California Governor Signs Limo Safety Bill, Vetoes Another Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday signed a bill requiring limousines that operate in California to have emergency exits, but vetoed... Read More
Toyota Wins First Sudden-Acceleration Trial Over Fatal Accident Toyota Motor Corp. wasn’t responsible for an accident that killed a 66-year-old woman who crashed her 2006 Camry into a... Read More
PG&E Must Show Regulators Closed Pipeline is Safe State regulators on Tuesday directed Pacific Gas and Electric to keep a Northern California natural gas pipeline shut down until... Read More
CEO: Damaged Prototype Airship Can be Repaired The CEO of a company that developed an experimental airship damaged when a hangar roof collapsed said the dirigible possibly... Read More
Man Gets Prison in Arizona Insurance Fraud Case A man has been sentenced to 6 1/2 years in state prison in connection with an insurance fraud case in... Read More
New California Law Limits Workers’ Comp for Pro Athletes Professional athletes who spend most of their careers with teams in other states will be prohibited from filing workers’ compensation... Read More
Flooding Caused $19M Damage to New Mexico Roads New Mexico officials say recent flooding caused about $19.8 million in damage to roads. In a briefing for a legislative... Read More
Robber Admits Priest Abuse Claim was False A man who prosecutors say falsely accused four Catholic priests in four states of sexually abusing him has admitted to... Read More
Human Error Blamed for Fairbanks Rail Crash The Alaska Railroad says human error led to a rail car accident last month in Fairbanks. Nine cars carrying pipe... Read More
Toyota Acceleration Defect Caused Deaths and Injury, Lawyer Says A defect in a Toyota Motor Corp. Camry caused the vehicle to suddenly accelerate, leading to an accident that left... Read More