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National

Negative Doctor Attitudes About Opioid Pain Meds Linked With Lower Prescribing

According to a study of physicians' attitudes about pain drugs published in The Journal of Pain, negative physician attitudes about opioid ...

Farmers' Study Ranks The Most Secure Large Cities in the U.S.

In this year's large city category of the "Most Secure Places to Live in the U.S." study, Farmers Insurance Group has rated Bethesda, Md., ...

Ford Recalls 13,100 Explorer, Taurus and MKS Models

Ford Motor Co. said Friday it is recalling more than 13,100 Ford Explorer, Taurus and Lincoln MKS models because the child safety locks on ...
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East

New Jersey Law Toughens Penalties for Cell Phone Use While Driving

New Jersey is stiffening the penalties for motorists who use handheld cellphones to talk or text. A bill signed into law Thursday increases ...

Body of New York City Storm Victim Lay Undetected for Months

In the chaotic days after Superstorm Sandy, an army of aid workers streamed onto the flood-ravaged Rockaway Peninsula looking for anyone ...

Fire Damages Section of Atlantic City Boardwalk

Atlantic City officials say a late-night fire damaged about 100 feet of the resort's boardwalk. Fire Chief Dennis Brooks tells The Press of ...

Families Skeptical of Pratt Cancer Study Findings

For jet engine maker Pratt & Whitney, a long-simmering dispute over worker illnesses was settled by a massive 11-year study that found no ...
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Midwest

Flooding Damages Homes in Southwestern Wisconsin

Several days of heavy rains caused flooding that damaged hundreds of homes in southwestern Wisconsin, and officials in some communities ...

Traffic Cameras Bring Tiny Ohio Village to a Stop

This little village had a big problem. Each day, thousands of cars - sometimes as many as 18,000 - rolled along Elmwood Place's streets, ...

Grain Still Smolders at Indiana Elevator After Blast

Grain fires are smoldering in silos at a northwestern Indiana grain elevator two days after an explosion killed a worker. Safety manager ...

Esurance Launches Motorcycle Insurance In Wisconsin

Esurance, the direct-to-consumer insurance company, is now offering motorcycle insurance in Wisconsin. This new product not only covers ...
Southeast

Smoke Alarms Distributed in High Risk Tennessee Areas

The state fire marshal's office says it has distributed more than 25,000 smoke alarms to homes in high-risk areas across Tennessee. ...

Mississippi Alderman Seeks $30M in False Arrest Case

Ocean Springs Alderman James Hagan is seeking $30 million in damages over what he alleges was his false arrest and malicious prosecution ...

West Virginia Cites Patriot Coal Subsidiary for Mine Death

A Patriot Coal subsidiary has been cited by state regulators for a roof fall that killed a miner in Boone County. A report by the West ...

Florida's Largest Insurer Approves 7 Percent Rate Hike

Florida's largest property insurer has approved another round of rate hikes that could affect more than a million policyholders. The board ...
South Central

Nearly 76,000 Claims From Oklahoma Tornado Outbreak

The Oklahoma Insurance Department says nearly 76,000 claims have been filed since a series of violent tornadoes hit Oklahoma last month, ...

Louisiana Chemical Plant Owner Says Insurance Covers Blast Damages

Williams Cos., the owner of a Louisiana chemical plant that remains shut after a fatal explosion, said insurance will cover most of the ...

Texas Fire Review Panel Flags Work in 2 Cases

A state-sponsored panel of fire experts says it's identified two arson-related cases in which the defendants were convicted using faulty ...
West

No Accelerant Detected at Black Forest Fire Start

Early indications suggest Colorado's most destructive wildfire wasn't intentionally set. The El Paso County Sheriff's Office says neither a ...

New Mexico Current Insurance Regulator to Remain in Office

State Insurance Superintendent John Franchini will remain New Mexico's top insurance regulator when his office becomes an independent ...

Wildfire Recovery Picks Up a Year After Waldo Canyon Fire

Scores of new homes are springing up just one year after the Waldo Canyon Fire ravaged a Colorado Springs neighborhood. Flames crossed into ...

Cal/OSHA Cites Employers for Worker's Death in Confined Space

Cal/OSHA cited Artesia-based Express Chipping, Inc. following the death of a 40-year-old worker who was chipping concrete inside a cement ...
International

Top 10 Risks for Insurers: Report

As insurers adjust to a new environment of lower asset returns and stricter regulation, macroeconomic trends and a slow growth rate top the ...

Canada Insists on C$1 Billion Cleanup Fund for Major Oil Spills

Companies operating major crude oil pipelines in Canada will be required to have C$1 billion ($954.97 million) available to fund cleanups ...

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