A Pennsylvania woman has pleaded guilty to participating in a chiropractor’s insurance fraud scheme. Federal prosecutors in Pittsburgh say 55-year-old Susie Horning of Leechburg accepted kickbacks from Westmoreland County chiropractor Douglas Henderson, who submitted fraudulent claims for treatment under Horning’s …
Insurance company Amerigroup Corp. said on Jul 22 that it has agreed in principle to settle for $234 million a lawsuit accusing it of discriminating against pregnant women and other high-risk patients. The settlement includes $225 million to be paid …
Officials said a firefighter was released from a hospital after being treated for minor injuries from a blaze at the Pilgrim’s Pride protein conversion plant in Mount Pleasant. Firefighter/engineer Craig Eudy said the firefighter was taken to a hospital. Pilgrim’s …
A Hagerstown. Md. man is facing arson charges in a fire behind his apartment building. The Maryland State Fire Marshal’s office said a pile of debris was found burning outside 503 West Washington Street. Authorities said 19-year-old Kenneth Platt removed …
Tornadoes embedded in thunderstorms damaged farm structures and uprooted trees in parts of northern and western Iowa. The damage occurred as a string strong thunderstorms rolled across Iowa from the northwest moving southeast. Damage was reported in Kossuth and Caroll …
A covered walkway being attached to a floating casino on Lake Michigan collapsed Tuesday when it slipped from a barge supporting it, sending 16 construction workers into the water, a fire official said. One of the workers was taken to …
More than 75 percent of the bank Web sites surveyed in a University of Michigan study had at least one design flaw that could make customers vulnerable to cyber thieves after their money or even their identity. Atul Prakash, a …
Some 7,000 residents were without electricity after a storm collapsed power lines throughout northeast Mesa, Ariz. authorities said. Police said damaged or broken power lines felled trees throughout the area. Winds reached an average speed of about 30-40 mph, but …
Despite a weakened economic market, a new study from Hiscox shows that 46 percent of American small business owners still feel that they can make more as entrepreneurs than the traditional corporate world. The Hiscox study, “DNA of an Entrepreneur,” …
New plastic playgrounds designed to make access easier for the disabled and encourage recycling have attracted unwelcome attention from arsonists in Central Valley cities of California. Arsonists have ignited plastic play equipment and rubber padding at three Clovis, Calif. parks …