Thursday 10 January 2013

Daily Headlines: Thursday, January 10, 2013

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January 10, 2013
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National

U.S. Roasts to Hottest Year on Record by Landslide

The United States set an off-the-charts heat record in 2012. A brutal combination of a widespread drought and a mostly absent winter pushed ...

Boeing Top Engineer Says He's Confident 787 is Safe

Boeing Co rolled out the Dreamliner's chief engineer to try to quell concerns about the new jet following three mishaps in as many days, ...

USDA Declares Drought Disaster in Much of Wheat Belt

The government declared much of the central and southern U.S. Wheat Belt a natural disaster area on Wednesday due to persistent drought ...

Stryker Says Hip Recall to Cost Up to $390M

Stryker Corp on Wednesday said a hip implant recall begun last June will cost $190 million to $390 million for patient testing and ...

AIG Obtains $400 Million of Reinsurance Coverage

AIG announced that it has entered into a reinsurance transaction with Compass Re Ltd., which will provide $400 million of peak-zone ...

Rainbow International Awards 47 New Franchises in 2012

Rainbow International experienced big growth in 2012, awarding 47 new franchise contracts and topping 300 North American franchise units. ...
East

New York City Says 2010 Blizzard Death 'Act of God'

New York City lawyers say the death of a woman in the 2010 blizzard was "solely an act of God." Kathleen Thomas died the morning after the ...

30 to 50 Reported Injured as Boat Strikes New York City Dock

Police and fire officials say 30 to 50 people were injured when a ferry struck a dock during rush hour in New York City's financial ...

FEMA Says $6M Paid for Sandy Claims in Rhode Island

Federal emergency officials say $6 million from Washington has been paid on 1,020 claims made in Rhode Island related to Superstorm Sandy. ...
Midwest

Ex-Red Wing Miller Denies He Owes $1.6M for Hit

Former Detroit Red Wing Kevin Miller denies he owes a $1.6 million judgment to an insurance company for a hit during a 2000 Swiss league ...

Water Main Breaks Focus Attention on Minnesota's Aging Pipes

Recent water main breaks that released millions of gallons of water onto streets in Duluth and Minneapolis, Minn., have focused attention ...

House OKs Illegal Immigrant Driver's Licenses Bill

Illinois moved a step closer Tuesday to becoming the next state to allow illegal immigrants to obtain driver's licenses after House ...

Ohio Business Owner Sentenced for Workers' Comp Fraud

A Ohio man has been sentenced for working while receiving workers' compensation benefits for a prior workplace injury. Charles Morris, Jr. ...

Indiana Warns Drivers to Watch for and Report Potholes

The Indiana Department of Transportation is warning motorists that potholes are just around the corner and the agency wants help finding ...

Carstar Adds New Location in Wisconsin

CARSTAR Auto Body Repair Experts, a national multi-shop operator network (MSO), is expanding in Wisconsin with the opening of a satellite ...
Southeast

Doctors Dispute Florida Workers' Compensation Report

Doctors are disputing a state report saying drugs dispensed by physicians directly to patients are raising workers' compensation rates. The ...

Mississippi Deer Population Proves Challenging to Motorists

Robert Redden was on his way home to Utica about a week ago after a long day in the woods when his truck met up with the broad side of a ...

Mississippi City Worker Dies of Injuries From Fall

Greenwood city employee has died of injuries suffered in December fall, says Mayor Carolyn McAdams. McAdams tells the Greenwood ...

Businessman to Donate Alarm Systems to Kentucky Schools

A Kentucky businessman says he wants to make schools in his community safer, so he is donating alarms to all of them. David Morris, who is ...
South Central

Louisiana Parish Deputies Uncover Scrap Fraud

Five people have been arrested on various charges after Union Parish sheriff's investigators started an undercover operation into illegal ...

Court Orders Employer to Pay $35K to Texas Mutual

Texas Mutual Insurance Company announced today that Everest Contract Services, LLC of Irving, Texas, pled guilty to workers' compensation ...
West

NTSB: Pilot in Montana Plane Crash Was 'Noncertified'

An Arizona business executive who died along with a co-worker in an airplane crash in northwestern Montana last month was not a certified ...

Pilot Who Struck California's Bay Bridge Had 3 Prior Accidents

The pilot of an empty oil tanker that crashed into the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge was involved in three previous accidents, records ...

New Mexico Tree Trimmer has 2 Freak Accidents in 6 Months

A veteran New Mexico tree trimmer is hospitalized in critical condition after being shocked by a power line - six months after he was ...
International

Zorb Ride in Russian Mountains Proves Deadly

It was supposed to be a thrilling ride down a ski slope inside a giant inflatable ball that is to be one of the symbols of next year's ...

Poland Launches Program to Reduce Traffic Deaths

Poland is launching a government program to reduce traffic fatalities and improve its horrible road safety record. In 2011, Poland had ...

Massive Fire Rips Through Slum in Nigeria Megacity

A massive fire tore through a waterfront slum in Nigeria's megacity of Lagos on Tuesday, burning down dozens of shack workshops and homes. ...

Yum Dropped China Chicken Suppliers Before Review Announced

KFC parent Yum Brands Inc said it had stopped using chicken from suppliers in China that are now under a government investigation before ...

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