Slideshow: Lessons Learned from Hurricane Andrew August 23, 2012 By Denise Johnson Hurricane Andrew hit South Florida with winds topping 160 mph on August 24, 1992, devastating several communities before striking the...
Croc Rips Homeless Man’s Right Hand in Cancun August 23, 2012 Mexican authorities say a crocodile attacked a homeless man and bit off his right hand near a lagoon in the...
Loose Screws Focus of Reno Air Race Crash Probe August 23, 2012 By SCOTT SONNER Federal safety regulators are focusing on loose screws in the tail of a World War II-era fighter plane modified to...
2 Hurt by Text-Messaging Driver Settle Lawsuit August 23, 2012 A New Jersey couple who each lost a leg when their motorcycle was struck by a teenager who was driving...
Missouri Revises Insurance Rules After Joplin Tornado August 23, 2012 The Missouri insurance department says new regulations for mutual insurance companies are intended to prevent a run on their finances...
Indiana Flood Walls Aim to Prevent Repeat of 2008 August 23, 2012 By JESS HUFFMAN Floodwaters from Haw Creek, Ind., cost Cummins Inc. an estimated $220 million dollars in property damage in 2008. The company...
Burned Sub Repair Estimate Within $50M of Original August 23, 2012 The cost to fix a nuclear-powered attack submarine that was severely damaged by a fire at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, in...
Wildfire Destroys 50 Buildings in Northern California August 23, 2012 By HAVEN DALEY and TERRY COLLINS Firefighters in Northern California are making progress in containing a huge wildfire that has burned dozens of homes and other...
Erie Announces New Leaders for Product, Services and Human Resources Groups August 23, 2012 Penn.-based Erie Insurance announced the following leadership promotions: ยท Richard Burt, executive vice president of Product. In this role, Burt...
In Apple vs Samsung, Alchemy of Damages Takes the Stage August 23, 2012 By Dan Levine Between the hotshot designers and brainy engineers Apple Inc questioned for three weeks in the company’s bitterly fought patent battle...