Window Covering Makers May Finally Go Cordless to Avert Child Strangulation Deaths August 26, 2016 Window covering cords have been the cause of more than 800 deaths of children globally, according to the Consumer Product... Read More
West News AAA: Too Early to Rely on Self-Braking Cars to Stop August 26, 2016 New test results from AAA reveal that automatic emergency braking systems – the safety technology that will soon be standard... Read More
Study Finds 50% of Drivers Embrace UBI Option August 26, 2016 A new LexisNexis Risk Solutions study on usage-based insurance (UBI) found that a surprising number of U.S. drivers (50 percent)... Read More
Berkshire’s Jain Offers Plan to Reduce Costs at Gen Re August 25, 2016 Ajit Jain, one of Warren Buffett’s top managers at Berkshire Hathaway Inc., has a message for the staff that he... Read More
East News Connecticut Pushes Safety as Farm Tourism Rises August 25, 2016 With the growth of agritourism and more people visiting local farms, Connecticut officials are joining other states in educating farmers... Read More
West News Oso Landslide Victims’ Lawyers Say State Committed Fraud August 25, 2016 Attorneys for victims and family members in a deadly 2014 landslide in Washington have accused state lawyers of orchestrating a... Read More
Southeast News Demolition of West Virginia Flood-Damaged Homes Begins August 25, 2016 The West Virginia Army National Guard over the weekend began tearing down homes ruined by floods in June. Gov. Earl... Read More
West News Colorado Springs Hailstorm Damage Estimated at $352.8M August 25, 2016 The July 28 hailstorm that hit Colorado Springs was the sixth-most damaging event in Colorado history. The Gazette reports that... Read More
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... Read More
Thrill-Ride Amusement Park Accidents Raise New Demands for Regulations August 25, 2016 In some parts of the U.S., the thrill rides that hurl kids upside down, whirl them around or send them... Read More