A delivery driver stopped for lunch. A child rode his bicycle with his mother in tow. The sounds of mandolins and banjos playing bluegrass music wafted through the air. All three are probably common scenes in countless Kentucky small towns, …
Where do you even start? Do you start by carting away the Chokai Maru, the 150-foot (45-meter) ship that was lifted over a pier and slammed into a house in this port town? Do you start with the thousands of …
Millions of box fans are being recalled because of fire risk. The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall of about 4.8 million box fans made by Pennsylvania-based Lasko Products Inc. The commission says an electrical failure in the fan’s …
The failure of the underwater blowout preventer that led to the massive BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was caused by a stuck section of drill pipe that blocked cutting devices from shearing and sealing the leaking well, …
T.V. Carpio, who stepped in to replace another actress injured in Broadway’s “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark,” has now herself been sidelined after an accident on stage. Producers of the $65 million musical said Tuesday that Carpio was hurt March …
Indianapolis, Ind. Mar. 25, 2011 – Protective Specialty Insurance Company (PSIC) has expanded its product offerings to include Technology Professional Liability, Architects and Engineers Professional Liability (A&E), Lawyers Professional Liability and Intellectual Property Lawyers Professional Liability. These new products are …
The Army Corps of Engineers says it will meet its deadline after Hurricane Katrina to greatly improve the New Orleans area’s hurricane-protection system by the start of the 2011 storm season. Corps officials said the agency was on track to …
A more than $300,000 settlement has been proposed for seven black firefighters in Houston who claimed racial discrimination. The measure was scheduled to go before the Houston City Council on Mar. 23. The Houston Chronicle reports seven firefighters passed exams …
The Utah Labor Commission is offering $300,000 in grant funding to Utah organizations with workplace safety programs. The commission says qualifying programs include workshops, training programs or specialized safety initiatives. Utah businesses, nonprofit organizations, community-based organizations, local associations and educational …
A lawsuit filed on behalf of the families of eight mentally disabled adults accuses a Southern California day care center and a county agency of failing to investigate abuse complaints. The suit alleges that the center, now known as New …