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National

Inflatable Pool Slides Recalled After Death

  The Consumer Product Safety Commission says the Banzai water slides can deflate during use and the rider can hit the ground ...

Major League Baseball to Help Tornado Victims

Major League Baseball and a charitable foundation run by players announced Wednesday that they are working with Habitat for Humanity to ...

US Senate Probes Painkiller Makers, Allied Groups

A U.S. Senate panel has launched a probe of possible links between three drugmakers and nonprofit medical groups that advocated for ...

Enterprise Launches Text and Email Repair Status Alert System

Enterprise Rent-A-Car launched a new repair status notification system that uses text and email messages to keep customers instantly ...

Do Safety Incentives Discourage Workers from Reporting Injuries?

Many employers are in the dark over whether their safety incentive programs encourage or discourage the reporting of injuries and illnesses ...
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East

Authorities: Pennsylvania Attorney Set Fire to Own Guest House

A central Pennsylvania attorney who served prison time in connection with the scandal tied to the 1987 suicide of state treasurer Budd ...

Virginia Releases 2012 Hurricane Evacuation Guide

A 2012 hurricane evacuation guide for Virginia is now available to the public. The guide contains essential hurricane season information, ...

Allstate Files $796,000 Insurance Fraud Case in New York

Allstate Insurance is seeking to recover more than $796,000 from eighteen New York-area defendants. The lawsuit was filed following an ...
Midwest

Revenge By Ex-Lover Or Arson By Homeowner?

Was it revenge by an ex-lover or arson by a Clay County, Minn., woman that caused a series of fires that burned down her house and barn? ...

Company Cited for Cleveland Casino Garage Collapse

Federal workplace safety investigators are citing a cement contractor for six safety violations with proposed fines totaling $38,000 after ...

Missouri Chemical Plant Fined $102K by EPA

An agriculture chemical company faces a $102,000 federal penalty for mislabeling pesticides at facilities in Nebraska and Missouri. The ...
Southeast

Cows Blamed for Causing Vehicles Crashes in Georgia

Authorities say a group of escaped cows are to blame for five vehicle crashes in Newton County, Ga. Sheriff's officials tell WSB-TV that ...

GOP Field for North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Cut to 2

Republicans still have to pick their candidate for North Carolina insurance commissioner after cutting the field to two. Richard Morgan and ...

Waffle House Aims to Limit Evidence in Mississippi Lawsuit

Attorneys for a south Mississippi Waffle House want to limit evidence about criminal activity at the restaurant in a $41 million lawsuit ...
South Central

Tornado Damages Several Louisiana Homes

A tornado has damaged several homes on Grand Isle, La., but officials say no injuries have been reported. Jefferson Parish Councilman ...

Regulators Propose $105K Fine for Hazards at Texas Facility

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Houston-based AWC Frac Valves Inc. with one ...

Coast Guard Steps Up Inspections of Towboats

A new round of inspections of towboats and tugs is starting in July as part of a nationwide push by the Coast Guard to improve the safety ...
West

Pedestrian Safety Under Discussion at Hawaii Community Meeting

Urban Honolulu officials will discuss hazardous intersections at a community meeting on Saturday. Sen. Carol Fukunaga, Rep. Karl Rhoads and ...

Wyoming Governor Open to Higher Fines for Worker Deaths

Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead says more may need to be done to combat the state's high workplace fatality rate. Mead told a meeting of the Wyoming ...

2 Cars Set on Fire at Montana Dealership

Police in Butte, Mont., are asking for help after two vehicles at a car dealership were set on fire and a third was damaged. The Montana ...

California Sheriff Suspends Investigation Into Art Thefts

Monterey County sheriff's detectives have ended a two-year investigation into a Pebble Beach, Calif., art heist. Cmdr. Jerry Teeter tells ...
International

Fire in Philippine Clothing Store Kills 17 Workers

An inferno at a three-story clothing store in the southern Philippines early Wednesday killed 17 employees, all women who were sleeping on ...

Insurer Allianz Q1 Profits Up 50 Percent

Insurance company Allianz SE says net profits shot up more than 50 percent to (euro) 1.4 billion in the first quarter compared to a year ...

Claimspro Appoints Cramer-Todd as Executive Director

Claimspro International (CPI), an independent division of SCM Insurance Services (SCM), offering loss adjusting and surveying services to ...

Allied World Launches Executive ForceField

Allied World Bermuda has launched Executive ForceField, a new directors and officers liability policy. Executive ForceField provides broad ...

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