Tuesday 12 June 2012

Daily Headlines: Tuesday, June 12, 2012

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June 12, 2012
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National

Workers' Comp Market Injured But Still Standing

Like the economy, the workers' compensation market has suffered in recent years. Results for 2011 were no better than 2010. The good ...

No Elegant Technical Fixes for Distracted Driving

When does a smartphone make you dumb? When you're driving. Dialing or texting on a phone is a proven distraction when you're behind the ...

Chrysler Adds 2 Model Years to Jeep Liberty Recall

Chrysler is adding more than 137,000 Jeep Liberty SUVs to a safety recall. The National Highway Traffic Safety administration says on its ...

BP Loses Bid for White House Emails in Spill Case

A federal judge on Monday denied BP Plc access to 21 emails and other documents sent among White House and other U.S. officials related to ...
East

Report: Driver Tried to Use Lighter After Washington D.C. Crash

The driver of a stolen vehicle that crashed into a downtown Washington D.C., office building was trying to use a lighter when police ...

Schumer: Farm Bill to Benefit New York Growers

New York Senator Charles Schumer says the bipartisan farm bill being considered in the Senate would bring a major boost to fruit and ...

Sex Victim of New York Priest Sues Albany Diocese

The Vermont lawyer for a sexual abuse victim of a New York priest serving a 20-year prison sentence says the civil case could expose the ...
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Midwest

Experts Question Iowa City Landfill Fire Coverage

Iowa City's insurance may not cover the damage done in the landfill fire that's been burning since May 26. At least two insurance experts ...

NOAA Wisconsin Radio System Complete

It's been more than 40 years since the first weather radio station went on the air in Wisconsin. And, now National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

Indiana Boat Race Takes Insurance Hit From Crash

The Indiana group that organizes an Ohio River boat race and festival has seen its insurance costs more than double after three rescue ...

South Dakota Fire Department May Close Due to Lack of Volunteers

Bath, S.D., Fire Chief Mike Glynn says the department might have to disband if it can't recruit more volunteer firefighters. Glynn tells ...
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Southeast

Ku Klux Klan Wants to Adopt Georgia Highway

A Ku Klux Klan group wants to join Georgia's "Adopt-A-Highway" program for litter removal, which could force state officials to face a ...

Cleanup From Tornado Continues in North Carolina Town

The clean-up after a tornado that touched down near Peletier, N.C., continues with the state Department Transportation Department clearing ...

New Hurricane Center Head Turned Fear Into Career

When the National Hurricane Center's new director was growing up on the Florida and Texas coasts, tropical storms frightened him. Decades ...

Mural Removed to Save Mississippi Insurance Building

A mural that has been a downtown West Point, Miss., attraction for nearly 15 years is being removed to save a wall that is part of Lyon ...
South Central

Safety Violations at Arkansas Chemical Plant Bring $122K in Fines

Serious safety violations at a chemical plant in Arkansas have resulted in a proposed $122,000 in fines for an Indiana company, federal ...

2 Hurt When Golf Cart Falls Off Texas Bridge

An accident at a Texas golf course has left a man and his son hurt after their golf cart went off a bridge and fell about 30 feet. The ...

Lawyer, Accident Case Runner in Texas Sentenced on Felony Charges

An attorney and a case runner have been sentenced in Texas on felony charges related to soliciting business from victim's family after a ...
West

PBS Hawaii to Reopen Restored Studio After Fire

PBS Hawaii is reopening a newly restored television studio that was damaged in a fire seven months ago. Kahu Kawika Kahiapo, a PBS Hawaii ...

10 Injured When Car Crashes Into Colorado Restaurant

Aurora, Colo., police say 10 people were injured when a car crashed into a restaurant. The accident occurred Sunday evening when the driver ...

After Deadly Crash, Washington County Fixes Road

Snohomish County, Wash., is preparing a safety overhaul of a steep stretch of road where a car crash last fall killed a Marysville teenager ...

New Mexico Study: Repeat DWI Offenders Growing Problem

New Mexico continues to struggle with one of the nation's worst drunken driving problems, and Gov. Susana Martinez contends the state needs ...
International

Powerful Quake Shakes Areas of Greece and Turkey

A powerful earthquake shook Greece's island of Rhodes and southwestern Turkey on Sunday. No deaths or serious damage were reported, but ...

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