Hacker’s Claims Spotlight Vulnerabilities of Jetliners’ Systems May 21, 2015 Even as the U.S. questioned a computer researcher’s claims of tampering with a jetliner in flight, his account spotlighted possible... Read More
Midwest News Tobacco Company Urges Illinois Court to Drop $10B Smokers’ Verdict May 21, 2015 A $10.1 billion verdict against Philip Morris USA over misleading consumers about the safety of “light” cigarettes should be overturned,... Read More
Farmers Reports 52% Jump in Q2 Homeowners Claims Due to Spring Storms May 21, 2015 Water, wind and hail lead the race for main causes of loss to homes in the second quarter of the... Read More
Barclay Says Driverless Cars May Cut U.S. Auto Sales by 40% May 20, 2015 U.S. auto sales may drop about 40 percent in the next 25 years because of shared driverless cars, forcing mass-market... Read More
Texas / South Central News Moore Marks 2 Years Since Tornado With Stronger Building Codes, More Storm Shelters May 20, 2015 Two years ago today, an EF 5 tornado touched down in Moore, Oklahoma, 4.4 miles west of Newcastle. The powerful... Read More
Rimkus Receives Approval for Quadcopter Drone Use in Forensic Investigations May 20, 2015 Rimkus Consulting Group, a forensic engineering consulting services, announced it has received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to... Read More
Study Examines Whether Virtual Twin Can Increase Trust in Smartcars May 20, 2015 Human error is estimated to cause more than 90 percent of traffic accidents, a percentage that might be drastically reduced... Read More
Study Finds Oral Steroids for Herniated Disk Do Not Improve Pain May 20, 2015 Among patients with acute radiculopathy (sciatica) due to a herniated lumbar disk, a short course of oral steroids, compared with... Read More
International News Brick Business Booms as Nepal Rushes to Rebuild After Quake May 20, 2015 The worn-out workers of Jaya Mayaswori Brick Factory are packing clay and hauling loads with a new sense of purpose... Read More
East News FEMA Denies Massachusetts’ Bid to Extend Snow Disaster Aid May 20, 2015 The federal government has denied Massachusetts’ request to expand disaster aid for a January blizzard, the first of several major... Read More