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National

Chrysler Recalls 630,300 Jeep SUVs for Two Separate Issues

Chrysler Group LLC is recalling 630,300 newer-model Jeep SUVs, some because of delayed deployment of airbags and others due to the ...

Study Shows Cyber Attacks Target Small Businesses

Almost one-third of U.S. small businesses surveyed by the Ponemon Institute had a cyber attack in the previous year, it was reported today ...
East

Maryland Inspections Find Safety Defects in 101 Trucks

Maryland State Police say 101 commercial vehicles were placed out of service because major safety defects were found during an enforcement ...

Long Island Town Posts Workers' Private Information on its Website

A Long Island, N.Y., town says it accidentally posted the social security numbers of 78 ambulance workers and beneficiaries on its website. ...

Search Halted in Pennsylvania Building Collapse; 6 Dead

After a slow but steady overnight search buoyed by the discovery of a woman in the rubble, rescue workers at the scene of a building ...

Vermont Concussion Bill Signed Into Law

Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin has signed a law designed to help protect student athletes who suffer concussions. The new law requires coaches ...

NTSB: Track Inspection Found Problems Before Crash

The National Transportation Safety Board says two days before a train derailed in Connecticut last month and injured more than 70 people a ...
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Midwest

Wisconsin Court Rules Bar Not Liable for Underage Drinker

A Wisconsin court has ruled that a bar that served alcohol to an underage drinker can't be sued for negligence because the person provided ...

Waterloo, Iowa Police Investigate 11 Damaged Squad Cars

Authorities in Waterloo, Iowa., are investigating the vandalism of 11 police squad cars. The Waterloo Police Department discovered broken ...

Northeast Kansas County Totals Damage From Recent Storms

Commissioners in a northeast Kansas county have declared a local disaster emergency from severe weather that brought floods and tornadoes ...

NAIC Assisting With Adjuster Licensing Following Oklahoma Tornadoes

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has set up a call center to assist with adjuster licensing in the aftermath of ...
Southeast

Family Sues After Alabama Airport Sign Collapse

The family of a 10-year-old boy who died when a flight information sign fell on him and relatives at a Birmingham, Ala., airport has filed ...

NTSB Posting Documents on West Virginia Pipeline Blast

Federal investigators are releasing more than 1,400 pages of documents about a natural gas pipeline explosion in Sissonville, W.Va., but ...

Alabama County Installing 7 Storm Shelters

Colbert County, Ala., officials have begun installing above-ground storm shelters throughout the county. The county commission approved a ...

North Carolina Woman Pleads Guilty to Workers' Comp Fraud

A U.S. Post Office employee from Fayetteville, N.C., has pleaded guilty to workers compensation fraud after she was seen spinning the Big ...

Tropical Storm Andrea Weakens as it Swirls Over Florida

Tropical Storm Andrea lost strength as it passed over northern Florida on Thursday evening and is forecast to drench much of the U.S. ...
South Central

Bills Regulating Salt Domes Clear Louisiana Legislature

Three bills to tighten regulations on salt domes won final passage and are headed to Gov. Bobby Jindal's desk as Louisiana lawmakers ...

Louisiana Woman Pleads Guilty in BP Oil Spill Claim Fraud

A 36-year-old New Orleans woman has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud relating to applications for financial help after the ...

OSHA Cites East Texas Sawmill After Worker Death

Federal regulators have cited an East Texas sawmill for 17 alleged safety and health violations after the December death of a worker. The ...
West

Hawaii Lifeguards Assist 28 in Ocean Rescues

High waves are keeping lifeguards busy. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports City Ocean Safety Division workers assisted 28 people in ocean ...

Wyoming Lawmakers Look to Improve School Bus Safety

Nine students around the nation, including one in Wyoming, died at or near school bus stops in 2011. The horror of that death and the ...

Flooded Alaska Town Awaits Damage Assessment

Some residents have begun to repair their homes in a flood-raked town in Alaska's interior instead of waiting for state emergency managers ...

Man Killed When Truck Falls in Oregon Auto Shop

A Portland Fire and Rescue spokesman says a 19-year-old man was killed Wednesday evening when equipment failed and a truck fell on him at a ...

Capital Insurance Launches CIG Mobile DRC Apps

Decision Research Corporation (DRC), a rating and policy processing software and services  provider to the property/casualty insurance ...
International

Insured Losses From Europe Floods Estimated Lower Than 2002

The losses insurers face from the worst flooding in central Europe since 2002 may be lower than those resulting from the deluge 11 years ...

Czech Floods Wreck Canoe Slalom Worlds Course

The International Canoe Federation is preparing backup plans for the slalom world championships after floodwaters in the Czech Republic ...

450 Garment Factory Workers Fall Ill in Bangladesh

About 450 garment workers fell ill during their shifts at a sweater factory near Bangladesh's capital, and authorities said Thursday the ...

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