Technology May Trump Policy When it Comes to Police Pursuits October 6, 2014 Despite well-intentioned policies intended to reduce the risk to public safety, police chases are still making headlines. Last month, six... Read More
Southeast News Alabama Jeweler to Plead Guilty in Missing Diamonds Case October 6, 2014 The former owner of a Mountain Brook, Ala., jewelry store has agreed to plead guilty in a missing diamonds case.... Read More
AIR Worldwide Releases U.S. Inland Flood Model October 6, 2014 Catastrophe risk modeling firm AIR Worldwide (AIR) has released a physically based, probabilistic inland flood model for locations on and... Read More
International News Typhoon Phanfone Returns to Sea After Drenching East Japan October 6, 2014 Rail services resumed and evacuation advisories were lifted in Tokyo after Typhoon Phanfone passed over the Japanese capital on its... Read More
Midwest News Minnesota Overdose Deaths Exceed Traffic Fatalities October 6, 2014 The Minnesota Department of Health has an alarming statistic about drug overdose deaths. The number of people who have died... Read More
Texas / South Central News Insurer Fights $50M Payment Over Cost of Louisiana Sinkhole October 6, 2014 The collapse of a portion of a salt dome that left a 37-acre sinkhole in swampy land west of Baton... Read More
Texas / South Central News BP Wants Judge to Amend ‘Gross Negligence’ Ruling October 6, 2014 BP has asked a federal judge to reconsider a ruling that could cost the oil giant around $18 billion in... Read More
Texas / South Central News Oklahoma Wheat Farmers Ask USDA to Implement Insurance Fix October 6, 2014 Oklahoma wheat growers are calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture to implement a farm bill provision they say would... Read More
Midwest News Wisconsin Man Pleads Guilty in $5M Violin Theft October 6, 2014 A man accused of masterminding the theft of a $5 million Stradivarius violin pleaded guilty to robbery Friday, nearly eight... Read More
East News New Jersey Diocese Settles Priest Sex Abuse Suit for $610K October 6, 2014 The Trenton Diocese has paid $610,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a New Jersey man who said he was... Read More