Monday 13 May 2013

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May 13, 2013
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National

Drowsy Driving Remains an Elusive Highway Dilemma

It probably happens to most drivers. Heading home after an overtime shift and the eyelids flutter. Up all night with a sick baby and you ...

Chrysler Recalls Almost 470,000 Jeep SUVs

Chrysler is recalling 469,000 Jeep SUVs worldwide because they can shift into neutral without warning on startup. The recall affects 2005 ...

Safety Regulators Probe Ford Truck Steering Issue

U.S. safety regulators are investigating complaints that problems with steering-gear boxes are causing a loss of control in some Ford ...

Survey Highlights Continued Trend Toward Controlling Class Action Litigation Costs/Risks

Across industries and practice areas, class action lawsuits continue to affect companies, and corporate legal departments are devising ...

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East

Business Frets at Terrorism Tag in Marathon Attack

President Barack Obama's declaration that the Boston Marathon bombings were an act of terrorism could make it difficult for many affected ...

New York City Workers Replace Crane Damaged by Sandy

Workers in New York City have carefully replaced the boom of a massive crane that dangled dangerously over Manhattan after it was twisted ...

Jersey Shore Towns Race to Finish Boardwalk Repairs

The ticking of the clock has been drowned out by the hammering of nails and the pounding of pile drivers in many Jersey shore towns racing ...
Midwest

Iowa High Court Allows Bedbug Case to Proceed

Hundreds of residents from two Des Moines, Iowa apartment buildings may move forward with a class action lawsuit over a bedbug infestation ...

8th Chicago Officer Convicted in Tow Truck Scam

A federal jury has convicted a 46-year-old Chicago police officer for accepting payments from a tow truck driver in exchange for steering ...

Officials Say Costs From North Dakota Flooding Adding Up

Although spring flooding in North Dakota wasn't as bad advertised in some areas, officials who are totaling the damages said Friday the ...
Southeast

Hail Damage to Mississippi Government Property Estimated at $25M

The Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers Training Academy in Pearl isn't the most aesthetically appealing place to train officers these ...

North Carolina Jury Awards Plaintiffs $6M in Fatal Accident

A Mecklenburg, N.C., jury has awarded two families $6 million dollars after ruling against a Charlotte development company which didn't ...

Report: 43 Killed on the Job in West Virginia in 2011

A new labor union report says 43 workers were killed on the job in 2011 in West Virginia, down from 95 the previous year that included a ...

Spring Hailstorms Cause Almost $25M in Damage in Mississippi

The Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers Training Academy in Pearl isn't the most aesthetically appealing place to train officers these ...

West Virginia Man Convicted of Burning Duplex for Insurance

A federal jury has convicted a Logan, W.Va., man of burning his duplex to collect insurance money. U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin said ...

Selective Insurance Group Announces Claims Officer Appointments

Selective Insurance Group, announced the following appointments in its N.C. offices: George Neale was named senior vice president, chief ...
South Central

Texas Launches Criminal Probe Into Plant Explosion

Texas law enforcement officials on Friday launched a criminal investigation into the massive fertilizer plant explosion that killed 14 ...

Lightning May Have Started Louisiana Building Fire

Investigators believe a lightning strike started a fire that heavily damaged a building that holds two businesses in the town of Baker, La. ...

Louisiana Parish Settles Katrina Housing Lawsuits

The U.S. Justice Department says St. Bernard Parish has agreed to a settlement of more than $2.5 million to resolve lawsuits alleging the ...
West

Homes in California Subdivision Sinking

Scott and Robin Spivey had a sinking feeling that something was wrong with their home when cracks began snaking across their walls in ...

Man Damages Four Washington Homes With Bulldozer

Sheriff's deputies say a man angry at his neighbors went on a rampage in a bulldozer on Washington's Olympic Peninsula, damaging four ...

America's Cup Fatality Raises Safety Questions

Sailors know the risks and rewards that come with these new space-age America's Cup boats that speed like race cars across the waves. ...

Wyoming Owner Drags Smoking Oven From Home, Saves Building

Officials say residents saved a Fort Washakie, Wyo., home by removing a smoking oven from the kitchen before firefighters arrived. Fort ...
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International

Comfort Insurance Looks at the Importance of Catalytic Converter Clamps

Catalytic converter thefts are rising fast in the UK. Motorhome owners are being urged to take action to help prevent thieves from taking ...

European Union to Help Guyana Fight Flooding Problem

The European Union is funding a study to help the South American country of Guyana control flooding. The EU said in a statement Saturday ...

Strong Quake Jolts Southern Iran, 15 Injured

Iranian state TV says a strong 6.2 magnitude earthquake has jolted the south of the country, injuring at least 15 people. The report said ...

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