General Motors Co is recalling 13,680 cars globally to address potential problems with improperly tightened suspension bolts and faulty airbags, according to the company and documents filed with U.S. safety regulators. Neither issue has resulted in any accidents or injuries, …
Police in Bangladesh have arrested two owners of a garment factory where a fire killed seven workers last weekend. Police were questioning the two men Thursday after a court placed them on a two-day remand. Smart Export Garment Ltd. Chairman …
Endless lines of slow-moving cars emerge like apparitions and then disappear again into the gloom of the thick smog that has shrouded Beijing this week and reduced its skyline to blurry gray shapes. With more than 13 million cars sold …
The Washington state Senate on Wednesday passed its first bills of the 2013 legislative session, but put off a vote on a set of contentious measures intended to save businesses money by changing workers’ compensation rules. Senate Republican Leader Mark …
A proposal to help New Mexico attract commercial space travel companies is speeding through the Legislature. The Senate unanimously approved legislation on Wednesday to protect spacecraft manufacturers along with their parts suppliers from most damage lawsuits by passengers on space …
Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. on Wednesday finalized a $20 million settlement related to claims handled after hurricanes Katrina and Rita, wrapping up one of two remaining storm-related settlements that have weighed on the company. Orleans Parish Civil District Judge …
Firefighters are trying to figure out what caused a fire at a Wendy’s restaurant in Essex Junction, Vt. Deputy Fire Chief Phil Noyes said he believes Wednesday’s fire started in a rooftop vent unit in the kitchen, but added that …
Georgia’s fire and insurance commissioner plans to fly over tornado-damaged areas in northwest Georgia Thursday, one day after storms demolished homes in Adairsville and overturned vehicles along nearby Interstate 75. Fire Safety and Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens said he plans …
San Diego, CA, 02/01/13 – American Claims Management, Inc. (ACM), a national third party administrator, has rebranded one of its subsidiary services from Pacific Claims Services (PCS) to Marquee Managed Care Solutions. PCS provided full service medical management solutions for …
A former Coeur d’Alene, Idaho police detective has filed a lawsuit against a co-worker who rear-ended the detective’s vehicle while looking at his cellphone, causing injuries that led to his retirement. The Coeur d’Alene Press reports Tracy L. Martin is …