Federal prosecutors say an insurance broker who played a key role in a bribery scandal involving the former superintendent of a southern New Jersey school district is now headed to prison. Frank Cotroneo of Chester Township received a 37-month sentence …
A group of Vietnamese fishermen sued a Texas lawyer on Tuesday over allegations that he falsely claimed to represent thousands of deckhands to secure a lucrative appointment on a committee of attorneys representing victims of BP’s 2010 Gulf oil spill. …
The city of Memphis, Tenn., has recorded the fewest fire deaths in 50 years. The Memphis Fire Department told The Commercial Appeal that seven people died in 2013 structure fires. It is the fewest number since 1964, the earliest year …
Preparations for power outages and stranded travelers were largely unneeded as Tennessee made it through the worst of the arctic freeze without major incidents. Many people stayed home as bitter cold and sub-zero wind chills forced the closure of everything …
A South Florida doctor has been sentenced to more than five years in federal prison for his role in a major pill mill operation that illegally dispensed oxycodone and other painkillers. Court documents show that 54-year-old Dr. Scott Becker of …
Here’s another modern-day belief you can kick to the curb: So-called ergonomic keyboards are no better than regular keyboards for those who have suffered from typing injuries. University of Pittsburgh professor Nancy Baker looked at whether the keyboards that are …
The University of Arizona will conduct two research studies on ways to improve mine safety using $1.3 million in grants from a mine safety foundation. The two grants announced Monday will pay for a risk management study by the university’s …
An Egyptian fact-finding committee has found faulty machinery to be the cause of a hot air balloon accident that killed 19 people including tourists from Europe and Asia last February. It issued a report Tuesday that found the cause of …
Two minutes of footage from a camera on Michael Schumacher‘s ski helmet showed the Formula One great was clearly skiing off a groomed trail when he lost his balance and crashed, leaving him with critical head injuries, investigators said Wednesday. …
AARP debuted its new smart driver course on January 1, 2014. The new course is available in a classroom setting, led by certified volunteer instructors, in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and in U.S. territories. The new version …