Thursday 18 October 2012

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October 18, 2012
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National

Scientists Model How Vibrations From Football Hits Wobble the Brain

It's fall football season, when fight songs and shouted play calls fill stadiums across the country. Another less rousing sound sometimes ...

Property Crimes Rose 11 Percent in 2011

The government says the number of violent crimes rose by 18 percent in the United States while the rate of total property crime increased ...

41 Percent of Intentionally Set Residential Fires Occur in Vacant Buildings: Report

An estimated 16,800 intentionally set fires in residential buildings occur annually in the U.S., according to the latest report issued by ...

Hartford Steam Boiler Launches New Concept in Home Insurance

The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company (HSB), part of Munich Re,  announced a new concept in homeowners insurance, HSB ...
East

Virginia Establishes Standards for Licensing Public Adjusters

Virginia recently became the 45th state to license public adjusters, according to a notification letter issued by the Commissioner of ...

Earthquake in Maine Rattles New England States

The earthquake that rattled southern Maine was felt in New England states as far away as Connecticut, but caused no apparent damage or ...

Pennsylvania Work-Release Inmates Get Bedbug Furlough

A county prison in central Pennsylvania will furlough some work-release inmates because of a bedbug infestation. Officials on Tuesday said ...

Identity Thieves Strike Residents in Pennsylvania Neighborhood

Identity thieves are striking multiple residents of the same Berks County, Pa., neighborhood. Detectives say it's unusual that the victims ...

Brain Trauma Cases Rise in New Hampshire

A report from New Hampshire's Health and Human Services Department says traumatic brain injuries have nearly doubled in the state over the ...
Midwest

Illinois Infant Formula Maker Sued After Baby's Death

The families of a three babies sickened by a rare bacterial infection, including a 10-day-old Missouri infant who died, filed a lawsuit ...

Fire Damages Wisconsin's Largest Dairy Farm

A fire has damaged Wisconsin's largest dairy farm. WLUK-TV reports the fire tore through one of the barns at Rosendale Dairy near the Fond ...

New Kansas Driver's Licenses Have Added Security

Kansas driver's licenses are getting a new look and added security features to guard against counterfeiting and fraud. The Department of ...

Year later, Haunted House Accident Problems Linger

An 18-year-old woman who nearly died last year after she inadvertently hanged herself from a noose while working at a suburban St. Louis, ...
Southeast

West Virginia Mine Widows Bring Fight to Supreme Court

Two widows are asking West Virginia's Supreme Court to allow them to sue federal mine inspectors for their husbands' deaths. Delorice Bragg ...

South Carolina School Bus Driver Fired After DUI Charge

A South Carolina school bus driver has been fired after a drunken driving charge. Richland School District 1 officials said Tuesday that ...

Legislative Candidate Sues Over Nashville Flood

A state Senate candidate is suing the Army Corps of Engineers and the National Weather Service over damage to his home during the 2010 ...
South Central

Oklahoma City Police to Require Helmets in Training

Oklahoma City police say helmets will now be required during self-defense training after the death of a police recruit. Police say ...

Texas Meat Company Recalling Beef, Pork Products

Federal health officials say a Dallas-based meat distributor is recalling about 8,200 pounds of beef and pork products because they weren't ...

Louisiana Disaster Recovery Centers for Isaac Shutting Down

The disaster recovery centers opened in Livingston and Tangipahoa parishes in the wake of Hurricane Isaac will all close this week. The ...
West

Nevada Police Seek Furniture Culprits

Reno, Nev., police are looking for the culprits who threw furniture off an overpass onto a street, causing a traffic accident. The Reno ...

Yuba City to Pay Man $15,000 to Stop ADA Suits

Officials in a Northern California city have agreed to pay a man $15,000 not to file any more lawsuits against the city or businesses over ...

Washington Restaurant Involved in Salmonella Cases Reopens

A Vancouver, Wash., restaurant linked to several dozen cases of salmonella has reopened. Clark County public health officials gave On The ...

Joint Forces in Nevada Team Up for DUI Enforcement

The Nevada Highway Patrol is teaming up with several other northern Nevada law enforcement agencies to include the Reno and Sparks Police ...
International

French Firm: 7 Sailors Kidnapped Off Nigeria Coast

Gunmen attacked a ship operated by a French oil and gas services company off the coast of Nigeria's oil-rich southern delta, kidnapping six ...

No Damage Reported in New Zealand Quake

A magnitude-5.5 earthquake has been widely felt on New Zealand's North Island, though no major damage or injuries were reported. The ...

ACE to Acquire Mexican Personal Lines Insurer ABA Seguros

ACE Limited announced the acquisition of ABA Seguros in Mexico from Ally Financial Inc. for approximately $865 million in cash. Established ...

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