A northern Colorado wildfire burned fewer structures and is slightly smaller than initially thought, authorities said. The fire west of Fort Collins destroyed 13 structures and burned about 4.6 square miles, fire managers said. Earlier, 15 structures were listed as …
Insurers say so far they’ve received about $69 million in claims related to violent storms and flooding that hit Ohio in late February. The Ohio Insurance Institute says the tally of losses is expected to rise in the coming months …
Government figures show the U.S. coal industry remains well short of meeting a 5-year-old congressional mandate to equip underground mines with high-tech communications and tracking gear. Mine Safety and Health Administration official Dave Chirdon says 192 of 529 coal mines …
A bill that would further reform medical malpractice suits in Florida has been approved by a House panel. The Health Care Appropriations subcommittee approved the bill (HB 479) by a vote of 11-3 on Friday. But it also retained the …
More than 10,000 people dead, hundreds of thousands injured, nearly one million buildings destroyed, millions forced to evacuate and a fifth of Japan’s economy wiped out. That’s the scenario forecast if a huge magnitude 7.3 earthquake hits Japan’s capital of …
A man has died following a hovercraft accident on New Hampshire’s Lake Winnipesaukee. Moultonborough Fire Chief David Bengtson told WMUR-TV that the man crashed the hovercraft after taking off from shore and getting caught up on some ice about 4 …
A second man has died after a salmonella outbreak that has sickened dozens of people and may be linked to a Rhode Island bakery. The state Health Department says the unidentified man died Thursday after being hospitalized and testing positive …
United Furniture Industries, charged by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in February with safety violations, has paid its fine to the federal agency. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports OSHA reduced the original $66,000 penalty to $37,500. OSHA says …
Insurance company Geico plans to hire 150 workers in Virginia Beach by the end of the year. The Virginian-Pilot says Geico wants to fill 100 openings in May, including sales and customer service agents and claims representatives. Another 50 workers …
The Illinois House is considering a plan to scrap the state’s much-criticized workers’ compensation system. That means workers and employers would have to battle in court over each injury and whether the worker should be compensated. Legislation ending the system …