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National

Sprint Car Safety Procedures in Question

Three-time NASCAR champion Tony Stewart reignited the debate about the danger of open-wheel winged sprint cars when he broke his leg last ...

Nintendo Damages Reduction in Intellectual Property Suit

Nintendo Co. won a 50 percent reduction of the $30.2 million in damages a jury awarded to a former Sony Corp. employee who claimed the ...

Ikea Recalls 40,000 Faulty Children's Beds in North America

Ikea, the world's biggest furniture retailer, recalled two models of junior beds in the U.S. and Canada on concern they can break and cause ...
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East

Child Hurt in Coney Island Amusement Park Ride

A 5-year-old boy has suffered injuries to his left leg and head after falling off a kiddie ride at an amusement park in Brooklyn, New York. ...

FBI Says it Can't Reinstate Agent Until 2015

The FBI says a Virginia man who won a discrimination lawsuit against the bureau can't be reinstated as a special agent until 2015 because ...

New York Artists' Former Assistant Charged With Fraud

A former assistant to Jasper Johns has been charged with selling 22 works he allegedly stole from the artist's U.S. studio. The Manhattan ...
Midwest

Ohio Court Rules School Not Liable for Hockey Puck Injury

The state's Court of Claims has ruled that a southwest Ohio university isn't liable for injuries to a Connecticut woman hit in the head by ...

North Dakota National Guard Unit Leads Disaster Exercise

More than 100 emergency responders have been practicing in Fargo and Moorhead, Minn., for a possible disaster. The North Dakota National ...

Recent Missouri Escapes Show Exotic Pets Pose Dilemmas

They're not cuddly. And cute is in the eye of the beholder, of course. But the very idea of keeping animals such as boa constrictors and ...

Indiana Motorcycle, Alcohol-Related Deaths Up

Researchers say Indiana roads were more deadly last year for motorcyclists and for people driving after drinking. The report by the Indiana ...

Changes Continue Two Years After Indiana Stage Collapse

Two years after the deadly Indiana State Fair stage collapse, new legal disputes are cropping up and victims are still working to recover. ...
Southeast

Caribbean Wave Crosses Yucatan as Tropical Storm Heads West

A Caribbean disturbance with the potential to disrupt Gulf of Mexico energy operations crossed the Yucatan Peninsula today as Tropical ...

Fire Crews Monitor Valdosta Chemical Plant Blast

Authorities in south Georgia say fire crews were continuing to monitor the scene of a chemical explosion that rocked an industrial complex, ...

No Charges in West Virginia Barge-Bridge Accident

The U.S. Coast Guard says higher than normal water levels caused a barge to break free of its moorings and hit the Star City Bridge. The ...
South Central

2 Texas Patients Who Received Recalled Drug Die

Texas health officials say no link has been found between a compounded drug and the death of two patients who developed blood infections ...

Louisiana Man Accused of Falsifying Sale to Get BP Funds

A 66-year-old Buras,La., man accused of creating a false bill of sale for a boat he purchased in order to obtain settlement money from BP ...

State Coastal Chief Assails Suit Against Oil, Gas

Louisiana's coastal restoration chief is telling legislators that a New Orleans area flood authority's lawsuit against oil and gas ...

GEICO Donates Money to Restock Tornado-Damaged Schools in Oklahoma

Despite massive community rebuilding efforts following the May tornado in Oklahoma, much remains to be done for local schools. To help get ...
West

State Touts Continued Work Comp Improvement

The Montana Department of Labor says the incidence of work comp injuries continues to decline. The agency's recent annual workers' ...

Arizona Legislators Ask Obama to Reconsider Fire Aid

Key Arizona legislators are asking President Barack Obama to reconsider his administration's denial of the state's request for federal ...

Idaho Man Gets Prison for Mishandling Asbestos

A former Idaho construction supervisor convicted of mishandling pipe coated with asbestos during an upgrade of Orofino's municipal water ...

Seattle Crash Victims' Family Files $45M Claim

A $45 million claim has been filed by a family that saw two loved ones killed and two others severely injured in a Seattle traffic crash ...
International

CP Rail Says It Will Fight Inclusion in Quebec Cleanup Order

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. said it will contest Quebec's decision to add the railroad to an emergency decontamination order in the wake ...

Boeing 787 Fire Spurs Beacon Inspection Mandate From Canada

Canada's transportation regulator ordered emergency-beacon inspections on most Boeing Co. and Airbus SAS jets after a Honeywell ...

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