The North Carolina Senate has approved a bill that ignores scientists’ warnings of rising sea levels. Senators in North Carolina approved the bill on a 34-to-11 vote Tuesday. The measure received little fanfare and no senators spoke in opposition to …
Despite a popular belief that spending on lobbyists and political gifts yield fat dividends for business, a study has found just the opposite – that in general higher corporate spending in Washington is linked to worse market performance. Researchers from …
Workers at the University of Oklahoma have removed the fire escapes from an administrative building where a 22-year-old student fell to her death last week. The Norman Transcript reports that crews removed two fire escapes from Evans Hall on Monday. …
Climate change is widely expected to disrupt future fire patterns around the world, with some regions, such as the western United States, seeing more frequent fires within the next 30 years, according to climate scientists at the University of California …
A worker who witnessed the deaths of two co-workers but did not file a post-traumatic stress disorder claim until more than a year after the second death is still entitled to workers’ compensation benefits, the Tennessee Supreme Court has ruled. …
U.S. health officials are asking safety questions about the first artificial heart valve designed to be implanted without major surgery, ahead of a meeting this week to consider broadening its use. Last November Edwards Lifesciences Corp. won approval for its …
Honda Motor Co Ltd said it will recall about 50,000 Civic small cars in the United States from the 2012 model year for a potential driveshaft assembly issue that could lead to loss of engine power. The Japanese automaker said …
The U.S. Coast Guard says a reported explosion on a motor yacht off central New Jersey likely was a hoax and that an extensive search and rescue operation cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. The Coast Guard scheduled a news …
New York could announce as early as this week a legislative deal to crack down on cyber bullying in schools and through social media, according to a state official closed to the private negotiations. The official told The Associated Press …
Investigators say a black bear caused a small wildfire in the Allegheny National Forest in northwestern Pennsylvania by climbing a utility pole and knocking down some power lines. Firefighters from Lafayette and Corydon townships responded to the fire about 130 …