Earlier in 2010, Colorado State’s Tropical Meteorology Project forecasted eight hurricanes to emerge from 15 named tropical storms in the Atlantic basin. Of those, four were forecasted to become major hurricanes. On August 29, Tropical Storm Earl was upgraded to …
Commercial aircraft manufacturers and airlines must take new steps to protect thousands of jets from serious structural fatigue as they age, according to a rule finalized Friday by U.S. aviation regulators. The Federal Aviation Administration is requiring manufacturers, like industry …
For those who question the intelligence of insurance companies, here’s a new industry development that should answer those questions once and for all: The insurance industry is ecstatic because it just dropped $40 million on a three-bedroom house that fell …
Managing multiple leaves of absence and the return-to-work process may require navigating a maze of complementary and conflicting requirements. Yet it’s important to manage these decisions properly, as appropriate “risk prevention keeps profits in [employers’] pockets,” according to Patricia Eyres, …
State’s Attorneys of Madison, St. Clair and Monroe counties in Illinois and a host of other impacted parties have filed suit in federal court against the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and its director Craig Fugate over new flood maps. …
Received by Newsfinder from AP Nov 12 2010, 09:39 Eastern Time Editors Note Adds more background and details on planned housing updates. GALVESTON, Texas (AP) _ More than a dozen families in Galveston still living in government trailers provided after …
Authorities say an 8-year-old child has died and four others suffered serious injuries during a train-ride accident at the Love County Fairgrounds in Oklahoma Love County Undersheriff Jason Bone told television station KWTV an all-terrain vehicle was pulling 55-gallon barrels …
She took off the virtual reality headset, got out of the car and looked at her printed-out ticket for running a red light and killing a pedestrian while sending a cell phone text message. “I got a ticket for speeding, …
An Illinois transportation study shows that back-seat passengers killed in auto accidents are twice as likely as front-seat passengers to not be wearing safety belts. The Illinois Department of Transportation’s Division of Traffic Safety released the data from a 2003 …
Dow Jones & Co. and the financial news service Briefing.com have agreed to a settlement of a copyright lawsuit, in which the latter has admitted to misappropriating “hot news” and headlines for its website. Briefing.com agreed to pay an unspecified …