A group of Chesapeake residents plans to refile a $1 billion lawsuit against Dominion Virginia Power after a judge dismissed claims that fly ash used to build a golf course harmed their health and property. The lawsuit was filed in …
Sirens used to alert residents to emergencies such as tsunamis have accidentally gone off twice in a Hawaii neighborhood in the past two days. Maui County officials say the false alarms went off early Wednesday and Tuesday night in the …
U.S. prosecutors in Philadelphia say they will announce criminal charges Thursday in the deadly crash between a barge and a tour boat. Investigators have said the tug pilot steering the barge was repeatedly on his cell phone dealing with a …
Nine months after a flood of toxic red sludge devastated Hungarian villages, the country has built more than 100 new homes for the displaced. But for survivors such as Istvan Fuchs, who lost his mother in the disaster, the emotional …
The supervisor of a renovation project in downtown Des Moines has been given three years of probation for his role in the illegal removal of asbestos from the building. Russell Coco pleaded guilty to two asbestos-removal charges in February. The …
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 jolted the Tokyo area on Friday, the Japan Meteorological Agency reported. There were no immediate reports of damage and no tsunami alert was issued following the quake, which was centred in Ibaraki …
Yum Brands Inc expects damage from a dropped lawsuit over the quality of Taco Bell’s ground beef to linger in the third quarter, but to ease during the remainder of the year, and laid out plans to turn the business …
An Oregon man has filed suit in federal court against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Yakima, Wash., alleging he was abused as a teen by a former Catholic deacon who later became an Episcopal priest in Mexico. The lawsuit marks …
Chrysler is recalling nearly 250,000 Ram pickups because a bad part in the steering system can cause drivers to lose control of the truck. The Ram is Chrysler’s top-selling vehicle. The recall covers 242,780 Ram 1500, 2500 and 3500 pickups …
Police say they’ve reopened one lane of a busy street that was closed after manhole explosions in downtown Atlantic City. Fire Chief Dennis Brooks tells The Press of Atlantic City three explosions occurred early Wednesday on Pacific Avenue, causing a …