Texas has joined the crowd of Gulf of Mexico states to file suit against BP Plc, Halliburton Co and others for their role in one of the worst oil spills in U.S. history. The complaint, filed Friday in U.S. District …
China’s product safety agency says General Motors Co.’s main Chinese joint venture is recalling Cadillac SUVs to correct a problem with nuts that hold their wheels in place. The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine said Friday that …
About 50 to 60 people were injured Saturday when a driver described by witnesses as an elderly man drove his car into a group of hikers marching in a parade in a small Virginia mountain town. Washington County director of …
A Vermont company that makes hard cider is suing another Vermont company that roasts coffee for trademark infringement over the use of the word “woodchuck.” Vermont Hard Cider Co. filed a complaint against Woodchuck Coffee Roasters in U.S. District Court …
Illinois now has tougher penalties for those who use social media to organize violent “flash mobs” like those that have occurred on Chicago’s Michigan Avenue and in other tourist areas. Gov. Pat Quinn on Saturday signed legislation doubling the maximum …
A new lawsuit has been filed on behalf of four people who say they fell ill after they ate at a Golden Corral restaurant in Casper, Wyo., last year. Attorney Jason Ochs tells the Casper Star-Tribune he filed a personal …
Not much is known about a chemical compound that families believe is behind a cancer cluster in northern Ohio. A federal civil lawsuit filed last week in Toledo points to a possible cause of the cancers that have sickened about …
A young child is recovering from a serious gash to his head after a carnival ride he was on malfunctioned. The Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil reports that the accident happened Friday night on a ride at a carnival in Council …
World Wrestling Entertainment has agreed to make a $1.2 million gift over three years to the Sports Legacy Institute aimed at developing a treatment for chronic traumatic encephalopathy. The gift was announced Friday. The non-profit institute is a founding partner …
Thousands of Indiana school buses have been cited for safety violations over the last year, including many with serious issues that could put students at risk. WTHR-TV in Indianapolis obtained inspection results for every Indiana school bus and found that …