A 4-year-old boy injured on a ride at the State Fair of Louisiana has been released from the hospital. Sheldon “SJ” Lewis, of Coushatta, was released Monday from LSU Hospital in Shreveport. LSU spokeswoman Meg Willett tells The Times that …
Authorities say drag racing is a serious problem in Burke County, where two people were killed when a car careened out of control during a drag race on Sunday. The Augusta Chronicle reports that the deaths happened less than three …
It was not your typical road accident. A tanker carrying yeast extract – the key ingredient in that uniquely British spread Marmite – overturned on a major British highway, spilling the pungent-smelling liquid onto the road. The liquid has the …
Arkansas members of the U.S. House and Senate say the state will get a $1 million grant to repair and rebuild federal highways and roads that were damaged by severe storms, flooding and tornadoes this past spring. U.S. Sens. Mark …
Nonmilitary government agencies operate more aircraft than the world’s largest airline but are subject to little federal safety oversight – a situation accident investigators say has contributed to air crashes and deaths. Federal, state and local agencies own or lease …
A lawsuit filed on behalf of a Hobbs, N.M., woman who died in September after eating contaminated fruit says food safety auditors gave a Colorado cantaloupe farm a “superior” rating for safety and quality just weeks before health officials identified …
Retired two-time Olympic judo gold medalist Masato Uchishiba was fired on Tuesday as a university coach because of sexual harassment allegations. A statement released Tuesday by Kyushu University of Nursing and Social Welfare said the 33-year-old Uchishiba had been coaching …
The Fiesta Bowl has spent more than $5 million on lawyers since reports began surfacing nearly two years ago that employees were illegally reimbursed for making campaign contributions. The Arizona Republic reports the legal bills are disclosed in a civil …
Fire investigators in Portland, Ore., are trying to figure out how cleaning a pan of tofu could cause an explosion that broke out a window and resulted in $15,000 of damage. Fire Bureau spokesman Paul Corah tells The Oregonian that …
The Obama administration says BP and two other companies are likely to face new citations for alleged safety and environmental violations stemming from last year’s Gulf oil spill. Michael Bromwich, head of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, says …