Thursday 19 January 2012

Daily Headlines: Thursday, January 19, 2012

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January 19, 2012
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National

Panel Backs U.S. Finding on Toyota, Recommends Steps

A scientific panel backed a U.S. government finding that electronic software played no role in sudden acceleration of Toyota vehicles, but ...

Key Facts About US Online Piracy Bills SOPA and PIPA

The House of Representative's Stop Online Piracy Act and the Senate's Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of ...

U.S. House Panel to Review Cruise Line Safety

Responding to the still-unfolding disaster of a capsized Italian cruise ship, a U.S. congressional committee launched an investigation on ...
East

Steeple Toppled by High Winds in Northwestern Pennsylvania

An eight-foot copper steeple was blown off a college chapel in northwestern Pennsylvania by thunderstorms that also knocked down trees and ...

Teen Driver Bill Fails to Get New Jersey Governor’s Support

Teen drivers in New Jersey won't need more practice behind the wheel and their parents won't have to take a course. Gov. Chris Christie ...

Burst Pipe Leads to Flooding in New Hampshire Library

A burst pipe affected by sub-freezing temperatures over the weekend has left about two inches of water on the floor of the public library ...

Federal Agent Loses Appeal Over Accidental Shooting Video

A federal agent who accidentally shot himself while lecturing children on gun safety lost his appeal Tuesday in a lawsuit over release of ...
Midwest

Bedbugs Found in Nebraska University Dorm Room

Bedbugs have been sharing space with two students who live in a dorm room at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Ashleigh Auman told ...

Mother of Chicago Fire Victim Sues High-Rise Managers

The mother of a woman killed in a Chicago high-rise apartment fire has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the companies that manages ...

Dakotas Getting Small Chunk of USDA Disaster Funds

The Dakotas are getting small a chunk of about $308 million in disaster assistance being provided to 33 states and Puerto Rico from U.S. ...

Iowa Hospital Agrees to $2M Bias Settlement

An Iowa hospital will spend $2 million to compensate blacks who were denied jobs and promotions to settle a class-action discrimination ...
Southeast

Kentucky City Demolishing Dangerous Parking Garage

Crews have begun demolishing a dangerous parking garage in Lexington, Ky. A 7-ton concrete panel fell from the upper deck of the Phoenix ...

BP Seen Agreeing to $20-25B Oil Spill Settlement

BP is likely to agree to pay the U.S. Department of Justice $20-$25 billion to settle all charges around the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, ...

$5,000 Reward Offered to Help Solve Gun Shop Fire

A $5,000 reward has been posted for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of anyone responsible for the Christmas Day arson ...
South Central

Oklahoma's Commissioner Doak Had a Full Plate in 2011

In his first year as insurance commissioner of Oklahoma, John Doak was a busy man. Doak and the agency he leads had their hands full ...

Changes Slated for Deadly Intersection in Louisiana

The state is planning to make improvements to a busy La. Highway 1 intersection where three people died in car wrecks in the past nine ...

Texas School Bus Crash Sends 32 to Hospital

Police say a tractor-trailer clipped a school bus in central Texas, flipping the bus onto its side and sending 32 people - 29 of them ...

OSHA Cites Railcar Company for Arkansas Worker’s Death

American Railcar Industries Inc., headquartered in Saint Charles, Mo., was cited for 10 serious safety violations after an employee was ...
West

PG&E Says it Misclassified California Gas Pipelines

Pacific Gas & Electric Co. officials acknowledge the company wrongly classified hundreds of miles of natural gas transmission lines - ...

Officials Want Changes to North Dakota Highway Where Bus Rolled

Officials are calling for changes to a southwestern North Dakota highway after a bus accident involving a high school basketball team. The ...

Arizona Officials to Reveal Tools to Fight Copper Theft

Officials are preparing new tools to fight copper theft in the Phoenix area. Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne, Maricopa County Attorney ...

Idaho Company Repays Government for Costs of 2010 Blaze

Federal prosecutors say they have collected $270,000 as part of a legal settlement with an Idaho company over costs of battling a wildfire ...

Wyoming Judge Reduces $1.2M Award in Wyoming Disability Case

A Wyoming federal judge has reduced a $1.2 million jury award to a Gillette mechanic fired after he returned to work after open heart ...
International

Navy Actions Help Cut Somali Pirate Hijacking-Watchdog

Pre-emptive strikes by naval forces, the deployment of private armed guards and protective measures by ships helped to almost halve the ...

Marshall Joins Third Point Re as Executive Vice President

Third Point Re announced that Tonya Marshall will join the company as executive vice president, general counsel, and secretary. Prior to ...

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