Pedestrian Safety Focus of Multi-Agency Forum May 24, 2016 By Denise Johnson Pedestrian fatalities increased six percent in the first six months of 2015 compared to the same period in 2014, according...
Prolonged California Oil Spill Due to Corroded Pipeline May 24, 2016 By BRIAN MELLEY A pipeline company responsible for spilling more than 120,000 gallons of oil on the California coast failed to prevent corrosion...
Cyclone Evacuation Helps Bangladesh Avoid High Death Toll May 24, 2016 By JULHAS ALAM Tens of thousands of Bangladeshis returned Monday to wind-battered villages and rain-soaked fields after a strong storm pummeled the coast...
Air Safety Continues to Improve Despite High-Profile Disasters May 24, 2016 By DAVID CRARY Since the start of 2014, more than 1,600 people have died in commercial aviation disasters. That rate is up from...
Few Options for Colorado Theater Victims After Loss to Cinemark May 24, 2016 Victims’ loss in a civil trial over whether a Colorado movie theater should have done more to prevent a mass...
Sinking New Orleans Partly Due to Groundwater Extraction May 24, 2016 Geologists have long known that New Orleans is slowly sinking – but now, scientists using radar technology say groundwater sucked...
El Nino Blamed for Record Carbon Dioxide Levels May 24, 2016 By SETH BORENSTEIN The amount of heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the air jumped by the biggest amount on record last month, a rise...
Lawyer Accuses Travelers of Misleading Him About Insurance Policy May 23, 2016 The former lawyer for a car crash victim accused an auto insurance company of hiding a $1 million policy that...
Minnesota Federal Judge Rules Concussion Suit Against NHL Can Proceed May 23, 2016 By Alex Dobuzinskis A U.S. District judge in Minnesota this week refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed by ex-players accusing the National Hockey...
E-Cigarettes Banned From Checked Baggage Because of Fire Risk May 23, 2016 By David Shepardson The U.S. Transportation Department said Wednesday it is permanently banning passengers and crew members from carrying e-cigarettes in checked baggage...