Report Makes Chilling Forecast on Northwest Quake March 18, 2013 By LAUREN GAMBINO More than 10,000 people could die when – not if – a monster earthquake and tsunami occur just off the...
Distracted Driving a Global Problem: CDC March 18, 2013 Road traffic crashes are a global public health problem, contributing to an estimated 1.3 million deaths annually. Known risk factors...
Texas Brine to Begin Sinkhole Buyouts March 18, 2013 By MELINDA DESLATTE Texas Brine will offer buyouts to Assumption Parish residents whose homes are in a swampy area under evacuation because of...
Report: Gas Vapors Caused Missouri Restaurant Fire March 18, 2013 Federal and local officials say a fatal explosion and fire at a Kansas City, Mo., restaurant last month were sparked...
Tennessee Dealer Pays $125K Penalty Over Unrepaired Recalls March 18, 2013 Federal authorities say a Chattanooga dealership has agreed to pay a $125,000 penalty for selling more than 300 motorcycles that...
Report: Give Miners Better Escape Training, Tools March 18, 2013 By VICKI SMITH A new report by the National Research Council says the federal government should re-examine how much breathable air supplies to...
Citizens Board Approves Borrowing $100 Million March 18, 2013 Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp.’s board has voted to borrow $100 million through bonds to cover a $70 million shortfall...
California Prototype Quake Warning System Gave Heads Up March 18, 2013 Scientists say an earthquake warning system that has been under development in California worked during last week’s light but widely...
BP Seeks to Block Gulf Spill Settlement Payments March 18, 2013 By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN BP has asked a federal judge to block a court-appointed administrator from paying Gulf Coast businesses’ claims through a multibillion-dollar...
6M Fire Hydrants Below Par According to ISO Records March 18, 2013 The six millionth fire hydrant in the country has been identified and recorded by ISO, which maintains the only national...