The homes on either side of the Tampa, Fla., house where a sinkhole opened under a man’s bedroom are being demolished. Officials say the demolition will take place Wednesday in Seffner, Fla. The homes were condemned April 1, a month …
Between now and June 2, officers from 132 agencies will participate in the state’s largest-ever concentrated effort to increase the use of seatbelts. This year’s “Click It or Ticket” campaign includes stepped-up enforcement, broadcast advertising and public education in an …
An Italian judge has ordered the captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship to stand trial for manslaughter in the vessel’s shipwreck off the coast of Tuscany, which killed 32 people. Judge Pietro Molino, at a closed-door hearing Wednesday in …
The driver of a Texas parade float struck last year by a train, killing four military veterans and injuring others, has told federal investigators that the oncoming train appeared stationary to him. Dale Hayden told National Transportation Safety Board investigators …
Memorial Day through Labor Day is the most dangerous time of the year for teens to be on the road, according to the Insurance Information Institute. Statistics from Tire Rack Street Survival,a national nonprofit teen driving education program, show that …
A West Virginia senator who’s long pushed parents, coaches and communities to help protect young athletes from concussions is now sponsoring federal legislation to set safety standards for helmets. U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller says the Youth Sports Concussion Act would …
Some property owners along the Mohawk River have sued the state Canal Corporation, claiming the agency failed to adequately prepare for the flooding caused by Tropical Storm Irene in 2011. A lawsuit listing 57 property owners in the Schenectady County …
A woman who was struck in the eye with a sword while watching a fencing match at Notre Dame will get another chance in court. The Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that a Marion County judge should have given …
The administrator of the Boston Marathon victims’ compensation fund says so far just five people have filed applications for a portion of the $30 million the One Fund has already collected. Kenneth Feinberg tells the Boston Herald that the families …
A judge has ruled that a New Yorker who rented his apartment on a popular traveler site broke the law. East Village condo owner Nigel Warren was ordered to pay a $2,400 penalty for subletting his apartment to a Russian …