The North Carolina Highway Patrol has stopped providing free wreck reports at its county offices. The Daily Reflector of Greenville reported that local offices were told about the change late last month. First Sgt. Jeff Gordon says the patrol is …
Melvyn Weiss, who dominated the field of shareholder class-actions for three decades before pleading guilty to paying plaintiffs kickbacks, has avoided a return to jail after violating the terms of his supervised release from prison. Weiss, 77, reached a deal …
German automaker Daimler is recalling 3,500 Mercedes-Benz Citan vans in Europe because of faulty airbags. A company spokesman said on Monday that window airbags will be replaced in the box-type Citan, which recently scored only three out of five stars …
Professional athletes who spent most of their careers with teams in other states would no longer be able to file workers’ compensation claims in California under a bill that passed the state Assembly on Thursday. Supporters of the bill from …
The National Weather Service says a tornado cut a half-mile path of damage near the Florida Atlantic University campus. Meteorologists say the tornado touched down Thursday afternoon in Boca Raton. The weather service says the tornado packed 70-mph winds. The …
Delaware is getting up to $30 million in federal funding to repair and renourish the state’s southern beaches. Officials said Tuesday that the money will be used to restore Delaware’s ocean beaches to the conditions that existed before Superstorm Sandy …
The Missouri House has endorsed a bill that would allow motorcyclists to forgo wearing helmets on the road. HB 555 was given first-round approval Tuesday would allow riders over the age of 21 to not wear a helmet when travelling. …
Missouri House members advanced legislation Thursday that seeks to replenish an insolvent fund for disabled workers while also preventing people who experience job-related illnesses from filing civil lawsuits. Both elements are designed to address consequences from a 2005 overhaul to …
The lawyer overseeing the Boston Marathon bombings victims’ fund says the families of three people who died could each receive more than $1 million. Kenneth Feinberg says he plans to unveil a tentative compensation proposal on Monday in advance of …
Nearly three months after a Feb. 10 tornado hit the Hattiesburg and Lamar County, Miss., the debris cleanup operations are winding down. Lamar County Road Manager Jake Sones tells The Hattiesburg American debris cleanup operations will end this week. Since …