Top 10 for the Past Week | 1. | GE Recalls 1.3M Dishwashers Over Fire Hazard
Aug 10, 2012 -- GE Appliances is recalling about 1.3 million dishwashers because of potential risk of fire, the company and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said on Thursday. An electrical failure in the dishwasher's heating element can pose a fire ... | | 2. | Joplin Mosque Razed in Fire
Aug 9, 2012 -- A mosque in southwest Missouri burned to the ground early Monday in the second fire to hit the Islamic center in little more than a month, and investigators spent the day combing through the wreckage searching for evidence of arson. No injuries were ... | | 3. | Third Person Dies in South Dakota Motorcycle Rally Crash
Aug 8, 2012 -- Officials are stressing safety at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in western South Dakota, where three bikers have died in a span of about 12 hours. Motorcyclists from Minnesota and Indiana died in crashes on Sunday, and one from Colorado died Monday. ... | | 4. | Florida Jeweler’s Diamonds Frequently Disappear
Aug 8, 2012 -- Worth Avenue's unluckiest jeweler. At Le Salon, Kaufmann's spacious and well-lit gallery of eye-popping diamonds, sapphires and other precious stones, six-figure transactions are not uncommon. Millions of dollars in rings, necklaces and bracelets ... | | 5. | Peak Sun Cycle Threatens Satellites, Power Grids from Space Storms
Aug 8, 2012 -- The delicate threads that hold modern life together are dramatically cut by an unexpected threat from outer space, with disastrous effects. It's the stuff of science fiction usually associated with tales of rogue asteroids on a collision course ... | | 6. | Virginia Court Rules Waiter’s Choking on Quesadilla Didn't Arise Out of Employment
Aug 7, 2012 -- A Virginia appeals court recently ruled that a waiter who was injured at work while attempting to swallow "a piece of quesadilla that was too big for his esophagus" can't collect worker's comp benefits. The Court of Appeals of Virginia in ... | | 7. | Medical Helicopter Lands on Mattresses in South Texas
Aug 7, 2012 -- Several mattresses piled on the ground have helped a medical helicopter with damaged gear make a safe landing in South Texas. Officials with PHI Air Medical say the patient and three crew members were uninjured in the emergency landing at San ... | | 8. | Health Officials Warn About Exposure to Pigs
Aug 7, 2012 -- Health officials in the Washington region are urging people at high risk for the flu to avoid exposure to pigs at county fairs. The Washington Post reports that the warnings come after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 12 new ... | | 9. | Wounded New Hampshire Officers Sue Shooter’s Mother
Aug 7, 2012 -- Four New Hampshire police officers are suing the mother of the man accused of shooting them and killing Greenland's police chief in April. Chief Michael Maloney was killed and the four other officers were wounded while trying to serve a warrant at ... | | 10. | New Mexico Court of Appeals Rules Death by Pigeon Covered Under Workers' Comp
Aug 6, 2012 -- The exclusive remedy for a worker injured in the course of his employment is the Workers' Compensation Act (Act) regardless of whether the injury was caused by an inherent risk of the job, according to a recent decision by the New Mexico Court of ... | Popular Videos | |
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