East News New York City Sees 25% Drop in Tickets to Bicyclists December 23, 2014 New York City bicyclists are getting fewer tickets. The drop comes as biking safety is in a spotlight. The New... Read More
International News Long Forgotten Asbestos Mine Sickens Indian Villagers December 23, 2014 Asbestos waste spills in a gray gash down the flank of a lush green hill above tribal villages that are... Read More
Top 10 Most Ridiculous Lawsuits of 2014: ILR December 23, 2014 A plaintiff in a pending disability lawsuit being caught on video knocking over a large, historic boulder tops the U.S.... Read More
Study Provides Model for Responding to Large-Scale Data Breaches December 23, 2014 Information systems researchers at the University of Arkansas, who studied the effect of two compensation strategies used by Target in... Read More
Southeast News EPA Coal Ash Standards a Setback for Environmental Groups December 23, 2014 Six years ago, there was a massive spill of coal ash sludge in Tennessee. Three years later, tons of coal... Read More
Feds Seek Up to $18B Spill Pollution Fine From BP December 23, 2014 The government wants BP Plc to pay $16 billion to $18 billion in water-pollution fines for the worst offshore oil... Read More
Texas / South Central News North Little Rock Schools Want Insurer to Help Pay for Tax Error December 23, 2014 The North Little Rock School Board in Arkansas wants the Pulaski County assessor’s office to seek help from its insurance... Read More
Texas / South Central News First Lawsuits Filed Over Fatal South by Southwest Crash in Austin December 23, 2014 The first wave of victim lawsuits since four people died at the South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas,... Read More
East News Citation Disputed in Hair-Hanging Accident December 23, 2014 Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus has contested a citation it received from federal regulators for an accident that... Read More
East News New Jersey Beach Owner Sues Over Dune Project December 23, 2014 A major Jersey shore beach owner is suing the state, the federal government and the borough of Point Pleasant Beach... Read More