U.S. auto safety regulators have stepped up an investigation into the risk that up to 1.2 million Toyota Motor Corp Corolla and Matrix vehicles could stall due to defective electronic engine control units. Regulators began an engineering analysis on Aug. …
A program in Winchester relies on the premise that a young arsonist doesn’t necessarily grow up to become an old arsonist. The diversion program, sparked by a run of fires started by juveniles three years ago, is called FIRE-CHIPS, which …
The permanent disaster aid program in the 2008 Farm Bill was intended to spare Congress from having to scrape up extra money every time a drought, flood or hurricane struck farm country, but growers in the South claim the plan …
Yesterday Danielle was still classified by the National Hurricane Center in Miami as tropical storm. But the NHC’s latest bulletin, issued at 5:00 a.m. AST, confirms that it has now strengthened into a category 2 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale. …
The California Nurses Association is suing a San Francisco hospital claiming discrimination because managers refused to hire Filipino nurses. The suit was filed against Sacramento-based Sutter Health and the company’s California Pacific Medical Center. Union leaders and Filipino activists in …
A federal court has rejected an appeal from inmates at a federal prison in Beaumont who said in a lawsuit that they were mistreated in the aftermath of Hurricane Rita in 2005. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in …
A powerful windstorm downed trees and electrical lines in Boise and that sparked a few fires and temporarily knocked out power to nearly 40,000 customers. Wind gusts of up to 70 mph August 21 also caused problems at the Western …
North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm announced that a Fargo man has been charged with attempt to commit theft of property. In January 2009, Farah Mohamed Ibrahim, 36, allegedly purchased a $50,000 term life insurance policy on his 8-year-old son. …
Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics released its preliminary statistics for 2009, reporting that work-related deaths declined in Washington state last year to numbers not seen since 2000. The BLS, which produces an annual Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, reported 75 …
A woman sued BP Plc’s North American subsidiary, claiming excess pollution from the company’s refinery in Texas City, Texas, contributed to her infant child’s death. The lawsuit, which seeks $10 billion in punitive damages, is one of thousands being filed …