The full House has hit the brakes at least for another day on a vote for legislation that could raise the speed limit on some North Carolina interstates and highways from 70 mph to 75. The House debated briefly Wednesday …
State officials say New Mexico’s extreme drought is causing a higher number of car accidents involving animals looking for water. KRQE-TV reports that New Mexico Department of Game and Fish officers believe the drought is forcing wildfire to take desperate …
The Los Angeles City Council has agreed to pay $4.2 million to two women whose truck was shot up by police during the manhunt for cop-turned-killer Christopher Dorner. City News Service says the council voted 10-nothing on Wednesday to approve …
The House was expected to vote Thursday on cuts to government farm subsidies and food stamps as lawmakers move toward passage of a five-year, half trillion-dollar farm bill. Republican leaders have said they want to finish voting on the bill …
Qatar has convicted five people, including one of the country’s diplomats, over a mall fire last year that killed 19 people, including 13 children at a daycare center caught in the blaze. Investigators have blamed faulty wiring for the May …
Looking for a shortcut to make your walk home a little shorter? Don’t try the one that cuts across the railroad tracks. That’s the advice from the Norfolk Southern Police Department, which is teaming up with the Mishawaka police to …
A man injured when an Anchorage police officer drove through a red light and into his pickup truck has been awarded $375,000 in a civil lawsuit. The Anchorage jury, however, rejected Melvin Rush’s claim for $2.5 million in punitive damages. …
Investigators have started working at an Indianapolis, Ind., recycling facility to determine what sparked the weekend fire that sent a huge tower of black smoke over the city and burned for days. Indianapolis fire Capt. Rita Burris says local and …
As the West battles one catastrophic wildfire after another, the federal government is spending less and less on its main program for preventing blazes in the first place. A combination of government austerity and the ballooning cost of battling the …
Best Buy is recalling 5,100 replacement batteries for the MacBook Pro due to a fire risk. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Wednesday that there have been 13 reports that the battery caught fire. One consumer suffered a serious …