A night shift supervisor at a northeast Texas poultry plant is dead after he became pinned under the wheels of a truck backing into a loading dock. Federal workplace safety inspectors are investigating the death of Jimmy Bynum of injuries …
A recent CDC analysis examined the frequency of two major distractions—cell phone use and texting—among drivers in the United States and several countries in Europe. The findings suggest U.S. drivers are more likely to be distracted based on the number …
A federal panel says driver error probably caused the crash of a propane tanker that burst into flames, closing parts of Interstate 465 and 69 in Indianapolis. The National Transportation Safety Board issued a report Tuesday into the October 2009 …
The husband of a woman whose wrong-way driving killed eight people on a New York parkway says the road’s warning signs were insufficient. Daniel Schuler of West Babylon has filed a lawsuit against the state on behalf of a daughter …
Tropical Storm Don, the first major Gulf of Mexico storm this year, formed over the southern part of the oil-rich basin on Wednesday on a track toward the Texas coast. The storm forced several offshore energy operators to evacuate support …
Canada’s Supreme Court will decide Friday whether the federal government should be partly liable for damages, possibly amounting to many billions of dollars, stemming from lawsuits against tobacco firms. The tobacco industry — facing suits from several provinces seeking to …
After a marathon mediation session that ended just before dawn Wednesday, mining company Massey Energy settled a 7-year-old lawsuit with hundreds of southern West Virginia residents who claim the company poisoned their drinking water supplies with coal slurry. Circuit Judge …
Volvo Cars, owned by China’s Geely, is recalling 8,406 S80 cars for a potential power steering fluid problem that could increase the risk of a crash, according to a federal safety regulator website. Volvo is recalling the 2007 model year …
Sioux Falls is drying out from a storm that dumped nearly 6 inches of rain on the city. The Argus-Leader reports that the record rain came in just over two hours on Wednesday morning. Police say they received reports of …
An oil pipeline safety council created by Governor Brian Schweitzer after a major Exxon Mobil Corp. pipeline spill into the Yellowstone River holds its first meeting in Helena Monday. The council over the next year will gauge threats posed by …