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National

Evaluating Medical Payment Coverage Questions

Most automobile and premises liability policies provide medical payments coverage. The amount of available coverage is typically small and ...

Chrysler 300s and Dodge Chargers Recalled

Chrysler is recalling 119,072 cars after discovering that the antilock brake and electronic stability control systems can fail because of ...
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East

New Jersey Judge to Decide if Text Sender Liable for Crash

A New Jersey judge will likely soon decide whether a woman who sent a text message to a male friend can be held liable for a car crash he ...

Massachusetts Hosts Hurricane Preparedness Conference

Hundreds of emergency management and public safety officials from across Massachusetts are meeting this week for a hurricane preparedness ...

Massachusetts Changing Signs at Toll Plazas

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation is launching an overhaul of signs at toll plazas on the Turnpike, Tobin Bridge and Airport ...

Rhode Island Capitol Dome Going Orange for Work-Zone Safety

The dome of the Rhode Island capitol is going orange for a week to remind motorists of the importance of slowing down in construction ...
Midwest

Probe Prompts Kansas Inflatables Company to Cancel Jobs

Several parents were caught off guard when two Wichita, Kansas, companies that provide inflatable rides canceled reservations at the last ...

Auto Sale Scammer Sentenced in Kansas

A Colorado man suspected in several states of scamming people selling motor vehicles online has been sentenced in Kansas to five years and ...

Balloon-Caused Power Outages Affect 11,000 in Chicago

ComEd is reminding customers that helium-filled Mylar balloons can cause power outages. The utility says that so far this year the balloons ...

More Than $700M in Road Projects in North Dakota This Year

North Dakota's transportation director says there will be more than $700 million in road construction projects across the state this year. ...

Jury Awards $78.5M in C-Section Suit in Pennsylvania

A federal jury has ordered a suburban Philadelphia, Pa., hospital to pay $78.5 million in a lawsuit over an emergency cesarean section. ...
Southeast

Thieves Target Set of Florida Crime Show

Real detectives are now investigating thefts from the set of a TV crime show filmed in South Florida. Twice in the past month, authorities ...

Public Shelters vs. Rebates for Private Ones

Tennessee is building more community tornado shelters while other states are using federal funds to help homeowners build their own. ...

Western Kentucky Communities Getting Ambulance Buses

Emergency responders in two western Kentucky communities are getting prepared for the possibility of a disaster that injures several ...

Job Disability a Headache for U.S. Recovery

Monica Soltes was excited 10 years ago to leave Merrill Lynch and start her own business as an independent financial planner in San Diego. ...

Scott Signs Florida No-Fault Fraud Legislation

Gov. Rick Scott signed a bill designed to crack down on rampant fraud in Florida's no-fault automobile insurance system on Friday but said ...

New Motorcycle Warning Signs Going Up in Georgia

New signs alerting motorists to watch for motorcycles are going up in metro Atlanta, Ga., as part of an effort to reduce crashes. ...

Prototype Homes May Help During Disaster Recovery

In one of the New Orleans neighborhoods hit hardest by flooding in Hurricane Katrina's aftermath, developers have built a prototype house ...
South Central

Texas Jury Awards $24M to Woman Hit by Driver on Phone

A Texas jury has awarded $24 million to a woman who was hit by a Coca-Cola truck driver who was chatting on a cellphone while driving. The ...

Relatives Sue School Over Louisiana Girl’s Hanging Death

Two women are suing a Louisiana school because they say officials didn't stop persistent bullying that led the girl to hang herself from ...

Oklahoma Police Seek Stolen 700-Pound Sculpture

Police in Tulsa, Okla., are looking for a missing 700-pound sculpture of a girl reading a book. Regina Christopher told the Tulsa World ...
West

California Dentist Accused of 113 Felonies

State regulators say a Beverly Hills, Calif., dentist and his office manager have been arrested for fraudulent billing of insurers. ...

Las Vegas Blaze Started in Apartments Hollow Space

Fire investigators know where a three-alarm blaze started before it badly damaged a 16-unit apartment building in northwest Las Vegas. But ...

Neighbors Band Together Against Crime in Alaska City

On a sunny spring evening, the Birchwood Community Patrol rolls into the parking lot of a local park, where several cars sit idling. In ...
International

Tornado Strikes City Near Tokyo, Dozens Injured

A tornado has torn through an area just northeast of the Japanese capital, injuring at least 30 people and destroying dozens of homes. The ...

Fire at Peru Rehab Center Kills at Least 14

A fire has swept through a rehabilitation center for addicts near the Peruvian capital of Lima and officials say at least 14 people are ...

Costa Launches New Safety Measures After Grounding

Italian cruise line Costa Crociere SpA unveiled new safety measures Saturday following the deadly grounding of its ship off Tuscany, saying ...

Blasts, Fire at Thai Petrochemical Plant Kill 12

Officials say explosions and a fire at one of the world's largest petrochemical industrial estates have killed 12 people and injured more ...

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