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Merck & Co has agreed to pay $80 million to settle 190 outstanding claims involving its withdrawn Vioxx pain drug,... Read More

Beacon Mutual Insurance Co. will hold a one-day safety fair next month in Warwick, Rhode Island aimed at addressing workplace... Read More

Delaware Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart says the state is working to attract new insurance carriers. Stewart made the announcement... Read More

Authorities in northeastern Pennsylvania say the fire that caused a house to explode was intentionally set. Exeter Police Chief John... Read More

Oklahoma will be part of a national research project intended to help scientists better understand earthquakes. Eight temporary earthquake monitoring... Read More

Through its annual curbside survey conducted in July, the University of New Orleans Geography Department has found that 61 percent... Read More

Louisiana’s state fire marshal says the owner and manager of a SpeeDee Oil Change in Hammond, La., set fire to... Read More

The phrase “act of God” has a rich pedigree and interesting etymological history. Under Roman law, mercantile obligations arose from... Read More

If historical trends continue, July and August are the deadliest and most dangerous months for Washington workers, according to the... Read More

A minor earthquake rattled the mountainous area of southeastern Tennessee, western North Carolina and northern Georgia last Saturday morning. No... Read More