Nearly 26,000 people have received individual assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency after Hurricane Isaac, aid totaling $88 million. FEMA spokesman Ray Perez provided the latest figures Monday. The tallies are likely to rise, as the federal agency continues …
A suburban Chicago man was sentenced Monday to more than 71/2 years in prison for obtaining a deadly puffer-fish toxin to deploy as a weapon, which federal authorities once accused him of wanting to use to kill his wife. Edward …
The climbers killed in a weekend avalanche in the Himalayas were part of a crush of mountaineers who came to the slope because of heightened tensions between Chinese authorities and Tibetans. China rejected climbing permits for mountaineers hoping to scale …
It took a weekend road tragedy to jolt Russia into action over one of its most deadly threats: a chronic culture of drunken driving. Five orphaned teens were waiting for a bus with their guardians in Moscow on Saturday when …
New technology has just been released that provides early detection of questionable drug usage behavior to reduce payer costs and improve employee health outcomes. Rising Medical Solutions’ Rx Intelligence technology targets the workers’ compensation industry’s opioid epidemic. Claims with long-acting …
A new report says the number of people dying on the job in Indiana rose to 122 last year from 118 the year before. The Times of Munster and WIBC-FM in Indianapolis say the Indiana Department of Labor released preliminary …
State transportation officials have launched a campaign to make Minnesota’s streets and roads safer for pedestrians. They say October is a dangerous month for pedestrians as dusk arrives earlier. Two dozen pedestrians have died in Minnesota so far this year. …
The Supreme Court will decide when law enforcement officers must get a warrant before ordering a blood test on an unwilling drunken-driving suspect. The issue has divided federal and state courts around the country and the justices on Tuesday agreed …
A federal appeals court reversed itself Monday and threw out a judge’s landmark ruling that the Army Corps of Engineers was liable for billions of dollars in Hurricane Katrina flood damage that property owners blame on the corps’ maintenance of …
Florida insurance regulators have announced the approval of another 60,000 policies for removal from the state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. The Office of Insurance Regulation earlier approved another 150,000 policies to be acquired by four Florida domestic companies beginning in …