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June 11, 2013
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National

Safety Regulators Investigate Honda Minivans for Air Bag Trouble

U.S. safety regulators have added about 320,000 older model Honda Odyssey minivans to a widening probe of faulty air bags that affects at ...

Cyber Attack Threat to Fortune 500 Companies Could Do Serious Harm: Willis

A majority of the U.S. listed Fortune 500 firms are following the U.S. Securities and Exchange Guidelines by providing some level of ...

National Medical Price Index a Poor Measure Of Workers' Comp Price Inflation

The national medical price index is a poor measure of workers' comp price inflation in most states, says a new 25-state study from the ...

Regulators Move Closer to Pontiac G6 Recall

U.S. regulators have escalated to an engineering analysis a recall query involving 551,511 model year 2005 to 2008 Pontiac G6 sedans ...

GEICO to Host Career Fair on Facebook, June 11-12

Several GEICO recruiters will be online to chat with job seekers during the company's Facebook career fair, June 11-12, between 10 a.m. to ...
East

Insurer Ordered to Pay $20M to Connecticut Auto Body Shops

A Connecticut judge has ordered The Hartford insurance company to pay $20 million to auto body shops for an unfair trade practice related ...

Chevron Among Drillers Facing Nuisance Suit Over Wells

Chevron Corp., Williams Cos. and WPX Energy Inc. face a lawsuit by six Pennsylvania families who claim nearby gas wells are a nuisance that ...

Lawyers Slam Demolition Work at Pennsylvania Collapse Site

Attorneys for four people suing over the collapse of a downtown building that killed six people last week lambasted the demolition work ...

Philly Committee Probing City Rules After Collapse

The Philadelphia City Council says it plans to form an investigative committee to review city regulations and procedures in the wake of a ...

After Sandy, a New Threat: Soaring Flood Insurance

George Kasimos has almost finished repairing flood damage to his waterfront home, but his Superstorm Sandy nightmare is far from over. Like ...
Midwest

Study Says Joplin Homes Poorly Built for Wind

A new engineering report says Joplin, Mo., homes destroyed in the 2011 tornado were poorly built to withstand wind. The American Society of ...

Flood of 2008 Changed Wisconsin Landscape, Taught Lessons

A devastating flood in 2008 that killed three people and caused $763 million in damage also changed the landscape of many Wisconsin ...

Dog Bites Take Physical, Emotional Toll on Victims

Increasing numbers of Indiana adults are becoming victims of dog bites as education efforts in cities like Fort Wayne help teach children ...

Indiana Fire Deaths Surge, Already Top '12's Total

Indiana's fire deaths have surged to 54 so far this year, giving the state more fire fatalities in just over five months than all of last ...
Southeast

West Virginia Turnpike Wrecks Prompt Safety Moves

The West Virginia Parkways Authority is taking steps to improve safety on the West Virginia Turnpike following several accidents. "We're in ...

North Florida Men Accused of Taking Pontoon Dock

They may have just wanted to make some waves and catch some rays. But converting a pontoon dock into a pontoon boat last month turned into ...

School Construction Changes in Alabama After Storms

The large amount of rebar and concrete on the construction site at Hatton High is not there by accident. Instead, it represents a change in ...
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South Central

Louisiana Explosives Company Sues State Police for License

A company accused of improperly storing tons of explosives has sued Louisiana State Police to get back its revoked licenses. Explo Systems ...

After Storm Deaths, Search on for Perfect Warning

The average tornado warning in the 1980s went out only after a twister was on the ground. Continuing advances in storm prediction have ...

May Storms Damaged at Least 56 Oklahoma School Sites

Oklahoma's school superintendent says as many as 56 public school sites were damaged by violent storms and floods that ripped through the ...

Texas Volunteer Firefighters Question State Support

Texas volunteer firefighters say they need more state funding as a bill would divert some of the money from a fund originally dedicated to ...
West

Portland Residents Push for Barrier at 'Suicide Bridge'

On a sunny January afternoon, 12 stories above a busy street, a newly engaged 19-year-old woman jumped to her death from a spectacular arch ...

10 Women Escape From Burning Limo in California

Authorities say ten women escaped unharmed when the limousine they were in burst into flames while idling in Northern California. The ...

Erin Brockovich Arrested While Boating in Nevada

Environmental activist Erin Brockovich, portrayed by Julia Roberts in a 2000 movie about her fight over the pollution of a California town, ...
International

Canada's Oliver Plans Nuclear Civil Liability Cap of C$1 Billion

Canada plans to raise the amount of damages the country's nuclear operators would be liable to pay in the event of an accident to C$1 ...

Travelers to Buy Canadian Insurer for About $1.1B

Property/casualty insurer The Travelers Cos. says it will spend about $1.1 billion in cash to buy The Dominion of Canada General Insurance ...

Global Insurance Telematics Subscriptions to Exceed 100M by 2018, Auto Insurance Faces Dramatic Changes

Global insurance telematics subscriptions are expected to grow 81 percent from 5.5 million at the end of 2013 to 107 million in 2018. "With ...

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