Top 10 for the Past Week | 1. | At Least 14 Killed in Nigeria Gasoline Tanker Fire
Sep 28, 2012 -- Police in north central Nigeria say at least 14 people have died after a gasoline tanker caught fire and exploded. The Niger State police spokesman told The Associated Press on Thursday that some victims were trying to scoop gasoline from the tanker ... | | 2. | Merck Agrees to Settle Coppertone Class Action Suit
Sep 28, 2012 -- Merck & Co has agreed to pay between $3 million and $10 million to settle a nearly decade old class-action lawsuit that alleged the company made false claims about the benefits of its Coppertone sunscreen products. Merck acquired the popular ... | | 3. | Red Bull Family Reaches Hit-and-Run Settlement
Sep 27, 2012 -- The billionaire family of a Red Bull energy drink heir accused of killing a police officer in a hit-and-run accident paid the officer's siblings about $100,000 in a deal aimed at avoiding a civil lawsuit, police said Wednesday. Vorayuth Yoovidhya, ... | | 4. | Human Finger in Idaho Trout Belongs to Wakeboarder
Sep 27, 2012 -- A human finger found inside a fish at Idaho's Priest Lake has been traced to a wakeboarder who lost four fingers in an accident more than two months earlier. Fisherman Nolan Calvin found the finger while he was cleaning the trout he caught Sept. 11. ... | | 5. | American Family Insurance to Acquire Permanent General
Sep 26, 2012 -- American Family Insurance has reached an agreement to acquire PGC Holdings Corp. (Permanent General Companies) and its subsidiaries, including non-standard auto insurers Permanent General and The General. The agreement was announced by American ... | | 6. | Growth in Homeowners' Claim Costs Fueled by Increased Severity and Frequency
Sep 26, 2012 -- The cost of homeowners insurance claims has been rising rapidly because of the combined effects of rising claim severity and increases in claim frequency, an Insurance Research Council (IRC) study of homeowners insurance claim trends found. From ... | | 7. | Peanut Butter Recall Expands Beyond Trader Joe's
Sep 26, 2012 -- A New Mexico-based company is recalling 76 types of peanut butter and almond butter after one of its products was linked to a salmonella outbreak at Trader Joe's groceries. Sunland Inc. recalled the products under multiple brand names after the Food ... | | 8. | Employees Staying Put Even If Unhappy: Talent Survey
Sep 25, 2012 -- As high unemployment persists and the global economic recovery remains halting and uneven, the "resume tsunami" appears to have been reduced to a "resume riptide." According to Deloitte's latest global talent survey, Talent 2020, four out ... | | 9. | El Nino Seen Developing September and October
Sep 25, 2012 -- An El Nino event, usually associated with significant changes in rainfall, is likely to develop this month and next in the Pacific, affecting global climate patterns, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Tuesday. The phenomenon, ... | | 10. | Iowa Inmate Injured in Fall From Roof Sues County
Sep 24, 2012 -- A 21-year-old Iowa jail inmate injured while reportedly trying to escape the jail is suing the county. The Webster County Sheriff's Department told the Fort Dodge Messenger that it received notice on Friday that Tanner King had filed the lawsuit. ... | Popular Videos | |
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