Louisiana Parish Residents Move Out After Sinkhole Settlement January 14, 2015 By DAVID J. MITCHELL, The Advocate After 21/2 years in sinkhole limbo, life is busy and headed toward change for Bayou Corne, La., homeowners Nick and...
Deaths Due to GM Faulty Ignitions at 45 January 14, 2015 At least 45 people have died and 68 have been injured in crashes involving General Motors cars with defective ignition...
Michigan Police Probe 193 Vehicle Pileup on I-94 January 14, 2015 State police say a 193-vehicle pileup that closed a stretch of Interstate 94 in Michigan for two days started in...
New Federal Auto Safety Chief Addresses Recall, Defective Equipment Questions January 14, 2015 By TOM KRISHER Mark Rosekind, the U.S. government’s new auto safety chief, knew all along that the agency he was taking over lacked...
Indiana City Bans Skaters on Ponds Due to Safety Concerns January 14, 2015 Fort Wayne, Ind., skaters who want to test their skills on ponds at the city’s parks are out of luck...
Mercury Insurance Faces $27.6M Fine for Wrongful Fees in California January 14, 2015 California’s insurance commissioner is ordering Mercury Insurance to pay a $27.6 million fine for charging wrongful fees to its auto...
City National Bank Sells Insurance Operations to Virginia Company January 14, 2015 City National Bank has sold its insurance operations to a Virginia company. City National’s parent, City Holding Company, says in...
New York Jeweler Sentenced to Prison for Selling Fake Gems January 14, 2015 A western New York jewelry store owner has been sentenced to 23 to 69 years in prison for selling fake...
Massachusetts Man Charged With Stealing $1M in Computer Equipment January 14, 2015 A Peabody, Mass., man has been charged with stealing almost $1 million worth of iPads and other Apple products from...
Final Distribution of Alaska Fisheries Disaster Aid Approved January 14, 2015 A federal agency has approved distribution of the final $13 million of aid allocated to Alaska for the 2012 Chinook...