A former home appraiser will receive $14.5 million as part of a whistleblower lawsuit that accused subprime lender Countrywide Financial of inflating appraisals on government-insured loans, his attorneys said Tuesday. Kyle Lagow’s lawsuit sparked an investigation that culminated in a …
A northern New Hampshire campground is open again, less than a year after Tropical Storm Irene left parts of it under water and took out a bridge. The owner of the Branch Brook campground in Campton says his business usually …
A first-of-its-kind trial starts in Massachusetts this week. Prosecutors say 18-year-old Aaron Deveau will be the first person to be tried on a charge of motor vehicle homicide while texting. The trial is scheduled to start Tuesday in Haverhill District …
Italian authorities say a powerful earthquake has killed at least 15 people and others may be missing in the latest deadly temblor to hit northern Italy. The Tuesday morning quake had a 5.8 magnitude, rocking one of Italy’s most productive …
A class-action settlement agreement has been reached to resolve nearly all the remaining court claims over allegations that government-issued trailers exposed Gulf Coast residents to hazardous fumes after Hurricane Katrina, a lead plaintiffs’ attorney said Monday. In a court filing …
Police say 27 people were crushed to death and several more were injured when they were pinned between two minibuses involved in a multiple vehicle collision in western India. The local police control room in Raigadh district in Maharashtra state …
A 34-year-old Maine man is recovering with injuries he sustained during a hard landing while skydiving. Police say Steve Straub of Corinth was taken by helicopter to Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor after the hard landing at Pittsfield Airport …
Volunteers will play a big role in picking up debris from last year’s tsunami in Japan when it starts hitting the beach in Oregon. “They do most of it now,” Mike Zollitsch, emergency response director for the Oregon Department of …
Dona Ana County, N.M., officials are going after dangerous dogs and their owners. The Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Department recently announced that animal control officers will step up enforcement of state laws regulating owners of vicious canines. The move comes …
A man who was burning weeds was arrested for investigation of reckless burning after a four-alarm fire burned a Pasco, Wash., motel under renovation. KEPR reports about 75 firefighters from the Tri-Cities, Walla Walla, Prosser and Hanford responded to the …