Police in north central Nigeria say at least 14 people have died after a gasoline tanker caught fire and exploded. The Niger State police spokesman told The Associated Press on Thursday that some victims were trying to scoop gasoline from …
Arsenal defender Andre Santos has been banned from driving for a year after admitting to speeding at up to 145 mph (234 kph). The Brazil international last month failed to stop as he was pursued by police and wove between …
Families may have to watch for dings in the car and plead with an older driver to give up the keys – but there’s new evidence that doctors could have more of an influence on one of the most wrenching …
Prosecutors say a third blood test shows a 23-year-old driver had a blood-alcohol level of 0.087 percent when he plowed a car into a crowded Las Vegas bus stop, killing four people. Deputy Clark County District Attorney Eric Bauman tells …
Louisiana’s Lafayette High School has made several changes in the way buses run to keep students safe. The changes come after the Sept. 20 accident in which a student was struck by a bus. The Advertiser reports school system officials …
Records show that a San Antonio, Texas, group home where four men died in a fire in August had chronic violations of safety requirements, including fire standards. The San Antonio Express-News reported Thursday that Amistad Residential Facility owner Nancy Murrah …
A fire at a San Diego County, Calif., jewelry plant forced more than 30 workers to flee and caused an estimated $10,000 in damage. U-T San Diego says the fire broke out in an air filter system Wednesday afternoon at …
The family of a University of Missouri graduate student who was killed when a Megabus slammed into a bridge pillar along an interstate in south-central Illinois has filed a lawsuit against the bus operator. On Aug. 2, Aditi Avhad and …
Workers’ compensation insurance provider, Texas Mutual Insurance Co., has hired Timothy Osmond as claims manager in Dallas. Osmond will be responsible for management of a staff of 36 claims professionals in Texas Mutual’s Dallas regional office. In the role, he …
Illinois’ attorney general and the Federal Trade Commission have agreed on a settlement with an Illinois company accused of using computer software to spy on customers who rented laptops. Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s office says Lake Bluff-based Watershed Development Corporation …