China is helping American officials investigate reports of contaminated Chinese drywall after thousands of American homeowners complained the building material made them sick or damaged their houses, a top U.S. safety official said. Consumer Products Safety Commission Chairman Inez Tenenbaum …
A New Hampshire man who pleaded guilty to starting fires in Maine that caused millions of dollars in damages to building complexes faces a lengthy prison sentence when he is sentenced. Everett Stickney of Exeter, N.H., is scheduled to be …
A group of former Eastman Kodak Co. workers objected Friday to a proposed $21.4 million deal to settle two lawsuits by black employees who maintain they were paid and promoted less than white counterparts. “We’ve all been mistreated in some …
A Florida real estate agent has been arrested in New York for committing insurance fraud against the state’s largest workers’ comp insurer, the New York State Insurance Fund. Ben Keskin, 52, of Florida, was arrested during an appearance at the …
St. Landry Parish, La., is in line to receive $12.7 million in federal hurricane mitigation funds, and the single largest project it hopes to fund will be a multi-agency training center. Opelousas Fire Chief Lee Cahanin said $1.5 million set …
It wasn’t too long ago when Karen Ahmad answered a telephone call that changed her life, at least her professional life. As an intensive care nurse at the Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital in Baton Rouge, La., Ahmad …
A Hurricane Ike-damaged dike in Texas City, Texas, could reopen next fall after repairs are completed. Mayor Matt Doyle says none of the funds earmarked for the dike’s repair will go to rebuilding the shrimp boat docks or bait camps. …
Nearly 30 months since red light cameras began operating in St. Louis, Mo., the city is closing in on $10 million in fines collected. KMOX Radio reports the city has collected $9.9 million in fines since the use of cameras …
Wyoming Governor Dave Freudenthal has asked the federal government for help in securing federal disaster relief funds for agricultural producers in Big Horn, Park, Platte and Sheridan counties. Freudenthal wrote on Friday to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Thomas Vilsack asking for …
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A+’ (Superior) and the issuer credit rating (ICR) of “aa” of Germany’s Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty AG (AGCS AG). Best also affirmed the FSR of ‘A+’ (Superior) and …