Thursday 23 May 2013

Daily Headlines: Thursday, May 23, 2013

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May 23, 2013
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National

Text-Mining Analysis Links Drug-Impaired Driving To Higher Injury Rates

"On medication" may not be one of the check boxes on carrier claims forms, but by hunting for such a description in adjuster notes, auto ...

Swimmer Cullen Jones on the Road for Water Safety

In Beijing and London, U.S. Olympian Cullen Jones was fierce in the water, bringing home gold and silver and setting a world record along ...

Senator Recommends App for Nationwide Storm Warnings

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is proposing a national application for smartphones, tablets and the Internet which would quickly update ...
East

AIG Sues Ex-University of Virginia Player Over Insurance Claim

A former University of Virginia lacrosse player convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend is being sued by American International Group Inc. ...

Rhode Island Nightclub Owners Dispute Workers' Comp Finding

The owners of the Station nightclub say they didn't know they needed to buy workers' compensation insurance for the Rhode Island club's ...

SUV Crashes When Dog Gets Stuck in Steering Wheel

Police in central Pennsylvania say a woman lost control of her sport-utility vehicle, drove along a sidewalk and crashed after her small ...

Forklift Operator Escapes Harm from New Jersey Sinkhole

Officials are trying to determine what caused the floor of a northern New Jersey warehouse to open up, swallowing a forklift and the man ...

Arbella Makes Text Blocking Technology More Affordable for Drivers

Continuing its campaign to change the dangerous behavior of driving while distracted, the Arbella Insurance Foundation announced that it ...
Midwest

Court Upholds Indiana's Limit on Civil Damages

The Indiana Supreme Court has upheld the state law limiting punitive damages awarded in civil lawsuits and directs most of that money to a ...

Kohler Ordered to Pay $9.6M in Patent Suit

The Kohler Co. has been ordered in federal court to pay $9.6 million to a Massachusetts manufacturer for infringing on two of its patents ...

Wisconsin Police Become More Aggressive With Redaction

Brenda O'Malley figured she'd get the police accident report and file an insurance claim after her teenage daughter got into a car accident ...

South Dakota AG Releases Results of Sobriety Program

About 120 people have taken nearly 125,000 sobriety tests using an ignition interlock device as part of South Dakota's 24/7 Sobriety ...
Southeast

Sentencing in Hurricane Katrina Fraud Case

A Hancock County man has been sentenced to 15 months on federal charges related to a Hurricane Katrina fraud case. Anthony L. Bryan has ...

North Carolina Man Accused of Trying to Scam Insurance Company

Authorities accuse a Lincoln County, N.C., of filing a fake report of a stolen motorcycle and trailer to get money from an insurance ...

Georgia Looking to Lower Cyclist Fatalities

Officials from the Governor's Office of Highway Safety are looking to lower the number of cyclist fatalities in 2013. Department ...
South Central

Safety Board: ATF Blocking Texas Plant Blast Probe

Federal agents and the state fire marshal have effectively barred a federal safety panel from the site of a Texas fertilizer plant blast ...

Governor Orders Review for Dome Operator Texas Brine

Gov. Bobby Jindal on Monday ordered the state's conservation commissioner to review all permits issued to Texas Brine Co., the operator of ...

No New Funds Needed for Oklahoma Tornado Recovery

Top lawmakers and officials say the federal government has plenty of money on hand to pay for recovery efforts in the devastating tornado ...

Louisiana Revokes Company's Explosives License

An explosives recycling company that authorities said improperly stored millions of pounds of a military propellant, causing the evacuation ...
West

Alaska Fire Officials Seek Help Solving Suspicious Fire

Fire investigators in Anchorage are asking for help in solving a suspicious restaurant fire. The Anchorage Daily News reports the Sunrise ...

Colorado Stoned Driving Bill Attracts Lawsuit

A stoned driving bill awaiting the Colorado governor's signature is being challenged by a northern Colorado man who wants to block the ...

National Group Praises Hawaii Cellphone Driving Law

A national nonprofit is cheering Hawaii's new law that prohibits people from holding cellphones and other portable electronics while ...

Colorado County Marks 5th Anniversary of Tornado

Weld County residents are marking the fifth anniversary of a tornado that devastated the town of Windsor, Colo. The May 22, 2008 tornado ...
International

All 28 Bodies Recovered From Indonesian Mine Room

Rescuers on Wednesday recovered the last of 28 miners killed last week when an underground room of a giant Indonesian gold and copper mine ...

Death Toll in Turkey Balloon Crash Reaches 3

Officials say another Brazilian tourist has died of wounds sustained after a hot air balloon crashed to the ground, raising the number of ...

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