When does a smartphone make you dumb? When you’re driving. Dialing or texting on a phone is a proven distraction when you’re behind the wheel. And as “smart” as today’s phones are, they can’t compensate for human folly. Phone makers …
It’s been more than 40 years since the first weather radio station went on the air in Wisconsin. And, now National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s weather warning radio system is complete. The last phase brought weather stations on line in …
A mural that has been a downtown West Point, Miss., attraction for nearly 15 years is being removed to save a wall that is part of Lyon Insurance building. The Daily Times Leader reports that work began this week to …
The Indiana group that organizes an Ohio River boat race and festival has seen its insurance costs more than double after three rescue divers were hurt in a crash during last summer’s race. The Madison Regatta’s insurance bill has risen …
Bath, S.D., Fire Chief Mike Glynn says the department might have to disband if it can’t recruit more volunteer firefighters. Glynn tells the American News that the Bath Township has 12 registered firefighters, but only five or six people show …
A powerful earthquake shook Greece’s island of Rhodes and southwestern Turkey on Sunday. No deaths or serious damage were reported, but officials said six people were hurt in Turkey by jumping out of buildings. The Athens Geodynamic Institute says the …
New York Senator Charles Schumer says the bipartisan farm bill being considered in the Senate would bring a major boost to fruit and vegetable farmers who have suffered from flooding and devastating frosts. He says grant programs and changes to …
New Mexico continues to struggle with one of the nation’s worst drunken driving problems, and Gov. Susana Martinez contends the state needs to focus on a growing threat from offenders who repeatedly drink and drive despite multiple arrests and convictions. …
Kevin Costner testified Friday he never saw actor Stephen Baldwin contribute anything to their company’s efforts to sell oil cleanup devices to BP in the aftermath of the 2010 spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Baldwin and friend Spyridon Contogouris …
Discovering product failure trends in claims that can be used in mass tort actions can lead to increased subrogation recoveries, said Robert A. Stutman, a subrogation attorney who has handled thousands of property subrogation cases with values up to $300 …