Another in a series of small earthquakes has been recorded in central Arkansas. The U.S. Geological Survey reports a preliminary magnitude 3.3 quake was recorded at 2:56 p.m. on Mar. 22 about one mile northwest of Greenbrier. The location is …
No human deaths or severe injuries have been reported from an evening of tornado sirens and sightings in western and central Iowa, but livestock were killed or injured and buildings on rural properties were reportedly damaged. The National Weather Service …
Connecticut police say a 58-year-old owner of a tree service company has died after being struck at an Old Lyme work site by a woodchipper attached to a truck. The Day newspaper reports that police identified the victim Tuesday as …
A volunteer firefighter in southern New Jersey has pleaded guilty to aggravated arson. Ryan Dellane admitted intentionally setting nine blazes in Ocean and Burlington counties between March and August of last year, including one that consumed 540 acres in Barnegat. …
The largest class-action sex-discrimination lawsuit ever will be argued before the U.S. Supreme Court March 29, pitting Wal-Mart Stores Inc. against female employees who seek billions of dollars. The justices will decide whether the small group of women who began …
A former Pennsylvania Superior Court judge serving a 46-month federal prison sentence for insurance fraud has now lost his home to government forfeiture. Senior U.S. District Judge Maurice Cohill Jr. has ordered the government to seize ex-judge Michael Joyce’s Erie-area …
Oregon’s governor has asked President Barack Obama to issue a disaster declaration for a coastal county ravaged by a tsunami this month. Gov. John Kitzhaber made the request for Curry County on the state’s southern coast after disaster teams estimated …
American International Group Inc. said Wednesday it expects “minimal net effects” from the recent earthquake and tsunami on the financial condition of its local Japanese operations, including those of Fuji Fire and Marine Insurance Co., in which AIG holds a …
The Alaska State House of Representatives has passed legislation to modernize the state’s workers’ compensation procedural fee schedules. House Labor & Commerce Committee Chair Rep. Kurt Olson, R-Kenai, sponsored the bill, HB 13, which replaces outdated the 2004 fee schedule …
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has signed a bill to prevent state-level administrative rules mandating workplace ergonomics in Michigan. Ergonomics aims to limit injuries caused by lifting, repetitive motion and awkward work positions. The previous administration of Gov. Jennifer Granholm worked …