A West Virginia judge has approved a settlement in a class-action lawsuit filed by residents who say that chemical manufacturer Monsanto burned dioxin wastes, polluting the area with unsafe levels of the chemical. Putnam County Circuit Judge Derek Swope gave …
The trial to decide who should pay for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill has been delayed by a week, to allow BP Plc to try to cut a deal with tens of thousands of businesses and individuals affected …
Gov. Rick Scott pushed Friday for changes to the state’s auto insurance law, saying it could be the single greatest factor in reducing residents’ cost of living. Speaking in West Palm Beach, Scott said costs associated with motorists’ personal injury …
As floods and tornadoes wreaked havoc last year, the Missouri National Guard spent $117,100 so Gov. Jay Nixon and members of his administration could get a birds-eye view of the damage from military aircraft, according to records obtained by The …
A St. Paul, Minn., woman is accused of injuring a repo man who came to get her car. Diana Rae Buckles, also known by the last name Anderson, was charged Thursday with third-degree assault and terroristic threats. According to the …
A state board has ordered former New Orleans Police Assistant Superintendent Marlon Defillo to stop operating a private company that manages lucrative security details. The Louisiana State Board of Private Security Examiners opened an investigation following a Times-Picayune article that …
A man suspected of stealing a meteorite from a museum at the University of New Mexico has been booked on one count of receiving stolen property. The Albuquerque Journal reports that 42-year-old Derek Douglas was arrested in the mid-December theft …
An apartment fire in northeast San Antonio, Texas, forced 46 people from their residences. The San Antonio Express-News reported that the fired burned through the roof at the complex about 2 a.m. Saturday, damaging the building’s attic and destroying two …
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Enterprise Rent-A-Car now says it will support legislation to increase federal oversight of how car rental firms manage safety recalls for vehicles in their fleets. Consumer groups have been pushing for the additional oversight, spurred in part by a 2004 …