Top 10 for the Past Week | 1. | Satellite Likely in Ocean, But May Have Hit U.S.
Sep 26, 2011 -- It's as big as a bus and weighs 6 tons, but officials probably will never be able to pinpoint exactly where a massive NASA satellite plummeted to Earth. NASA space junk scientists believe that all - or nearly all - of the parts of their 20-year-old ... | | 2. | $9.2M to Texas Teen Asked to Leave School Over Affair
Sep 23, 2011 -- A Dallas, Texas jury has awarded $9.2 million to a teen who was asked to leave a religious school after her sexual affair with a male teacher became public. Jurors on Wednesday decided the Episcopal School of Dallas was grossly negligent. School ... | | 3. | ‘Phantom’ Claimant Uncovered After 6 Years
Sep 23, 2011 -- It took six years for anyone to realize the lead plaintiff in a fraud lawsuit against Citigroup was not entitled to sue in the first place. The judge was not happy. Citing ``epic failures'' on both sides of the case, a Manhattan federal judge ... | | 4. | Falling Satellites? File Claims with Uncle Sam
Sep 23, 2011 -- When, where and how much, if any, damage will be caused by about 1,200 pounds worth of falling satellite debris poses some interesting questions--including for the insurance industry. Likely coming in at No. 1 on the industry's list: Who will pay ... | | 5. | Typhoon Passes Japan Tsunami Zone, Heads North
Sep 23, 2011 -- A powerful typhoon that left at least 13 people dead or missing, paralyzed commuter trains and dumped rain on tsunami-ravaged northeastern Japan was headed to the major northern island of Hokkaido on Thursday. Typhoon Roke caused no immediate ... | | 6. | 1 Dead, 1 Injured in Hawaii Big Island Zip Line Incident
Sep 23, 2011 -- One person is dead and another injured in a zip line accident north of Hilo. Hawaii Police Department spokeswoman Chris Loos says the victim died while riding the zip line and the other man was injured when the zip line tower fell Wednesday morning. ... | | 7. | Witness: Penn. Crash Victim Pushed Stroller to Safety
Sep 22, 2011 -- A passenger in the car that fatally struck a Pennsylvania woman pushing a stroller says the victim was able to push her two young children out of the path of the sport-utility vehicle that killed her. Carl Denig says he saw Benjamin Cope drink ... | | 8. | Tyson Pays $32 Million to Settle Wage Lawsuit
Sep 21, 2011 -- Tyson Foods Inc. is paying $32 million to settle a long-running dispute over whether it should compensate poultry plant workers for time they spend putting on and taking off protective clothing. In a consent decree filed in U.S. District Court in ... | | 9. | Last Wrongful Death Lawsuit from 9/11 Settled
Sep 21, 2011 -- The last wrongful death lawsuit remaining from the 9/11 terrorist attacks was settled Monday when a family that sought to expose weaknesses in the nation's air safety system decided it had done what it could to give voice to a hockey scout who died ... | | 10. | Man Upset Over ‘Lemon’ Crashes into N.H. Dealer Cars
Sep 21, 2011 -- A Massachusetts man who crashed his newly-purchased minivan into six cars at the Portsmouth, N.H., car dealership lot because he couldn't get his money back says he knows what he did was wrong. Forty-two-year-old David Cross of Salisbury, Mass., was ... | | |
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