Parents of a high school freshman who was killed in a crash have sued an eastern Iowa school district. The lawsuit was filed by Michael Lown and Kelly Smith against the Oxford-based Clear Creek Amana district. It alleges the district …
Around two dozen people suffered mostly minor injuries when a New York City bus was involved in an accident with a trunk and a fuel tanker in Harlem. The Fire Department says the accident happened at around 1:45 p.m. Tuesday …
A 22-year-old Maine man is going to prison for five years for starting a fire that destroyed a plumbing and heating business in Freeport. Christopher Veysey II was sentenced Monday in District Court in Portland after pleading guilty to one …
Decreases in frequency of claims among healthcare practitioners, the stabilization of claim severity trends, shifts in the medical profession, the impact of risk management training and advancements in patient safety are all contributors to a positive outlook for the medical …
Homeowners in Gross Tete and Rosedale, La., can expect to see a dramatic drop in their fire insurance rates. Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon tells The Advocate the rate decreases, effective July 9, have been made possible because of fire …
A hacker who targeted the Texas Department of Public Safety and other law enforcement computers then bragged about it has pleaded guilty. No sentencing date was immediately set for 30-year-old Higinio O. Ochoa III of Galveston, who faces up to …
Drug abuse worldwide is stagnant but still kills about 200,000 people a year, the U.N.’s drug-fighting agency said in a report released Tuesday. Based on 2010 figures, the United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime also said global treatment for …
An international aid group says the number of Haitians still displaced by the powerful earthquake two years ago has dropped below 400,000 for the first time. The International Organization for Migration says there are now 390,276 people living in the …
North Carolina business owners may find it harder to escape having workers’ compensation coverage after state lawmakers approved a bill closing a legal loophole that had resulted in tens of thousands of employers going without coverage leaving injured workers to …
A fatal boat crash off Long Island, N.Y., is prompting a safety initiative. The Coast Guard and local law enforcers are part of the renewed effort to target unsafe conditions for boaters and residents off the coast of Long Island …