Two suburban Kansas City physician groups have agreed to settle a price-fixing complaint filed against them by the Federal Trade Commission. The commission had accused New Century Health Quality Alliance Inc. and Prime Care of Northeast Kansas LLC, both based …
Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp. said last week that it had developed the world’s first system for detecting rear-end collisions before they happen. Automakers have already developed systems that warn drivers of head-one collisions. Toyota said in a statement it …
Residents living near a railroad tanker car that released a hazardous chemical, sickening 23 people, have been allowed to return home, officials said. An evacuation notice for 44 homes had been issued Saturday morning because the temperature inside rail car, …
Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell and State Police and Motor Vehicle officials from Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island will kick off a Tri-State Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Operation on Tuesday, August 29, at 2:30 p.m. at the Weigh Station on I-84 …
Statistics indicate a disproportionately high rate of drowning among children from immigrant families in Washington state and cultural differences are likely involved, according to a Children’s Hospital researcher. The review of drownings last year found drowning rates were generally higher …
The basic solution to Florida’s hurricane insurance crisis is for consumers to pay more, despite double-digit increases already levied over two years, insurance officials said Thursday, the anniversary of Hurricane Andrew. Representatives from reinsurance companies, which back up losses for …
A new law requiring out-of-state doctors to get a temporary South Carolina medical license before testifying as experts in court has been suspended by the state Supreme Court. The court “cannot allow the administration of justice to be substantially impaired,” …
Max Mayfield, long-time director of the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Fla., will retire at the end of the year after 34 years of federal service. Mayfield said he wishes to spend more time with his wife and family, which …
A laptop that might contain personally identifiable information on 193 people who have commercial driver’s licenses was stolen in Baltimore this week, transportation officials said Friday. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, part of the Department of Transportation, said a …
As of 11 a.m. EDT, Tropical Storm Ernesto was moving over eastern Cuba bringing heavy rains, floods and mudslides, according to the National Hurricane Center. A hurricane watch has been extended along Florida’s eastern coast to New Smyrna Beach and …