Deadly Air Crashes Shatter 2017 Aviation Safety Record March 15, 2018 By Christopher Jasper Three deadly air crashes that have killed 170 passengers in the past 4 1/2 weeks may indicate that 2017, the...
Ropes, Phone Lights Used in Rescue After Deadly Texas Bus Plunge March 15, 2018 By JAY REEVES and DAN ANDERSON Lulled asleep by the humming of their Texas-bound charter bus following a trip to Disney World, members of a high...
Court Waxes Shakespearean in Denying Property Insurance Claim for Counterfeit Wine March 15, 2018 By Richard Wolf The California Court of Appeal began and ended its insurance coverage opinion of March 7, 2018 with the Bard’s wisdom....
Some Outdoors Stores Continue to Sell Assault Weapons March 15, 2018 Some big retailers have curbed sales of assault weapons after last month’s school shooting in Florida. But others are sticking...
National Hurricane Center Updates Irma Death Toll in US, Caribbean March 15, 2018 By JENNIFER KAY The death toll from Hurricane Irma‘s catastrophic rampage across the Caribbean and the southeastern U.S. has risen to 44 fatalities...
Business News: Travelers, Charles Taylor, IICF March 14, 2018 Travelers Delegation Building Baseball Field in Puerto Rico Travelers chief executive Alan Schnitzer is leading a delegation of 35 volunteers...
Nor’easter Misses NYC, Dumps a Foot of Snow on Boston March 14, 2018 By Brian K. Sullivan A powerful nor’easter delivered a glancing blow to New York City but walloped Massachusetts with more than a foot of...
As Opioids Decline, CWCI Study Tracks Changes in Workers’ Comp Drugs March 14, 2018 Opioids remain the most common type of prescription drug used to treat California injured workers with lost-time injuries, but sustained...
Fatal NYC Copter Tour Flew Under Looser Crop Duster Rules March 14, 2018 By Alan Levin The open-door helicopter tour in which five people died in a crash landing in the East River off Manhattan on...
Experts Question Las Vegas Casinos’ Plan to Prevent Sexual Harassment March 14, 2018 By REGINA GARCIA CANO In the wake of the sexual misconduct scandal surrounding Las Vegas casino titan Steve Wynn, Nevada gambling regulators are developing...