Monday 27 February 2012

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February 27, 2012
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National

The Forecast for U.S. Weather Catastrophes

The frequency and damages associated with weather catastrophes are expected to increase due in part to manmade climate changes and ...

Enterprise Changes Course, Backs Recall Oversight

Enterprise Rent-A-Car now says it will support legislation to increase federal oversight of how car rental firms manage safety recalls for ...

Panel Finds Problem With Overhead Bin Gear on 737s

Federal safety officials want changes in how equipment is mounted to overhead bins on Boeing 737 jets to prevent the 12-pound (5 ...

Goodyear Recalls Wrangler Silent Armor Tires

Goodyear is recalling six versions of its Wrangler Silent Armor tires over concerns that the tread could separate from the tire and cause ...

Bankers Escape Big Penalties in FDIC Failed Bank Cases

Like many banks engulfed by the mortgage crisis, First National Bank of Nevada specialized in risky home loans that didn't require ...
East

Bikes on Trains Hot Topic at New Jersey Cyclists Summit

Bicycle riders from across the state have called on New Jersey Transit to reverse its policy about carrying bikes on trains, which the ...

351-Year-Old Will Sparks Bitter Dispute in Massachusetts

With only eight days to live, a wealthy, ailing Massachusetts merchant wrote in his will 351 years ago that he was leaving a spectacular ...

Landscaper Killed by Tree in Central Virginia

A tree apparently felled by high winds killed a landscaping worker in Goochland County. The Goochland Sheriff's Office identified Friday's ...

Vermont Church to Install Cameras After Vandalism

A Catholic church is Vermont is planning to install surveillance cameras after somebody painted a pentacle and the number "666" on the ...

Massachusetts Court Says Teens Not Liable Under Social Host Law

The highest court in Massachusetts ruled Tuesday that teenagers who host underage drinking parties but do not supply alcohol cannot be held ...

Pennsylvania Township, Schools Pay $63K to Banned Mom

A Pittsburgh, Pa., suburb and its school district will pay $63,500 to settle a civil rights lawsuit filed by a woman who claims she was ...
Midwest

Missouri Disaster Flights Cost $117K

As floods and tornadoes wreaked havoc last year, the Missouri National Guard spent $117,100 so Gov. Jay Nixon and members of his ...

Minnesota Woman Charged With Injuring Repo Man

A St. Paul, Minn., woman is accused of injuring a repo man who came to get her car. Diana Rae Buckles, also known by the last name ...

CDC: 13 Bathtub Refinisher Deaths Tied to Chemical

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a warning after tying a common paint-stripping chemical to the deaths of 13 ...

High Winds Cause Damage in Ohio

Home and business owners are cleaning up after high winds swept across Ohio, damaging buildings and traffic lights and bringing down trees ...

Wisconsin Man Who Contracted Hepatitis C Sues Dean Health

A man who says he contracted hepatitis C from a nurse educator is suing Dean Health System in Dane County Circuit Court. Keith Steffen's ...
Southeast

BP Oil Spill Trial Delayed for Settlement Talks

The trial to decide who should pay for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill has been delayed by a week, to allow BP Plc to try to cut a deal ...

Florida Calls for Changes to Auto Insurance Law

Gov. Rick Scott pushed Friday for changes to the state's auto insurance law, saying it could be the single greatest factor in reducing ...

Eastern Kentucky Fire Departments Lack Enough Volunteers

Fire departments in eastern Kentucky are struggling to find enough volunteers. Pike County Emergency Management Director Doug Tackett told ...

West Virginia Judge OKs Settlements in Agent Orange Suit

A West Virginia judge has approved a settlement in a class-action lawsuit filed by residents who say that chemical manufacturer Monsanto ...
South Central

State Board: Ex-Cop Can’t Operate Security Company

A state board has ordered former New Orleans Police Assistant Superintendent Marlon Defillo to stop operating a private company that ...

46 People Evacuated in Texas Fire

An apartment fire in northeast San Antonio, Texas, forced 46 people from their residences. The San Antonio Express-News reported that the ...

Trinity Insurance Services Group Moves Into Texas Market

Trinity Insurance Services Group, a national independent adjusting and third party administration firm, has added office locations in the ...
West

Arrest Made in Theft at University of New Mexico Meteorite Museum

A man suspected of stealing a meteorite from a museum at the University of New Mexico has been booked on one count of receiving stolen ...

Avalanche Danger at a High This Season

Business is lagging this year at the Boulder Outdoor Center, where adventurers come to book and buy equipment for ski trips into the ...

$1M Damage in Washington Propane Tank Explosion

The fire department estimates property damage at $1 million from a propane tank explosion during construction work at a water treatment ...

Insurer Sues Montana Over Asbestos Settlement

A Nebraska insurance company has filed a lawsuit against the state of Montana to recover $16 million that was used primarily to cover a ...
International

22 Tourists Robbed in Mexico Bus Assault

Mexican security officials say an armed group has robbed 22 foreign tourists who were traveling by bus near the coastal city of Puerto ...

Tornado Kills 3, Injures 49 in Indonesia

An official says a tornado in central Indonesia has killed three villagers and injured at least 49 others. Disaster Management Agency ...

Fire at Brazil’s Antarctic Base Kills 2, Injures 1

A fire at Brazil's research station in Antarctica on Saturday killed two navy personnel and forced the evacuation by helicopter of 44 ...

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