An Oklahoma House panel has delayed a vote on a proposal that would create a statewide emergency drought relief fund. The House Appropriations and Budget Committee had been scheduled Wednesday to look at a bill from Oklahoma City Republican Rep. …
Warning that American companies are the target of an intensive cyber-espionage campaign, President Barack Obama’s top security officials on Wednesday said they are struggling to defend the nation from attacks on its private computer networks and called on Congress to …
A New Mexico television station sent out an official emergency alert this week warning people that dangerous zombies were attacking. KRQE-TV reports that the KENW in Portales was among several around the country whose emergency alert systems were hacked. As …
Arizona lawmakers are coming after teen drivers’ cellphones. A bill approved by the Senate Committee on Public Safety on Wednesday seeks to prohibit teenagers from using wireless devices while they have their learner’s permit and during the first six months …
Coaches and officials in Ohio’s youth sports leagues could face criminal penalties for violating a new state law governing young athletes’ concussions and head injuries. But state lawmakers said Wednesday that a bill-writing error unintentionally imposes the punishments and they …
The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday that tool recalled by St. Jude Medical Inc. used to insert heart implants could potentially cause serious injury or death if used in patients. The company’s Amplatzer TorqVue delivery system is used to …
Two North Carolina men have been sentenced for their roles in a massive crop insurance fraud. A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced insurance agent William Larry Rogers to 9 years in prison for conspiring to make false statements, to make …
A federal judge is scheduled to hear arguments on whether to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the Gaylord Entertainment Company seeking money for property damage to its luxury hotel and convention center, the Grand Ole Opry and other sites during …
Some of the money that Alabama receives from BP over the Gulf oil spill could end up helping coastal residents make their homes more resistant to wind damage from hurricanes. That is one of the recommendations from a commission that …
Missouri health care providers are urging lawmakers to reinstate liability limits for medical malpractice cases after the state Supreme Court struck down the existing cap. A 2005 law had capped noneconomic damages at $350,000 and was part of a broader …