A tropical storm has unleashed floods and landslides that have left at least seven people dead in the northeastern Philippine province of Albay. Albay Gov. Joey Salceda says three children have died in a landslide in a mountainside village, while …
Germany’s national disease control center says it is declaring the country’s deadly E. coli outbreak over. The Robert Koch Institute said Tuesday no one has fallen ill for three weeks – a period that covers the disease’s incubation time. There …
A proposal to reduce wage loss compensation for disabled federal employees when they reach retirement age is being discussed at a hearing held by U.S. Sen. Daniel Akaka. The Democrat from Hawaii is planning the Tuesday meeting in Washington to …
Missouri officials say the insurance payout from the May 22 Joplin tornado will be the largest payout in the state’s history. The Missouri Department of Insurance says it expects the claims to eventually total between $1.5 billion and $2 billion. …
Health officials say 17 food-poisoning cases in Illinois have been linked to possibly tainted papayas from Mexico. The Illinois Department of Public Health says hospitalization was required in eight of the 17 cases. The Illinois cases are part of a …
The Colorado Bureau of Investigation has been called in after a building and several vehicles belonging to a trucking company were destroyed by fire. No one was reported injured in the blaze at Resort Trucking on Saturday. Damage was estimated …
Gov. Andrew Cuomo, following a recent rash of tour bus crashes, on Monday said he will suspend the operating licenses of eight charter and tour bus companies and their 100 buses after repeated failures in safety inspections. “The frequent and …
Officials say a fast-moving storm produced a number of lightning strikes in southern Anne Arundel County that damaged properties. Lt. Frank Fennell, a county fire department spokesman, says the most extensive damage Monday occurred at a waterfront property in Edgewater. …
A Tennessee man is suing a Mississippi casino because he claims the slot machine he was playing broke apart and injured his arm and back. Randy E. Perkins of Hickman County, Tenn., said he was injured at Tunica Roadhouse Casino …
Victims of medical malpractice will be limited in the amount of money they can collect for pain, suffering and lost body parts. The caps are going into place after North Carolina lawmakers on Monday overrode a veto by Gov. Beverly …