Heat and drought are parching the southern U.S. plains, floods and tornadoes have shattered long-standing records, and the tropical Atlantic is steaming into the traditionally busiest part of the hurricane season. With commodity markets across the globe in the thrall …
An average of 14 people die and 1,800 people are injured in Utah every year riding motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles and snowmobiles. The Deseret News of Salt Lake City says a report from the Utah Department of Health shows a third …
Police say robbers disguised as police officers stopped a car on a Romanian highway and forced the occupants to hand over almost 23 kilograms (51 pounds) of gold at gunpoint. Police spokesman Danut Dinu said three masked men forced a …
Nick Starling, Director of General Insurance and Health, of the Association of British Insurers, issued the following statement following the third night of rioting, looting and the massive destruction of property in London. “We have every sympathy for residents and …
For more than 140 years, the House of Reeves was a landmark in Croydon, a family-run business that supplied generations of families as the area changed from a small town to a London suburb. On Tuesday, it was a smoldering …
A founding member of the American Birkebeiner Nordic ski race in northern Wisconsin has died of injuries suffered in a bike accident. Sixty-two-year-old David Landgraf of Bloomer died Monday afternoon at a hospital in Duluth, Minn. The retired Bloomer High …
Fire rescue officials say three people were rushed to the hospital with carbon monoxide poisoning after a car was left running inside the garage of a Palm Harbor house. Authorities say a guest staying with a 60-year-old woman felt light-headed …
Illinois state employees injured while committing crimes no longer will be able to get workers’ compensation under a new law signed by Gov. Pat Quinn. The law stems from a 2007 wreck involving former Illinois State Police Trooper Matt Mitchell. …
Storm shelters may qualify for state sales tax savings under recently passed legislation. The Tennessee Department of Revenue says Tennessee taxpayers who purchase qualifying building supplies to construct storm shelters between July 1 and Dec. 31 can save up to …
Houston police have issued nearly 3,400 citations to red-light runners since the cameras were turned back on July 24. The figures were released Monday by the company that operates the intersection cameras, Arizona-based American Traffic Solutions. U.S. District Judge Lynn …