Tropical Storm Hermine, which swept through Texas on Sept. 7 and into Oklahoma on Sept. 8, surprised forecasters by retaining tropical storm strength long after it was expected to decline. The storm resulted in extensive flooding, several funnel cloud sightings …
A state lawmaker attributes West Virginia’s high rate of disabled workers to smoking and other poor health habits. Sen. Dan Foster, D-Kanawha, told the Charleston Daily Mail that the state’s high smoking and obesity rates contribute to other health issues, …
A federal judge has approved Eastman Kodak Co.’s $21.4 million offer to settle class-action lawsuits by black employees who maintained white counterparts were favored for pay and promotion. After almost seven years of litigation, U.S. Magistrate Judge Jonathan Feldman signed …
New York officials say an upstate spraypark wasn’t at fault for the illnesses suffered by several thousand visitors in 2005. The Democrat and Chronicle of Rochester reports Tuesday that attorneys for the state have filed court documents asserting that the …
Officials are investigating the cause of a fast-moving fire that destroyed eight buildings and a dozen vehicles in north-central Pennsylvania. No residential buildings were destroyed by the blaze that broke out early Tuesday morning in Lewisburg, about 50 miles north …
Oxygen levels were dangerously low in a Tarrytown, New York manhole where a sewer worker collapsed and died and a firefighter died trying to save him, a fire department official said. Autopsies were planned in hopes of learning what killed …
Officials investigating a gas well fire in southwestern Pennsylvania say a lightning strike may be to blame. Crews quickly put out the fire that started at a well in Chartiers Township, Washington County, early Wednesday morning. The fire prompted the …
Full disclosure of medical errors including compensation for them can lower defense and overall liability costs for medical providers, according to a new study. While many medcial providers today acknowledge that patients should be informed of medical errors, there is …
BP Plc and its Gulf of Mexico oil well partners traded blame Wednesday after an internal BP investigation tried to downplay the company’s role in the world’s biggest offshore spill. The 193-page BP report offered a preview of how the …
A study published by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services – entitled: “Reinsurers Foot The Bill For Chilean Earthquake Losses” – indicates that the global reinsurance industry has “shouldered a significant portion of the economic losses related to the powerful earthquake …