Automakers, including Hyundai Motor Co and Subaru recalled more than 800,000 cars and trucks last week for defects including faulty airbags, according to federal regulators. Separately, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened a preliminary defect investigation into 205,661 Ford …
President Barack Obama endorsed key elements of a U.S. flood insurance reform bill passed by the House in the tax and deficit plan he unveiled Monday, even as the reform has stalled in the Senate without a clear path forward. …
The National Mining Association says it’s launching a program to get companies collaborating so mine operators with poor safety records can learn from those with good ones. The goal is to eliminate deaths and cut injuries in half within five …
While calls to volunteer fire departments are on the rise, the ranks of these volunteers are dwindling in Middle Tennessee and officials hope a younger generation will step up to the service. Volunteer fire departments account for about 80 percent …
Churchill Downs Inc. plans to stop paying the trade association representing jockeys to fund riders’ off-track needs, such as benefits or health insurance coverage that’s not racing related. Churchill spokeswoman Julie Koenig Loignon told The Courier-Journal that the company’s four …
Berkley Net Underwriters, LLC named Kevin Foushee director of business development for a newly created south central sales region for its workers’ compensation products, which will focus on Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee. Foushee’s experience includes business development and underwriting, …
A newspaper says reports of errors by Philadelphia International Airport air traffic controllers almost doubled last year, mirroring a national surge of controller errors despite increased aviation safety. The Philadelphia Inquirer said there were 20 operation errors last year, meaning …
Doctors at the Cleveland Clinic are testing the blood of local college football players for a protein that could indicate a concussion. The Plain Dealer newspaper reports that the samples will be screened to see if they contain a protein …
Many Illinois students are learning to drive in cars that have low safety ratings or are more than a decade old, potentially putting them at risk as cash-strapped school districts place a bigger priority on cost and fuel mileage, a …
A New Milford police lieutenant who was fired two months before he was eligible to retire has filed a federal lawsuit seeking $10 million in punitive damages. Former Lt. James Duda’s attorney says he was fired without due process in …