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National

Insurance Group Raps Toyota Camry in New Crash Test

Toyota Motor Corp's best-selling 2013 Camry received a "poor" crash-test rating on Thursday from an insurance industry group that awarded ...

Senate Republicans Aim to Cut Sandy Aid Bill Down to $24B

U.S. Senate Republicans sought to slash a $60.4 billion aid bill to cover reconstruction after Superstorm Sandy, proposing on Wednesday to ...

Traffic Accidents Lead Cause of High-Severity Workers' Comp Injuries: Study

Traffic accidents are a leading cause of high-severity workers' compensation injuries. Moreover, they are pervasive; indeed, a 2006 study ...

Climate Poll: Science Doubters Say World is Warming

Nearly 4 out of 5 Americans now think temperatures are rising and that global warming will be a serious problem for the United States if ...

FDA Chief Urges Action on Drug Compounding Safety

The top U.S. drug regulator on Wednesday urged state officials to help close regulatory loopholes involving the safety of compounded drugs, ...

The Griffith Foundation Educates 279 Teachers

The Griffith Insurance Education Foundation provided insurance education to 279 teachers through the Insurance Education Institutes. The ...
East

New York City Panel Meets to Mull Storm-Resilient Buildings

Architects, engineers, real estate experts and lawmakers are gathering to discuss how to make New York City buildings better able to ...

Boat Gives Connecticut Town New Firefighting Tool

Greenwich, Conn., is expected to take delivery early next year of its first fire boat, several months after the town discovered it could ...

Vermont Officials Urge Driver Safety

Vermont officials are trying to prevent any more highway fatalities this year by urging drivers to slow down, buckle up and not drive drunk ...

Beauty Queen Who Defamed Miss USA Pageant Owes $5M

A beauty queen who claimed this year's Miss USA contest was fixed has been ordered to pay the pageant organization $5 million for ...

MAPFRE Introduces Telematics Program to Improve Driver Safety

As part of its ongoing commitment to improve driver safety, American Commerce Insurance Company, part of the MAPFRE Insurance Group, ...
Midwest

Iowa Police Investigate SUV's Unusual Pole Landing

Police in Des Moines, Iowa, say they're investigating how a sport utility vehicle landed in quite an unusual spot. Television station KCCI ...

Fire Destroys Buildings in Joplin

A fire on Joplin, Mo.,'s Main Street destroyed two buildings but firefighters were able to stop the blaze from spreading to other ...

13 Surrender in Illinois Fraternity Drinking Death

Thirteen of the 22 people facing hazing-related charges following a Northern Illinois University student's death have turned themselves in ...

CARSTAR Adds New Location in Suburban Chicago

CARSTAR announced the opening of West-Hill CARSTAR in Hillside, Ill.. expanding the company's presence throughout the Chicago market. Owned ...
Southeast

Florida's Citizens Balks at Issuing HO-8 Policy

Florida's quasi-governmental property insurer is resisting a statutory requirement that they start issuing an HO-8 policy due to a ...

Meeting Due Soon on Katrina Mississippi Ditch Cash

Warren County and Vicksburg, Miss., want to decide before the end of 2012 on how to spend a remaining $1.75 million in Hurricane Katrina ...

City's Beach Safety Truck Runs Over Florida Sunbather

A sunbather had to be hospitalized after a beach safety truck ran over him on a South Florida beach. The 55-year-old man was lying near a ...

Tennessee Business Owner Indicted for Alleged Workers' Comp Fraud

Tennessee authorities announced recently that a Memphis business owner had been indicted for alleged workers' compensation fraud. The state ...
South Central

78 Texas School Districts Without Safety Plan

Seventy-eight Texas school districts either have failed to submit state-mandated safety plans in the event of a mass shooting or have filed ...

Texas Clinic Owner Guilty in Attempted Arson Case

The owner of an East Texas methadone clinic has pleaded guilty to trying to have a competitor's business torched and then seeking to have a ...

Fire at Arkansas Hazmat Plant Prompts Evacuation

A fire at a hazardous materials recycling plant in El Dorado, Ark., has prompted an evacuation. The Tuesday fire resulted in road closures, ...
West

San Diego Ruled at Fault in Toppled-Tree Accident

A jury has found the city of San Diego at fault in the collapse of a 60-foot palm tree that crushed a man's legs and left him a paraplegic. ...

Former Oregon Cheerleader Sues Over Head Injuries

A former high school cheerleader is suing the Hillsboro School District and her coaches, claiming they failed to protect her from head ...

Jury Returns $17.3M Verdict Against Los Angeles Clippers Owner

A jury has returned a $17.3 million verdict against Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling in a lawsuit by an actress who lost most of ...

Storm Drain Covers Missing in Northwestern Arizona

Dozens of metal storm drain covers have been stolen from a subdivision in the far northwestern corner of the state, and authorities are ...
International

Crew Blamed for Russian Jet Crash in Indonesia

Human error caused a Russian-made passenger jetliner to crash into an Indonesia volcano seven months ago during a demonstration flight, ...

New Zealand Earthquake Commission Payouts Surpass $4B

New Zealand's EQC has paid out more than $4 billion for Canterbury earthquake damage, including $870 million spent on house repairs. EQC's ...

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