BP Oil Spill Payments Stalled Due to Attorney Fees Court Order January 5, 2012 By CAIN BURDEAU Damage payments from the compensation fund for BP’s massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico have been stopped temporarily...
Nigeria: Shell Fixing Pipeline Hit by Oil Thieves January 5, 2012 Royal Dutch Shell PLC says it is repairing a trunkline after detecting a leak blamed on oil thieves in Nigeria’s...
French Cyclist in Critical Condition After Crash in Argentina January 5, 2012 A French motorcyclist is in intensive care after being found unconscious in remote sand dunes during the Dakar Rally in...
Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor’s Car Hit 108 MPH Before Crash January 5, 2012 By STEVE LeBLANC Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray was driving 108 miles per hour just moments before his car sped off the highway and...
Students Injured in Bus Accident in Massachusetts January 5, 2012 Connecticut students on a ski trip have suffered minor injuries in a bus collision. Police say two buses were traveling...
Thieves Take Road Signs From Rural Louisiana Parish January 5, 2012 Thieves stole about 60 street-name signs from rural West Feliciana Parish roads during the New Year’s holiday weekend, and officials...
Ex-Chicago Teacher Sues, Claims Book Led to Firing January 5, 2012 By MICHAEL TARM A former teacher is suing the Chicago public school district for more than $300,000, claiming administrators fired him in 2009...
North Dakota Insurance Agent Banned From Insurance January 5, 2012 A cease and desist order against Tanya Rud, a Bismarck, N.D., insurance agent, was recently served by North Dakota Insurance...
West Virginia Jury to Weigh Chemical Plant Testing January 5, 2012 A West Virginia jury will have to decide whether the owners of a former chemical plant should pay to test...
Fraudulent Windshield Claims Leads to Arizona Identity Theft Arrest January 5, 2012 An investigation by the Arizona Department of Insurance led to the arrest and felony conviction of Michael Swedo. Swedo pled...