland Port Authority, and Union Pacific Railroad announced a new partnership aimed at rapidly evacuating cargo from terminals in Long Beach to Salt Lake City for further distribution throughout western states.

The Biden administration unveiled its Methane Emissions Reduction Action Plan on Tuesday, as President Biden addressed a global audience at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland.

The backlog of cargo containers making their way from the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach saw widespread burglaries as they were carried on trains through an area of tracks lined by homeless encampments.

Consumers could soon see a shortage of pumpkins and canned pumpkin due to delays in shipping and inclement weather hurting the growing season for farmers.

In August, Hurricane Ida capsized dozens of fishing boats and wiped out many seafood farms.

Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan noted that his customers currently have more money in the bank and are spending more, but warned that supply chain issues, labor shortages and inflation could have an impact on economic growth.

Spencer Young, the owner of City Lights Collectibles, said he is depending on supply chain issues “getting resolved quickly” ahead of the holiday season.