Tuesday 10 April 2012

Daily Headlines: Tuesday, April 10, 2012

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April 10, 2012
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National

Cockpit Turbulence a Growing Challenge

Recent incidents involving an in-flight fatal heart attack by a general aviation pilot and disturbing behavior by a commercial airline ...

Court Revives Rosetta Stone Suit v. Google

A federal appeals court on Monday revived the bulk of language-software maker Rosetta Stone Inc's trademark infringement lawsuit against ...

Unitrin Speciality Renamed Kemper Speciality

Kemper Corporation is changing the name of its Unitrin Specialty business to Kemper Specialty effective April 9, 2012. "This announcement ...
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East

New York Will Inspect Bus Lines With Poor Records More

One of the smallest and most overlooked items in New York's new state budget just could be a life saver. Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the ...

Abandoned Connecticut Factory Continues to Burn

Firefighters remain at a large abandoned factory in Waterbury, Conn., that continues to smolder two days after the fire started. The fire ...

New Hampshire Towns Concerned About Darkened Street Lights

Officials in two New Hampshire seacoast towns are concerned about a state cost-cutting plan to turn off street lights along beach areas. ...

Maryland Seeks to Block $18.5M Award in Inmate’s Death

The Maryland Attorney General's Office is asking a Baltimore judge to cancel or reduce an $18.5 million award stemming from the murder of ...
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Midwest

Contractor Sues Joplin School District Over Demolition

The contractor hired by the Joplin School District to demolish three schools destroyed in last year's tornado has sued the district, ...

Parents Settle Illinois Suit Over Daughter’s Crash Death

The parents of a college freshman killed after a western Illinois high-speed chase with law enforcement have reached a $225,000 settlement ...

Attorney: NFL Wants Duerson Suit in Federal Court

An attorney for relatives of the late Chicago Bears player Dave Duerson says the NFL wants to have a wrongful-death lawsuit filed against ...

Widow Sues Nebraska College Over Husband’s Fatal Fall

The widow of a Metropolitan Community College student who died after falling at a campus training course has filed a wrongful death lawsuit ...
Southeast

Tennessee Issues Warning on Certificates of Insurance

Authorities in Tennessee are warning agents that certificates of insurance must be consistent with the underlying policy or they risk being ...

DUI Arrests Up Despite Fewer Resources

Despite fewer resources, Metro Nashville, Tenn., police are arresting more impaired drivers this year by reprioritizing their resources. ...

Recovery Continues From 2011 Mississippi Flood

The levees held. But that doesn't mean the record Mississippi River flood of 2011 didn't leave destruction in its wake. As hundreds of ...

Tennessee Judge Rules Lawyers Must Return Money

A judge in Nashville, Tenn., has found three Memphis attorneys in contempt of court and ordered them to repay nearly $670,000 to people who ...

Homeowner Association Could Be Sued in Martin Case

If Trayvon Martin's family sues over his death, they might not target George Zimmerman but instead the homeowners association of the ...
South Central

Debris Collection Continues in Louisiana Parish

Debris pick-up following flooding in Louisiana's Lafayette Parish will enter its second phase. Officials said DRC Emergency Services LLC ...

Texas Governor Issues Disaster Declarations for 3 Counties

Gov. Rick Perry has issued a disaster declaration for Dallas, Tarrant and Kaufman counties, which sustained widespread damage when ...

Governor's Disaster Declaration Gives Attorney General Increased Authority

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott reminded North Texans that state law prohibits price gouging in the wake of Gov. Rick Perry's disaster ...
West

Alaska’s Largest City Breaks Seasonal Snow Record

A spring snowfall has broken the nearly 60-year-old seasonal snow record of Alaska's largest city. Inundated with nearly double the snow ...

California Man Charged With Trafficking Counterfeit Computer Software

A Lakewood, Calif., man made his initial appearance in federal court Monday following his arrest by U.S. Immigration and Customs ...

Fire Destroys 8-Unit Washington Apartment Building

Barbecue briquettes that were left too close to combustible materials are suspected of starting the fire that destroyed an eight-unit ...
International

Total’s North Sea Leak Draws Comparisons With BP

Oil giant Total has moved to reassure investors and environmental activists over the past week that the financial and environmental damage ...

China Bus Accident Kills 14

State media say a bus veered off a highway and into a ditch in northeast China, killing 14 of the 25 people on board. The official Xinhua ...

Greece: Government Building Gutted by Arson Attack

Police in Greece say a government administrative building was gutted in an arson attack. The offices near central Athens used by the ...

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