A Chinese national pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy to commit criminal copyright infringement and wire fraud. The individual operated a website used to distribute more than $100 million worth of pirated software around the world, making it one of the …
North Louisiana farmers and timber growers say they’re beginning to recover from drought in 2010 and 2011. But The Times of Shreveport reports it will take time to rebuild cattle herds and that trees stressed by the drought could continue …
A federal agency says the root cause of a southwestern Indiana mine accident that led to an Illinois man’s death was a lack of procedures to prevent worker injury. The Mine Safety and Health Administration said in a report released …
A 2008 Michigan crash involving a power boat and a barge that killed three people and injured two others has led to $8.1 million in judgments against the barge owner. The Macomb Daily of Mount Clemens reports $7.5 million was …
Fire broke out on an empty Boeing Co 787 Dreamliner jet parked at a gate in Boston on Monday, putting safety concerns about the new, carbon-composite jet back in the spotlight and drawing attention from federal investigators. Officials said the …
Fragile economies and extreme weather have combined to crank up the global risk dial in the past year, creating an increasingly dangerous mix, according to the World Economic Forum. Despite Europe’s avoidance of a euro break-up in 2012 and the …
The Colorado Avalanche Information Center says the danger of snow slides continues to be high in western Colorado. Backcountry travelers triggered several avalanches over the weekend around Red Mountain Pass, but no injuries were reported Forecasters said Monday hikers and …
The family of a man who bled to death in the Sacramento County jail has filed a wrongful death lawsuit claiming jailers didn’t help the inmate even though he was vomiting blood for 12 hours before he died. The Sacramento …
A fire in a commercial clothes dryer filled the basement of a Fairbanks, Alaska, correctional center with smoke, but officials say no inmates were endangered. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner says the fire began Sunday at about 6:15 p.m. The Fairbanks …
While Superstorm Sandy did highly visible damage to homes, boardwalks and roads, it also walloped the Northeastern fishing industry, whose workers are hoping for a small piece of any future disaster assistance that Congress might approve. The storm did millions …