Tuesday 6 August 2013

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August 6, 2013
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National

Fingers Point to Different Defendants in Asiana Airlines Plane Crash

While the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) continues its investigation, lawsuits are already being filed in the July 6 Asiana ...

Hotter Temperatures Lead to Hotter Tempers

As the world gets warmer, people are more likely to get hot under the collar, scientists say. A massive new study finds that aggressive ...

Rates of Serious Workplace Injuries Vary Widely by State: Allsup Study

Rates of serious workplace injury and illness vary significantly between states--even for workers in the same industries--according to a ...
East

Tawana Brawley Begins Making Defamation Payments

A black woman who set off a racial firestorm after claiming she was raped by a gang of white law enforcement officials in 1987 has begun ...

University of New Hampshire Physics Building Damaged by Smoke, Water

The University of New Hampshire is cleaning up water and smoke damage after a fire broke out in the Physics department. Foster's Daily ...

New Jersey Sheriff to Crack Down on Buses After Baby Death

A northern New Jersey sheriff plans to crack down on commuter buses, he said Thursday, days after a driver hit a light pole that toppled ...

New Hampshire Town Seeking Assurance on Oil Trains

The town of Durham, N.H., is asking a railway that that transports oil through the community for reassurances about safety precautions and ...
Midwest

False Alarms Mean Big Money to Some Iowa Cities

Des Moines is pulling in big money from false burglar alarms, but some police departments are growing frustrated by the high number of ...

Chicago Suburb Gets $3.8M Grant for Flood Control

A northern Illinois village is getting more than $3.8 million in federal assistance for flood-control measures. Bartlett, to the northwest ...

Stomach Bug in Two Midwest States Linked to Mexican Farm

An outbreak of stomach illnesses in Iowa and Nebraska has been linked to salad mix served at local Olive Garden and Red Lobster restaurants ...

State Cites Illinois Town for Flawed Emergency Plan

When a tornado siren went off during a meeting at Belleville's City Hall and nobody took charge to move people to safety, it got the ...
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Southeast

Corporate Representative Depositions: Should the Insurance Company Have a Voice?

When litigating the insurance policy provisions, no one is surprised when an insured's attorney requests the deposition of an insurer's ...

Police: ATV Violations Common in 2 West Virginia Counties

West Virginia State Police say improper usage of all-terrain vehicles is common in McDowell and Mercer counties. Troopers say many ...

West Virginia University Initiative Cuts Workers' Comp Costs

West Virginia University has reduced its workers' compensation costs by about $600,000 and is looking for more ways to save money. WVU ...

High Costs Hampering Georgia Rail Safety Efforts

State and local officials say cost is one of the many issues preventing gate and bell systems from being installed at Georgia's roughly ...
South Central

Oklahoma Lawmaker to Study Medical Helicopter Safety

An Oklahoma lawmaker says the state needs to study safety issues after several fatal crashes involving medical helicopters. State Sen. Tom ...

Texas Bar That Served Cowboys May Have Violations

The Dallas nightclub where former Cowboys player Josh Brent last stopped before being involved in a fatal crash that killed a teammate may ...

Cleanup Underway at Derailment Site in Louisiana

About 100 homes remained evacuated Monday as officials worked to clean up the site of a 26-car train derailment near the small community of ...
West

California City Sues Chevron Over Refinery Fire

Richmond is suing Chevron for damages from a massive fire that shut down the energy giant's refinery at the San Francisco Bay area city ...

Woman's Drowning at Grand Canyon Remains a Mystery

Kaitlin Kenney was on a rafting trip through the Grand Canyon in January when she wrote a journal entry about her deep respect for the ...

Wrongly Convicted Colorado Man Nears Settlement

A Mesa County, Colo., man who inspired a new law compensating the wrongly convicted is nearing a monetary settlement with the state. The ...

Disabled Maui Man Suing Delta Air Lines

A Maui man who uses a wheelchair says he was forced to crawl through the aisle, up and down stairs and along a tarmac during a Delta Air ...
International

BMW Recalls 143,000 Cars in China

China's national product safety agency says automaker BMW is recalling 143,000 cars to replace a part in its electrical system. The General ...

55 People Hospitalized After Tunnel Fire in Norway

Police say 55 people have been taken to hospitals following a truck fire in Norway's second-longest tunnel. Police spokesman Jorn Lasse ...

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