Wal-Mart Steps Up Security as Fight Breaks Out Over TV December 2, 2013 By Cotten Timberlake and Renee Dudley With an estimated 140 million Americans predicted to shop this past weekend, retailers bolstered security, deployed Segway patrols and put...
Metro-North Train Derails Near Rivers in Bronx, Killing Four December 2, 2013 By Angela Greiling Keane and Peter S. Green A Metro-North Railroad train derailed in New York’s Bronx borough early today, killing four and injuring 63, adding to the...
NFL Should Expect More Lawsuits From Injured Players, Union Says December 2, 2013 By Jonathan D. Salant The National Football League should expect more injury-related lawsuits from former players, according to the executive director of the players’...
Wrongful Death Lawsuit Blames Chantix Prescriber December 2, 2013 A Eugene woman whose husband killed the couple’s son and himself has sued the dentist who prescribed her husband a...
Alabama Mayor Speaking at Harvard About 2011 Tornado December 2, 2013 Students at Harvard University are getting a lesson about the Alabama tornado outbreak of 2011. Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox will...
South Carolina Research Lab Aims to Change Building Methods December 2, 2013 By SEANNA ADCOX The insurance industry hopes a 21,000-square-foot lab in rural South Carolina can help revolutionize the way homes are built and...
Concerns Raised Over FEMA Flood Maps in Maine December 2, 2013 Maine communities are criticizing new maps proposed by the federal government that show future flooding risks near the state’s coast...
Indiana University Plan Would Allow Direct Requests for FEMA Aid December 2, 2013 Indiana University is creating a plan to seek federal aid to “disaster proof” its Bloomington, Indianapolis and regional campuses. A...
Alaska Man Charged With Stealing Truck, Damaging Runway December 2, 2013 An Alaska man has been charged with driving a stolen pickup and damaging a gravel runway at the community’s airport....
University of Maryland Project Aims to Improve Storm Predictions December 2, 2013 By JOSH BOLLINGER, The Star Democrat Scientists at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Horn Point Laboratory have a new project in the works...