Top 10 for the Past Week | 1. | Government Recalls Dehumidifiers Again After More Fires
Sep 15, 2011 -- Thousands of dehumidifiers are being recalled for a second time after being blamed for more house fires. The Consumer Product Safety Commission says LG Electronics Tianjin Appliance Co. is again announcing a recall of Goldstar and ... | | 2. | Mass. Halloween Prank Sparks Legal Claim
Sep 15, 2011 -- The family of a Taunton High School student injured running away from a teacher wearing a mask and wielding what appeared to be a chain saw for a Halloween prank is seeking up to $100,000 in compensation for medical expenses. An attorney for the ... | | 3. | New York Man Sues Burger Joint Saying Booths Too Small
Sep 15, 2011 -- A man is suing the White Castle chain, claiming the booths in one of its hamburger restaurants are too small. Martin Kessman says in the federal lawsuit filed last week that he was embarrassed in 2009 when he tried squeezing his 6-foot (1.83-meter), ... | | 4. | Google Secretive About 'Super Safe' Robot Car Crash
Sep 15, 2011 -- Last month, an astute observer was driving in Mountain View, Calif., when he came across a multiple car fender-bender. According to later reports, a Toyota Prius had hit a Prius, and that Prius hit an Accord, which hit an Accord, which hit a Prius. ... | | 5. | Study: Crash Trends in Gulf Oil and Gas Ops Flights
Sep 14, 2011 -- A new study by the Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy finds that helicopters servicing drilling platforms and vessels in the Gulf of Mexico crash on average more than six times per year,resulting in an average of 5 deaths per year. ... | | 6. | New Concepts in Fire Investigation
Sep 13, 2011 -- An arson investigation that led to a possible wrongful conviction and subsequent execution in Texas highlights the important role science and technology play in fire investigations. Cameron Willingham was convicted and executed of setting a house ... | | 7. | Mississippi River Tried to Change Course During Floods
Sep 13, 2011 -- Since the waters from this spring's floods receded, officials have identified places where the Mississippi River tried to carve out new channels and change course. From northwest Tennessee to Louisiana, the Mississippi tried to cut through river ... | | 8. | Go-Cart Crash at Ohio Raceway Kills 6-Year-Old Boy
Sep 13, 2011 -- A 6-year-old boy has died after a go-cart crash during a practice session at an Ohio track. Michael Wise of Newark was driving a go-cart that somehow got turned around and collided with a motorcycle Saturday afternoon at Circleville Raceway Park, ... | | 9. | Woman Plunges to Death from Boston, Mass. Roof Shaft
Sep 12, 2011 -- Boston police and fire officials say a woman plunged four stories to her death down a shaft on a building's roof. Acting Deputy Fire Chief Ronald Marston tells the Boston Herald that the woman fell Saturday night from a seven-story roof to the third ... | | 10. | Honda Recalls 310,773 Pilots in the US
Sep 12, 2011 -- Honda Motor Co. says it is recalling 310,773 Pilot vehicles in the U.S. to inspect and potentially replace the front seat belts due to problems with the belts' stitching. Honda said Friday it is voluntarily recalling Pilots from the 2009 through ... | | |
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