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National

NTSB Recommends Technology That Allows Cars to Communicate Be Required

The government should set performance standards for new safety technology that allows cars and trucks to talk to each other and then ...

CDC: 250 in 6 States Have Unidentified Stomach Bug

More than 250 people in at least six states have come down with a stomach bug that could be linked to foodborne illness. The Centers for ...

FDA Says Menthol Cigarettes Likely Pose Health Risk

A Food and Drug Administration review concludes that menthol cigarettes likely pose a greater public health risk than regular cigarettes ...
East

Tornado Tore Through New Hampshire Communities 5 Years Ago

It's been five years since a tornado tore through 11 communities in New Hampshire, killing one person and damaging more than 200 homes in ...

Changes Mulled for Rhode Island Road After Deadly Crashes

Transportation officials are looking at changes to Route 102 in Burrillville, R.I., after a string of serious crashes, including two that ...

Thieves Drive Off in Two Luxury Cars in Philadelphia

Police say they're looking for thieves who broke into a Philadelphia, Pa., apartment and stole the keys to a Lamborghini and a Bentley ...

Connecticut Utility Bolsters Substations Against Floods

The United Illuminating Co. says it's spending about $11 million to protect electrical substation equipment from rising waters and ...
Midwest

Fire Destroys Well-Known Restaurant in Western Nebraska

A weekend fire destroyed a well-known family restaurant that had become a staple in the western Nebraska town of McCook. Firefighters from ...

2 Who Stole Copper After Tornado Get Probation

Two men who admitted stealing copper wire from the streets of Joplin, Mo., after the May 2011 tornado have been placed on probation. A ...

Opponents of Ohio Village's Traffic Cameras Sue

A lawsuit alleging that traffic cameras used to trap speeders are unconstitutional has been filed against a southwest Ohio village just ...

Police Chase Ends With Crash Into Indiana BMV Office

A car being chased by police officers smashed into a Bureau of Motor Vehicles office in northeastern Indiana. The chase started about 11 ...
Southeast

Florida Jury Awards $1.2B in Negligence Case

A Polk County, Fla., jury has handed down a verdict in a nursing home negligence case totaling more than $1.2 billion in damages. The ...

Ex-North Carolina Lawmaker Sues Estate of Man in Fatal Crash

A former North Carolina legislator who was seriously injured in a 2011 car crash is suing the estate of the man killed in the accident as ...

West Virginia Coaches to Watch for Concussion Signs

High school and middle school coaches in West Virginia will be watching for signs of student athlete concussions during the upcoming school ...

Alabama-Based Army Office Says Fatal Accidents Down

An Alabama-based military agency says fatal accidents are declining in the Army. The U.S. Army Combat Readiness/Safety Center at Fort ...
South Central

Gas Well in the Gulf Continues to Burn

An out-of-control natural gas well off the Louisiana coast continued to burn Wednesday after it caught fire following a blowout that ...

Louisiana Flood Board Sues Oil Companies Over Erosion

The oil and gas industry has cost Louisiana hundreds of acres of coastal land that serve as a natural buffer against flooding from ...

Storms Knock Out Power to Thousands in Tulsa

Powerful thunderstorms swept through parts of Oklahoma late Tuesday and early Wednesday, knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes ...
West

Amanda Bynes Hospitalized After Starting Fire at a California Home

Amanda Bynes has been hospitalized for a mental health evaluation after a witness said he spotted flames on her pant legs from a small ...

More Quake Studies for Hollywood Skyscrapers

Los Angeles officials have asked developers of a massive Hollywood skyscraper project to conduct more studies to determine whether it's ...

OSHA Investigates After Lightning Hits 9 at Farm

Federal authorities are investigating safety procedures at a northern Colorado farm after nine workers were struck by lightning. Two of the ...

Scottsdale Insurance Company Names George Spedding Vice President of Claims

Ariz.-based Scottsdale Insurance Company, an excess/surplus and specialty lines carrier, named George Spedding vice president of Claims, ...
International

All 30 Rescued From Dutch Sailing Ship off Ireland

Irish emergency officials say all 30 people aboard a Dutch sailing ship have been rescued after it crashed into rocks off the County Cork ...

Probe Links Lithium Battery to Dubai UPS Crash

A fast-moving fire that began in cargo containing lithium batteries turned the inside of a United Parcel Service plane into a ...

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