Tuesday 14 February 2012

Daily Headlines: Tuesday, February 14, 2012

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February 14, 2012
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National

Could Your Valentine’s Kiss Give You Lead Poisoning?

If you're going to be on either end of a kiss this Valentine's Day, you might want to consider smooching bare-lipped. Most lipstick ...

U.S. Probes Door Fires in 2006, 2007 TrailBlazers

Federal safety regulators are investigating reports of fires in the driver's side doors of Chevrolet TrailBlazer SUVs from the 2006 and ...

Wall Street Fights Back Versus Expert Witness in Lawsuits

For years, Craig McCann played a prominent role as a top expert witness, his testimony helping to win millions of dollars for investors who ...

Polygon Names Hopkins Director of Large Loss

Jeran Hopkins has been named director of large loss for Polygon, a  provider of temporary humidity control and disaster restoration ...

ABRA Auto Body & Glass Welcomes New Executive Vice President & CFO

ABRA Auto Body & Glass, a Minnesota-based damaged vehicle repair company with 115 facilities in 12 states, announced the appointment of ...
East

Tree Falls Through Roof of Northern Virginia Home

Authorities say a northern Virginia woman was injured after a 70-foot-tall tree fell through the roof of her home. Fairfax County fire ...

Man Who Shot Off-Duty New Jersey Cop Must Pay Him $5.9M

An off-duty Mercer County Sheriff's officer who was shot and seriously wounded when he tried to intervene in a domestic dispute has won a ...

Massachusetts Bus Accident Heads to Trial

A judge has ruled that a Hatfield, Mass., hay ride operator's lawsuit will go forward against the Pioneer Valley Transit Authority over ...

Fire Destroys Ski Lodge in Southwestern Pennsylvania

A massive fire visible for miles leveled a ski lodge at a southwestern Pennsylvania resort, with some areas still burning until daybreak ...
Midwest

Indiana City’s Homes Condemned as Meth Labs Multiply

The city of Evansville, Indiana's battle with illegal methamphetamine labs is resulting in condemned homes. The Evansville Courier & ...

3 in Southeast Minnesota Injured When Chairlift Falls 30 Feet

Authorities in southeastern Minnesota say three men have been injured after a chairlift carrying them to the top of a ski slope came loose ...

Mary Todd Lincoln Portrait in Illinois Governor’s Mansion is Fake

A famous portrait of Abraham Lincoln's wife that hung in the Illinois governor's mansion in Springfield for more than three decades - along ...

Corps Will Spend $1.8M on Nebraska Flood Repairs

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is planning to spend $1.8 million to repair the flood-defense network around Omaha, Neb. The repairs being ...
Southeast

Florida Highway Patrol to Crack Down on Aggressive Driving

The Florida Highway Patrol is starting a campaign to crack down on aggressive driving. Troopers will be on the lookout for drivers who are ...

23 Cars Damaged in Fire North of Atlanta

Investigators say 23 cars were damaged as high winds fueled a fire that spread to a car lot north of Atlanta, Ga. WSB-TV reported that ...

Lawyers Appeal Verdict in Mississippi Fraud Lawsuit

Two Mississippi plaintiffs lawyers, including a former state lawmaker, have appealed a verdict that they committed fraud during an asbestos ...

North Carolina High Court to Hear Case of $14K Hospital Bill

The North Carolina Supreme Court is set to hear the case of a Charlotte man who is fighting a $14,000 hospital bill he calls inflated. The ...
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South Central

Simulator to Help Louisiana Firefighters’ Driving Skills

The St. George Fire Protection District will soon have a new simulator to train its firefighters on how to drive fire trucks in emergency ...

Maintenance Man Finds Bacteria in Arkansas Apartment

Authorities have safely removed vials of E.coli bacteria found at a Jonesboro, Ark., apartment. Fire officials say a maintenance man ...

Sunday Fires Hit 2 Popular Gulf Coast Restaurants

The owners of two popular Gulf Coast restaurants heavily damaged by fire Sunday morning said they will reopen. The restaurants, The Shed ...

Oklahoma Pays $300K to Settle DHS Lawsuit

The state of Oklahoma has paid $300,000 to a woman who spent more than a year in the Sequoyah County jail for refusing to tell Department ...
West

Calif. Independent Contractor Law May Be Liability for Agents, Brokers

A new California labor law designed to punish employers for misclassifying workers has broad legal language that can possibly impact ...

Sidewalk Snow Removal Ordinance Eyed in Northern Idaho

Officials in the northern Idaho city of Sandpoint are considering removing a section of an ordinance concerning sidewalk snow removal ...

Southern Arizona Wildfire 60 Percent Contained

A southern Arizona wildfire is 60 percent contained according to Coronado National Forest Service officials. The Hilton fire has been ...

Montana Nurse Settles Wrongful Discharge Lawsuit

A Bozeman, Mont., nurse who was fired after serving as a surrogate mother for a patient has settled her wrongful discharge lawsuit with ...
International

Italian Court Convicts 2 in Asbestos-Linked Deaths

An Italian court has convicted two European men of negligence in hundreds of asbestos-related deaths and sentenced each of them to 16 years ...

5.8 Quake Shakes Costa Rican Coast

The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 5.8 earthquake shook the central and Pacific coastal regions of Costa Rica early Monday ...

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