The Federal Emergency Management Agency is granting $2 million to help repair a 3-foot wastewater pipe damaged by the Duluth, Minn., storm last June. U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan announced the grant Monday. Nolan says the grant will go to the …
New York City lawmakers are planning to scrutinize subway safety after a string of recent deaths on the tracks. City Council Transportation Committee Chairman James Vacca said Tuesday he plans a hearing on the issue as soon as possible. Among …
Turkey’s state-run agency says firefighters in Istanbul are working to extinguish a blaze raging through a historic former mansion that is now part of a university campus. No one is believed to be trapped inside the wooden building used by …
A Kansas City, Mo., man who left his SUV running in a convenience store parking lot not only had that vehicle stolen, but his second car was taken from his house the same day. Tommy Barker thinks the same people …
The owners of a Massachusetts pharmacy linked to a fatal meningitis outbreak received more than $16 million in wages and payments as the company grew increasingly prosperous in its final months. The four family members, who served as the New …
Northern Indiana police are looking for thieves who stole about 24,000 pounds of nickel from a business in Portage using a forklift and a truck. The owner of ISA Sales and Service reported the theft to Portage police Saturday. The …
New York-based AmTrust Financial Services announced that it has entered into an agreement, pending regulatory approval, to acquire Sequoia Insurance Company and its subsidiaries, Sequoia Indemnity Company and Personal Express Insurance Company (“Sequoia”) for approximately $60 million. Sequoia offers a …
Florida’s state policyholder-backed property insurer says it welcomes a newly proposed legislative initiative that would create an independent inspector general to oversee the insurer’s handling of employee complaints and use of funds. Florida State Senator Joseph Abruzzo (D-Palm Beach) has …
A spokesman says Alabama state troopers were caught off guard by last week’s snow, which caused an overnight traffic jam on Interstate 65. Trooper spokesman Curtis Summerville says road conditions worsened faster than officials expected once the snow began coming …
A Wyoming Senate committee has killed a bill that would have prohibited the use of hand-held cellphones while driving in Wyoming. The Senate Transportation, Highways and Military Affairs Committee voted against Senate File 93 on Monday. The bill would have …