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National

Hot Wheels Classics: '57 Chevy Popular Among Thieves

The '57 Chevy is instantly recognized by auto enthusiasts the world over and equally cherished by discriminating auto thieves as well. Last ...

Chrysler Recalls More Than 263,000 Vehicles Globally

Chrysler Group LLC said it is recalling more than 263,0000 vehicles globally in six separate actions. In the largest action, the No. 3 U.S. ...

New Workers' Comp Rating Formula Adjustments Increases Predictive Power

A reworking of a key piece of the workers' compensation rating formula isn't changing rates overall but is changing premiums for most ...

U.S. Probes Case of Texting Helicopter Pilot

Evidence gathered in an investigation of a fatal medical helicopter crash has raised questions about whether the pilot was distracted by ...
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East

IBHS Commends Maryland Legislators for Strengthening Building Code

The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) commends the Maryland Legislature for passing SB 750 / HB 769, which prohibits ...

Hearing to Determine if NFL Faces Concussion Suits

A federal court hearing Tuesday in Philadelphia could determine whether the NFL faces years of litigation over concussion-related brain ...

Multiple Arrests in String of Western Maryland Arsons

The Maryland State Fire Marshal is announcing multiple arrests in a string of arsons in western Maryland. Spokesman Bruce Bouch says ...

Tyco: No Proof Lilly Thieves Used Security Report

A security company being sued over the theft of $60 million worth of pharmaceuticals from an Eli Lilly and Co. warehouse in Connecticut in ...

Frog Phobic Gets $1.6M Over Runoff Flooding

A western New York man will get $1.6 million to settle a dispute that left him hopping mad when flooding from a nearby development left him ...

Jury Finds Exxon Mobil Liable for $236.4M in U.S. Pollution Suit

A New Hampshire jury on Tuesday found Exxon Mobil Corp liable for $236.4 million in a civil lawsuit that charged the oil company had ...
Midwest

Minnesota Bill Would Give Amnesty for Intoxicated Underage Drinkers

A proposed state law would give underage drinkers protection from prosecution if they call 911 because of a medical emergency. Winona State ...

Blasts Raise Questions About Pipeline Safety

Questions are being raised about the role of emergency shutoff valves in preventing natural gas explosions like the recent one at a Kansas ...

Ohio Truck Driver Sentenced for Workers' Comp Fraud

An Ohio man was sentenced for working as a truck driver while receiving funds from the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation (BWC) for a ...

Laser Imaging Helps Nebraska County Map Flood Plains

A new map shows fewer square miles of flood plains in eastern Nebraska's Lancaster County. The Lincoln Journal Star reports that a laser ...
Southeast

Jury Finds State Farm Committed Fraud

A federal jury has found that State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. avoided covering a policyholder's wind losses by blaming the damage on storm ...

Mississippi Governor Says He'll Sign DUI Ignition Bill

Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant intends to sign a bill aimed at strengthening laws against drunken driving, his spokesman said Monday. The ...

MSHA Says 2012 Safest Year on Record in U.S. Mines

Federal mining regulators say 2012 had the lowest injury and fatality rates on record. The Mine Safety and Health Administration says the ...
South Central

Oklahoma Sees Slight Increase in Traffic Fatalities in February

The Oklahoma Department of Public Safety reports that the number of traffic fatalities in the state rose slightly in February. DPS says ...

Travelers Reaches Settlement With Property Owners in Louisiana

A proposed Settlement has been preliminarily approved by the court in Arthur v. The Standard Fire Insurance Co. and The Travelers Indemnity ...
West

Former Miss Montana Convicted of Mail Fraud

A former Miss Montana has been convicted of mail fraud and conspiracy by a federal jury in Missoula for actions involving an historic ...

Counterfeit Workers' Comp Insurance Leave Injured Workers Without Benefits

The California Department of Insurance (CDI) arrested Robinson Yang, 44, Roland Yang, 43, and Sotheany "Teny" Hul, 42, of Diamond Bar on ...

Wyoming Firm Fined More Than $15,000 for Deadly Fall

Wyoming regulators have fined a modular home construction company more than $15,000 in the death of a worker last year in Grand Teton ...
International

Wal-Mart Funds Supplier Training After Bangladesh Fire

Wal-Mart Stores Inc, the world's largest retailer, is making its biggest push yet to try to improve conditions at factories that produce ...

6.3 Quake Strikes Iran Coast,Minimal Insured Losses Expected

According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, a 6.3 earthquake struck 55 miles southeast of Bandar Bushehr near Iran's southwest ...

Japan Experts Say New Nuclear Safety Plan too Lax

Experts who investigated Japan's nuclear crisis said Monday that a watchdog's oversight of the crippled plant's operator is still too lax, ...

Xchanging Begins Roll Out of Free-to-All Wi-Fi in London

Xchanging, the business process, procurement and technology services provider and integrator, has begun the roll out of free Wi-Fi access ...

Bandits Rob Millions in Italian Highway Heist

Bandits armed with Kalashnikovs stole an estimated (euro) 2 million ($2.6 million) Monday by setting a big-rig truck on fire to block a ...
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