Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday it would recall 1.3 million Corolla and Matrix cars in the United States and Canada because of defective engine control modules that could cause the vehicles to stall. The recall of the Corolla and Matrix …
In a one-year period, the cost of medical care and productivity losses associated with injuries from motor vehicle crashes exceeded $99 billion – with the cost of direct medical care accounting for $17 billion. A new study by the Centers …
A wind-whipped wildfire burned through 11 homes outside an Oregon college town as hot, dry weather — with temperatures near 100 degrees — also helped fires spread in Idaho and Southern California, where homes were evacuated. The fire on the …
The cleanup of history’s worst peacetime oil spill is generating thousands of tons of oil-soaked debris that is ending up in local landfills, some of which were already dealing with environmental concerns. The soft, absorbent boom that has played the …
The Federal Emergency Management Agency says Lake Delhi is not eligible for public assistance to rebuild a dam that failed in July. The agency says federal money also shouldn’t have been spent on repairs after the 2008 floods. FEMA spokesman …
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued citations to Calumet Shreveport Lubricants & Waxes LLC in Shreveport, La., for 22 alleged serious violations and two alleged repeat violations of federal health and safety regulations. Penalties …
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently cited two U.S. Postal Service facilities in the Midwest for safety violations. The USPS Bulk Mail Center in Kansas City, Kan., was cited for numerous serious and repeat safety …
Longtime insurance agent John Doak of Tulsa has defeated former Insurance Commissioner John Crawford of Oklahoma City for the Republican nomination for state insurance commissioner. In the only statewide race on the ballot, Doak kept Crawford from returning to the …
Hurricane Danielle has recovered some strength, and is once again a “category two hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale,” according to the most recent bulletin from the National Hurricane Center in Miami at 11:00 a.m. AST. The storm is …
Fitch Ratings has affirmed the ratings of PartnerRe Ltd. with a negative outlook. The affirmation follows an “updated review of PartnerRe’s financial performance, capital position, liquidity, and investment exposures,” said Fitch. The rationale for the ratings includes the company’s” strong …