Wednesday 25 January 2012

Daily Headlines: Wednesday, January 25, 2012

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January 25, 2012
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National

Food Trucks: New Trend Equals New Risk

Popping up in metro areas across the country, popular food trucks have triggered festivals, a reality show, even lawsuits. Food truck ...

GM CEO Says Politics Played Role in Volt Probe

General Motors' chief executive plans to tell lawmakers that he believes politics motivated a U.S. government investigation of battery ...

US 2011 Crop Insurance Payouts at Record $9.1B

Crop insurers paid out a record $9.1 billion in indemnities on 2011 U.S. crops, and the total could top $10 billion when all claims are ...

Job Bias Claims Hit Record Level in U.S.

Job discrimination complaints in the United States rose to an all-time high last year, led by an increase in bias charges based on religion ...

Progressive Hiring 1100 People Across the U.S.

Ohio-based Progressive Insurance Company is set to hire more than 1100 employees at five locations throughout the United States. Helping to ...
East

New York Home’s Design Eyed in Fire Fatal to 3 Students

Authorities say the structure of a nearly century-old Hudson Valley home where three people died in a fire last weekend may have ...

Massachusetts Dentist Accused of Paper Clip Use in Root Canals

A former dentist in the U.S. has pleaded guilty to fraud for using paper clips instead of stainless steel posts in root canals. Michael ...

OSHA Wants $53K From Pennsylvania Gas Driller for Citations

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration wants a southwestern Pennsylvania drilling company to pay $53,200 in fines for ...

Security System Business Growing in Delaware

While Jerry Kappes has thought about getting a home security system for many years now, it wasn't until recently that he had one installed. ...
Midwest

Aluminum Fence Stolen From Outside Ohio Church

Thieves have made off with about 300 feet of aluminum fence from outside a church in Cleveland, Ohio. Multiple news outlets report that ...

University of Nebraska Wins USDA Grant for E.coli Research

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is receiving a $25 million federal grant to research various forms of E. coli bacteria. The U.S. ...

Lawsuit Seeks Michigan Auto Injury Claims Information

A coalition fighting proposed changes to Michigan's auto insurance laws filed a lawsuit Monday seeking claims information from an ...

Fire Deaths in Ohio Reached 25-Year Low in 2011

The number of fire-related deaths in Ohio dropped almost 18 percent last year to a 25-year low of 126 fatalities. State Fire Marshal Larry ...

Former North Dakota Insurance Agent Sent to Prison

A former Fargo, N.D., insurance agent has been sentenced to three years in prison and five years on supervised probation for stealing ...

Recovery Goes on a Year After Ohio Gas Fires

Residents are still getting their lives back together a year after natural gas fires tore through dozens of buildings in northeast Ohio. ...
Southeast

Nearly 39,000 Pounds of Junk Mail Burns on Georgia Highway

Authorities say they've determined that nearly 39,000 pounds of mail bound for Florida burned on the side of a Georgia highway. Postal ...

Weather Service Documenting Tornado Destruction

National Weather Service officials say damage surveys were continuing Tuesday in several parts of Alabama after an outbreak of severe ...

North Carolina Agent Under Investigation After Fender Bender

A North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement agent is under investigation after wrecking his state car while driving with a revoked license. ...

Tennessee Construction Worker Killed When Building Collapses

A construction worker has been killed in the collapse of a building in the West Tennessee town of Greenfield. City Fire Chief Bob Dudley ...

Kentucky Couple Sues Kraft, Claims Metal in Food

A southern Kentucky couple claims in a lawsuit against Kraft Foods that the husband ingested a metal fragment when he ate Velveeta Shells ...
South Central

Stolen Ambulance Containing Frozen Foods Leads to Arrest in Texas

A West Texas man accused of swiping an ambulance, driving to a grocery store and stealing frozen foods has landed in a different kind of ...

Controlled Burn Set for Arkansas State Park

The Arkansas Forestry Commission, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service and the Nature Conservancy will conduct a controlled ...

Oklahoma Woman Whose Son Died in Crash Files Lawsuit

A Grady County, Okla., woman whose son died in a car accident last year has sued the parents of the car's driver. KOCO-TV reported Monday ...
West

Nevada Energy Sues Law Firm Over Fatal Crash Probe

Nevada's dominant electric utility is suing a law firm to try to block circulation of a letter seeking witnesses and evidence from a North ...

Smoke Detectors Allowed 3 to Escape California House Fire

Southern California firefighters say smoke detectors woke three people who safely escaped flames enveloping their Mojave Desert home. The ...

Workers Remove Giant Sticker From Hawaii Freeway

Several lanes of a busy Honolulu, Hawaii freeway have been reopened after state workers took down a giant sticker covering a corner of an ...

‘Spider Pig’ Balloon Catches Fire in Arizona

Spider Pig, the special shape balloon that flew in the 2011 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, has caught fire at an Arizona show. ...
International

Chinese New Year Fireworks Spark Deadly Thai Blaze

Fireworks set off during an official Chinese New Year celebration have sparked a blaze that burned homes, killed three people and injured ...

Study: Major Quake Could Hit Tokyo Within Years

A new study is warning that the Tokyo region has a 70 percent chance of being hit directly by a powerful magnitude-7 earthquake within four ...

Chevron Rig Fire on 9th Day Off Nigeria’s Coast

Chevron Corp. says it is still trying to extinguish a nine-day old fire that consumed the visible part of its rig off Nigeria's coast and ...

Afghan Avalanche Toll Reaches 46

Officials say heavy snow and avalanches in Afghanistan's far northeast have killed at least 46 people since last week. President Hamid ...

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