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Gov. Pat Quinn has vetoed legislation aimed at increasing the speed limit from 65 to 70 miles per hour on... Read More

A southwestern Indiana library director says a library building in Vincennes recently damaged by a severe thunderstorm suffered more extensive... Read More

A federal lawsuit filed on Aug. 28 alleges that police in Ferguson, Mo., and St. Louis County used excessive force... Read More

The Austin, Texas, City Council has approved a law banning the use of hand-held cellphones and many other portable electronic... Read More

McDonald’s Corp. appointed a China food safety chief and is stepping up unannounced audits of suppliers after an expired meat... Read More

The widow and son of a Bartlesville, Okla., man who died during firefighting training have been awarded more than $503,000... Read More

Little Rock, Ark., authorities say three sculptures worth $30,000 have been stolen from Riverfront Park. The city’s Parks and Recreation... Read More

Halliburton Co. agreed to pay $1.1 billion to settle a majority of lawsuits brought over its role in the largest... Read More

Johnson & Johnson, which set aside $2.5 billion last year to resolve claims that 8,000 of its artificial hips were... Read More