An audit by the North Dakota Department of Insurance found that Noridian Mutual Insurance Company, doing business as Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota (BCBS), racked up tens of thousands of dollars in excessive expenses paid with policyholders premiums. …
Kentucky residents who suffered from severe flooding in Jefferson County last month may still be eligible for federal or state government disaster aid even if they have insurance. The Federal Emergency Management Agency is urging residents with damage to contact …
Google Inc.’s plan to digitize millions of books as part of a class action settlement wrongly creates a virtually compulsory license for books, the U.S. register of copyrights said Thursday. In a hearing called to discuss a 2008 settlement between …
September 17, 2009 has been declared Campus Fire Safety Day in Mississippi by Governor Barbour. The State Fire Marshal’s Office is asking all schools in the state, kindergarten through college, to conduct fire drills and hold fire safety assemblies or …
There are several basic biomechanical engineering principles that need to be understood before discussing low speed rear end collision scenarios. First, when objects collide with each other, momentum changes. The vehicle being struck experiences an increase in its momentum, while …
Some businesses in downtown Woonsocket say they will file claims for financial losses with National Grid after a transformer problem denied them power for nearly 24 hours last week. Jeff Polucha, the city’s economic development director, says the affected businesses …
Police in Gardiner, Maine, have arrested two men in connection with fire that gutted much of an abandoned mill. The State Fire Marshal’s Office says 19-year-old Jack Downs of Chelsea and 20-year-old Joshua Lund of Gardiner were arrested Monday night …
Pipe corrosion that went undetected for years led to an explosion and fire that rocked a Sunoco oil refinery in Claymont in May, authorities said. Investigators said the corrosion, caused by unseen condensation moisture that had collected between the bottom …
Food makers must alert government officials of potentially contaminated products within 24 hours under a new rule designed to help federal regulators spot food safety problems sooner. The Food and Drug Administration displayed a new electronic database where manufacturers must …
Eight warehouse workers in Doral, Florida are being treated at a hospital after authorities detected high levels of carbon monoxide inside. Miami-Dade officials say fire rescue was called to the La Rosa Logistics refrigerated facility in the Miami suburb of …