Decades of mistakes – some as basic as not knowing the elevation of New Orleans – led the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to believe its levees and floodwalls would protect the city from a storm as strong as Hurricane …
After searching for nearly two years for a company that would offer life insurance to Kansas Army National Guard troops, the Guard is now considering three potential options. The Legislature is trying to correct an inequality in benefits paid to …
A federal judge in Tulsa, Okla., has ordered a new trial in a lawsuit against Ford Motor Co., finding improper conduct by a plaintiff’s attorney and vacating a $15 million jury award to a couple whose son was killed in …
Volunteer firefighters can be an important part of any small-town fire department. However, within the past year, several volunteers in Louisiana have been arrested for setting fire to property they were trained to protect. Chief of arson investigations Marc Reech, …
The insurer behind the performance bond for part of the troubled Interstate-84 construction in Connecticut will pay $17.5 million to settle claims involving installation of defective drains, according to an agreement worked out with state officials. The payment from United …
House Democrats called for better inspections and tougher standards for bus operators this week after the recent crash in Atlanta that left five college baseball players dead. In a House hearing that highlighted partisan differences over government regulation versus free-market …
Federal health officials used a flawed analysis when they gave preliminary approval to food from cloned animals, a consumer group charged Wednesday. In its report, the Center for Food Safety said the conclusions the Food and Drug Administration drew late …
Like many northern New Englanders, Burlington, Vermont contractor Greg Giro likes to make an occasional trip to take in some big-city life in Montreal. But increasingly, they are being targeted by car thieves, say Canadian authorities and a U.S. insurance …
A 2.7 magnitude earthquake rattled central New Hampshire on Wednesday morning, but there were no reports of damage. Experts said that the earthquake was centered in Campton, about six miles north of Plymouth. “I was upstairs working in the marina, …
The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration said this week it has finalized a rule that increases fines for all safety violations. “MSHA has structured the final rule so that higher penalties will induce operators to prevent and correct violations …