Chinese authorities have raised Beijing storm’s death toll to 77 from 37 after the public questioned the days-old tally. Some residents even compiled their own totals in a reflection of deep mistrust of the government’s handling of the disaster. The …
A squadron of U.S. F-16 fighter jets in Japan has been grounded for safety checks after one of their aircraft crashed in the Pacific, military officials said Thursday. The crash comes as an uproar in Japan has been raised over …
A New Hampshire man who broke his elbow when a Sanbornton police officer used a stun gun on him is suing the officer and town in federal court. Twenty-nine-year-old Dennis Huckins of Tilton says he was wrongfully detained and prosecuted …
West Virginia mine regulators have failed to meet internal goals for timely inspections and permits, a legislative audit concluded, but agency officials disagree with the auditors over why. The report released Tuesday to lawmakers blames vacancies and turnover for the …
An Okolona, Miss., man has pleaded guilty to FEMA fraud. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports that Ronnie G. Beard entered the plea Tuesday in federal court in Aberdeen. Beard was indicted in December 2011 on two counts that he …
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is providing money to help some areas of Mississippi update their flood maps and develop information on flooding risks. The Vicksburg Post reports that the activities dovetail onto work completed since 2002 to update flood …
Ford Motor Co is recalling 484,600 older model Ford Escape SUVs, most of them in the United States, because their throttles can be stuck open, U.S. safety regulators said. Ford Escapes from the 2001-2004 model years with three-liter, V6 engines …
Iowa City officials have gotten some good news about the landfill fire that’s believed to be still burning under its clay cap. Public works director Rick Fosse told The Gazette that state officials say the material that’s been burned won’t …
Authorities say a 14-year-old girl and a 33-year-old woman died and five others, including a firefighter, were injured in a Gary, Ind., apartment fire. Gary Fire Battalion Chief Dino Travlino tells The Times of Munster firefighters responded about 12:30 a.m. …
Medical malpractice payments in 2011 were at their lowest level on record by almost any measure, discrediting the claim that these payments are to blame for the skyrocketing cost of health care, according to a new Public Citizen report. In …