An Australian woman in Adelaide has been charged with murder after allegedly setting her husband’s genitals on fire because she thought he was having an affair. Prosecutors told the Adelaide Magistrates Court on Monday that 44-year-old Rajini Narayan confessed to …
A contractor was charged with manslaughter Monday for allegedly using worn, fraying safety straps that broke apart and caused a crane to crash down on a Manhattan neighborhood, killing seven people in one of the city’s worst construction accidents in …
Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle has asked U.S. Agriculture Secretary Edward Schafer to declare an agricultural disaster for Oahu and Kauai following December 2008’s heavy rains and flooding. State Board of Agriculture chairwoman Sandra Lee Kunimoto said Friday that there have …
Federal investigators have begun probing why a helicopter bound for an offshore oil platform crashed in Louisiana’s marshlands, killing eight and critically injuring another. The helicopter, operated by PHI Inc., crashed shortly after taking off on the afternoon of Jan. …
Citing safety hazards, Oklahoma Labor Department officials report that more than 100 elevators in the state have been shut down. Safety Standards division director Tom Monroe says 107 elevators were closed in the last fiscal year. And he says some …
In light of current economic conditions, a major catastrophe such as an earthquake in California would bring new misery to both U.S. and international financiers, according to an analysis released by Impact Forecasting LLC, a division of Aon Benfield, a …
Fire ripped through a small-town homeless shelter in the Northeast Texas town of Paris early in the morning of Jan. 5, killing multiple people and forcing dozens to be relocated, the town’s fire chief said. Paris Fire Chief Ronnie Grooms …
New York City plans to install digital cameras on the outside of cabs in an effort to detect reckless driving and deter auto accidents. But a taxi drivers’ advocacy group says the technology would invade cabbies’ privacy. Taxi and Limousine …
Connecticut officials have levied a $5.9 million fine against a man who runs businesses paying for hole-in-one prizes on behalf of clients. The state Insurance Department says Kevin Kolenda’s businesses equated to illegally offering insurance without a license. The state …
National insurance recovery law firm Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C. continues to grow its national practice through its merger with Wood & Bender LLP. Based in southern California, Wood & Bender has represented Fortune 500 companies, construction companies and financial …