The troubled caretakers of the Alamo are facing more problems: rats and rent payment woes. The Daughters of the Republic of Texas are already in jeopardy of losing stewardship of the Alamo after 106 years. On top of that, the …
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited The Model Pattern and Foundry Co. of Cincinnati, Ohio, with 32 safety and health violations. The aluminum and bronze foundry faces penalties of $82,170 following a February inspection. …
A judge says Nicolette Sheridan’s wrongful termination lawsuit over her firing from “Desperate Housewives” should go to trial. With the actress looking on, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Elizabeth White said Tuesday there were issues a jury should decide about …
More than 1.8 million homes along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts are at great risk of being damaged by a hurricane, three times the number located in federally defined flood zones, according to a report released Tuesday. The report by …
A major furniture rental chain has software on its computers that lets it track the keystrokes, screenshots and even webcam images of customers while they use the devices at home, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday. The lawsuit was filed …
A ruling by the Texas Supreme Court will make it more difficult for former employees of public entities to pursue retaliatory discharge claims against those organizations. The Court has held that a political subdivision has immunity from a state law …
A few momentary blasts, flashes of orange light, and the Mississippi River began pouring through a wide hole in a Missouri levee, intentionally blown open by the Army Corps of Engineers in the hope of saving a small Illinois town. …
The late multimillionaire owner of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus, Irvin Feld, left a renowned business stunningly at odds with a bitter family legacy. He built an empire of wholesome entertainment meant to bring families together, yet his …
An activist youth group fighting global warming is suing the Utah Department of Transportation because of what they call onerous requirements for a parade. American Civil Liberties Union of Utah legal director Darcy Goddard says parade organizers are required to …
A bird nest on a gas fireplace vent caused a fire at a cancer care center in Yakima. About 30 people were evacuated Monday at the North Star Lodge as firefighters prevented the fire from spreading. Damage is estimated at …