Doctors are disputing a state report saying drugs dispensed by physicians directly to patients are raising workers’ compensation rates. The Florida Medical Association said in a statement issued Tuesday that doctors were unfairly targeted in the annual report released last …
Former Detroit Red Wing Kevin Miller denies he owes a $1.6 million judgment to an insurance company for a hit during a 2000 Swiss league game that ended a player’s career. Miller’s hit on Andrew McKim caused the Canadian to …
Five people have been arrested on various charges after Union Parish sheriff’s investigators started an undercover operation into illegal purchasing of copper at a Farmerville, La., scrap metal business. Sheriff Bob Buckley tells The News-Star his department received a number …
Police and fire officials say 30 to 50 people were injured when a ferry struck a dock during rush hour in New York City’s financial district. News reports say the Seastreak Wall Street ferry from New Jersey banged into the …
Robert Redden was on his way home to Utica about a week ago after a long day in the woods when his truck met up with the broad side of a deer. “I was going down (Highway) 27 at Charlie …
Boeing Co rolled out the Dreamliner’s chief engineer to try to quell concerns about the new jet following three mishaps in as many days, including an electrical fire that caused severe damage to a plane. At a news conference on …
The government declared much of the central and southern U.S. Wheat Belt a natural disaster area on Wednesday due to persistent drought that imperils this year’s winter wheat harvest. In its first disaster declaration of the new year, the Agriculture …
Stryker Corp on Wednesday said a hip implant recall begun last June will cost $190 million to $390 million for patient testing and treatment, new surgeries, lawsuits and insurance payments. The company said it increased the low end of its …
AIG announced that it has entered into a reinsurance transaction with Compass Re Ltd., which will provide $400 million of peak-zone protection against U.S. hurricanes and earthquakes. To fund its potential obligations to AIG, Compass Re Ltd. issued a $400 …
An Arizona business executive who died along with a co-worker in an airplane crash in northwestern Montana last month was not a certified pilot, federal transportation safety regulators said. A preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board says the …