Safety Standards for Rail Tank Cars Coming Soon January 10, 2014 By Patrick Rucker U.S. officials have promised to issue within weeks new safety standards for the kind of tank cars involved in a...
Moldy Washers Cases Put Class Actions in High Court’s Spotlight January 10, 2014 By Lawrence Hurley The U.S. Supreme Court could decide as soon as Friday whether to take up closely watched cases involving moldy odor-emitting...
Hiring Policies Make Job Hunt Tough for Ex-Inmates January 10, 2014 By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Mississippi lawmakers say they want to reduce the number of former inmates who return to prison after serving time. However,...
New Focus on Older Drivers January 10, 2014 By MIKE URBAN, The Reading Eagle Dolly Wagner barely bumped the girl’s bicycle with her car. It wasn’t even enough to knock the 10-year-old to the...
Skier Sued Over Collision on Oregon Slope January 10, 2014 One skier is suing another in Oregon, contending that he suffered a broken leg and other injuries when the second...
North Carolina Motel Owner Indicted in 3 Carbon Monoxide Deaths January 10, 2014 The president of the company that owns a Boone, N.C., motel where three guests were killed by poison gas that...
Boulder Blames Poor Road Conditions on New Snowplow Equipment January 10, 2014 Boulder, Colo., is blaming new equipment designed to lengthen the life of snowplow blades for bad road conditions that brought...
Funding Problems Threaten U.S. Disaster Preparedness January 10, 2014 The Sept. 11, 2001 attacks in New York City prompted large increases in government funding to help communities respond and...
Beer Used to Put Out Texas Tire Fire January 10, 2014 Whatever works when it comes to fighting fires. An off-duty Houston firefighter has used beer to extinguish a tire fire...
Stricter Dog Regulations Considered in Arkansas Town January 10, 2014 Leaders in Hot Springs Village, Ark., are considering new regulations on dogs after a 75-year-old resident was killed by a...