Toyota recalled about 51,000 of its Tundra trucks Tuesday to inspect rear drive shafts that may include a component that could break. Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc. said an estimated 0.5 percent of the vehicles may have a faulty slip …
A Wisconsin woman who created a bra with pockets for carrying small objects is suing another woman who had the same idea. Tammy Pintor owns TJ Secret in Menomonee Falls. She has a patent for a brassiere that holds and …
Bernalillo County commissioners have banned open burning and campfires in the unincorporated areas of the county. The commission’s vote Tuesday also restricts smoking to enclosed buildings, within vehicles with ashtrays and in developed recreation areas. County Fire Chief John Garcia …
Inside the chunks of slate and wallboard smashed and scattered by Japan’s tsunami hides a health risk that has been overshadowed by contamination from a leaking nuclear plant: the odorless and nearly invisible threat of asbestos. Activists have found the …
Fleet managers seeking new ways to use technology to improve driver behavior, fuel efficiency and overall performance may benefit from FleetAhead, a technology-enabled risk management program to assist large commercial customers with fleet safety and efficiency, launched by The Hartford …
Missouri’s lieutenant governor is without his Ford Flex crossover vehicle after someone stole it, rammed it into a gun shop and set it on fire. Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder says he was notified around 6 a.m. Monday that the Flex …
A utility serving refineries and chemical plants in Texas that shut down when electricity was lost says it’s not the source of the outages. Three Texas City refineries, including a BP unit where a 2005 explosion killed 15 people, and …
Deborah Elaine Thomas, of Opelousas, was arrested by the Louisiana State Police Insurance Fraud/Auto Theft Unit on April 21, 2011 on two counts of Unfair Trade Practices, according to authorities. Thomas and her agency, Thomas & Thomas Insurance Agency LLC, …
Global Loss Run Reports, that assist companies in quickly identifying emerging loss trends so they may take corrective measures, are now being offered to Chubb customers for controlled master programs and admitted property, casualty and professional liability policies. Chubb’s Global …
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has denied Gov. Chris Christie’s request for a “major disaster declaration” to help towns and residents recover the costs from March floods. FEMA told the governor the damage was not severe enough. Christie had requested …