Wednesday 12 December 2012

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December 12, 2012
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National

Player's Death Raises Questions About NFL's Safe Ride Program

San Francisco 49ers defensive end Demarcus Dobbs walked away from a one-vehicle accident on his 25th birthday last month and was arrested ...

Bike, Large Truck Deaths Soar As Total Traffic Fatalities Drop

Deaths of bicyclists and occupants of large trucks rose sharply last year even as total traffic fatalities dropped to their lowest level ...

Ford Says Software Update Will Fix Fire Problem

Ford will update software on 2013 Escape SUVs and Fusion cars to fix a coolant problem that can cause fires. Last month the automaker ...

What We Know About Superstorm Sandy a Month Later

Superstorm Sandy wreaked havoc on parts of the U.S. East Coast in late October after tearing through the Caribbean. In the weeks since, the ...

S & P Expects Limited Ratings Impact on Insurers Exposed to Sandy

Despite uncertainties regarding final loss totals from Hurricane Sandy, Standard & Poor's Ratings Services expects only a limited ratings ...
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East

NYC Marathon Organizers Likely to Get Millions From Event Insurance

The New York Road Runners -- a non-profit community running group and the organizer of the annual New York City Marathon -- could get ...

2,000 Long Island Homes Uninhabitable After Sandy

Long Island, N.Y., officials say more than 2,000 homes were destroyed or left uninhabitable by Superstorm Sandy. In Nassau county, the ...

New York Yoga Studio Settles Copyright Infringement Suit

A New York chain of yoga studios has agreed to stop offering hot yoga classes patterned after Bikram Yoga. Yoga to the People was accused ...
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Midwest

Cause of Fire at University Archives May Have Been Caused by Light Fixture

Authorities say fire at Michigan Technological University's archives that soaked hundreds of boxes of documents may have been caused by a ...

Ohio Doctor's Workers' Comp Fraud Conviction Second in Family

A Ohio doctor is the second in his family to be convicted of workers' compensation fraud and banned from treating Ohio injured workers. Dr. ...

Detroit to Lay Off 5% of Workforce; Investigate Insurance, Work Comp Fraud

Detroit officials say they're making plans to lay off 400 to 500 city employees in the new year, roughly 5 percent of the workforce. The ...

Fargo to Offer Buyouts to Residents of 56 Homes

North Dakota's largest city is planning to offer buyouts to residents of 56 homes next year as part of a plan to protect them from Red ...

Blizzard Conditions Cause Hundreds of Crashes in the Midwest

A slow-moving storm has dumped snow on parts of the Midwest, blanketing the Twin Cities, making roads treacherous or impassable, and ...
Southeast

Georgia Highway Safety Officials Urge Extra Caution

Georgia highway safety officials are urging motorists to take extra care this holiday season. The Governor's Office of Highway Safety says ...

Tornado Damages 40 Homes in Florida County

Forty homes have been damaged by a tornado that ripped through Florida's Volusia County. The Edgewater Fire Department says a tornado ...

Iron Thieves at Work in Mississippi Town

Tom and Glenda Beard moved home to Vicksburg, Miss., and a 142-year-old house a little more than two years ago. On Friday, they wondered if ...

Massive Fire Damages Abandoned Mill in South Carolina

Authorities say about 100 firefighters were needed to fight a massive blaze at an abandoned textile mill in Spartanburg County, S.C. ...
South Central

Explosives Company Faced Scrutiny Before Louisiana Evacuation

The explosives recycling company that caused the evacuation of a Louisiana town has come under scrutiny for explosions and its handling of ...

Audit: Louisiana Parish Court Clerk Did Not Collect $175K From Son

The Louisiana Legislative Auditor has released a scathing report alleging that former St. Bernard Parish Clerk of Court Lena Torres failed ...

Investigators to Tour Arkansas Storm Damage

The National Weather Service in Little Rock, Ark., will be sending a team of investigators to tour storm damage near Viola. The Sunday ...

Louisiana Man Pleads Guilty to Killing 7 in Wreck

The 30-year-old Greensburg, La., man accused of killing seven people in a May 30 head-on collision pleaded guilty to seven counts of ...
West

Shoplifter Sues Colorado Liquor Store Owner Who Shot Him

A shoplifter who was shot in the face after stealing a bottle of vodka from a Colorado Springs liquor store is suing the shop owner. The ...

Trial Begins in Utah Boat Crash That Killed Scientist

A trial is under way for one of three men riding in a motorboat when it severed a swimmer's legs and killed the woman, a University of Utah ...

Washington YWCA Loses $6K in Toys to Thieves

People are responding to news that holiday thieves stole more than $6,000 worth of toys that a Seattle YWCA was planning to give to some ...

NDOT to Seek Tougher Seat Belt Law

The director of the Nevada Department of Transportation says one way to curb traffic deaths is to enact a tougher seat belt law. NDOT ...
International

NTSB Confirms Singer Jenni Rivera Dead in Mexican Plane Crash

U.S. authorities confirmed Monday that Jenni Rivera, a U.S.-born singer whose soulful voice and openness about her personal troubles made ...
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