Tropical Storm Andrea lost strength as it passed over northern Florida on Thursday evening and is forecast to drench much of the U.S. Southeast with heavy rain as it cuts across Georgia and swing up the Atlantic Coast, the National …
The family of a 10-year-old boy who died when a flight information sign fell on him and relatives at a Birmingham, Ala., airport has filed a suit against a group of contractors, architects and construction managers. Luke Bresette, of Overland …
The losses insurers face from the worst flooding in central Europe since 2002 may be lower than those resulting from the deluge 11 years ago even as the toll on local economies looms larger. Insured losses may reach 2 billion …
Chrysler Group LLC is recalling 630,300 newer-model Jeep SUVs, some because of delayed deployment of airbags and others due to the potential of leaking transmission fluid, the company and U.S. regulators said on Thursday. Some 409,200 Jeep Compass and Jeep …
A 36-year-old New Orleans woman has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud relating to applications for financial help after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. U.S. Attorney Dana Boente’s office said Wednesday that Rachell …
High waves are keeping lifeguards busy. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports City Ocean Safety Division workers assisted 28 people in ocean rescues Tuesday. Department of Emergency Services spokeswoman Shayne Enright says they issued warnings about hazardous conditions to another 250 people. …
Federal regulators have cited an East Texas sawmill for 17 alleged safety and health violations after the December death of a worker. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Wednesday announced proposed penalties topping $116,000 against Nix Forest Industries Inc. …
Nine students around the nation, including one in Wyoming, died at or near school bus stops in 2011. The horror of that death and the number of drivers who disregard rules involving buses stopped for students has prompted a Wyoming …
Federal investigators are releasing more than 1,400 pages of documents about a natural gas pipeline explosion in Sissonville, W.Va., but they won’t reveal the cause. The National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday’s document dump will contain interview transcripts, photos and …
Maryland State Police say 101 commercial vehicles were placed out of service because major safety defects were found during an enforcement effort on the Capital Beltway. Tuesday’s Roadcheck 2013 also led to 19 drivers being pulled off the road because …