Road Fatalities Surged in First Half of 2016 August 25, 2016 Traffic fatalities were up 9 percent in the first six months of this year compared with the same period last...
Thrill-Ride Amusement Park Accidents Raise New Demands for Regulations August 25, 2016 By KATHLEEN FOODY, ERIK SCHELZIG and CLAIRE GALOFARO In some parts of the U.S., the thrill rides that hurl kids upside down, whirl them around or send them...
Staying Ahead of Workplace Violence by Identifying Behaviors of Concern August 24, 2016 By Denise Johnson In most incidents involving violence in the workplace, there are warning signs that precede an event, according to Jim Satterfield,...
Drone Tested for Use During Natural Disasters in North Dakota August 24, 2016 By DAVE KOLPACK A 20-foot-long drone that was brought to North Dakota to test precision agriculture methods is now part of a trial...
Flurry of Partnerships Seen in Self-Driving Car Race August 24, 2016 Uber announced Thursday that it will partner with Volvo to make autonomous vehicles. The tie-up is the latest between automakers...
Business News: FM Global, Kustom US, Foresight Medical August 24, 2016 FM Global Breaks Ground on $80M Loss Prevention Training and Operations Center in Singapore FM Global, a commercial and industrial...
Weeks After Main Shock, 2014 Napa Quake Continued to Creep August 24, 2016 On August 24, 2014, just south of Napa, California, a fault in the Earth suddenly slipped, violently shifting and splitting...
FEMA Wants Proof Before Repaying $30M for Retrofitted Mississippi Homes August 24, 2016 The Federal Emergency Management Agency says it won’t repay Mississippi for nearly $30 million spent to retrofit homes after Hurricane...
Despite Wildfire Danger California Residents Refuse to Evacuate August 24, 2016 By CHRISTOPHER WEBER and JULIE WATSON A wildfire quickly turned into an inferno and within hours had ravaged pine forests near the California ski town of...
Low Back Pain in Midlife Linked to Heavy Lifting as a Young Worker August 24, 2016 By Linda Thrasybule Young adults with jobs that involve heavy lifting and forceful movements might be at higher risk for back pain later...