Aircraft accident fatalities fell to a 10-year low in 2013, with 224 deaths involving large commercial planes compared with 703 annually on average from 2003 to 2012. Last year there were 17 aircraft accidents worldwide involving such planes, compared with …
West Virginia mining regulators are calling for more reforms to protect coal miners’ health and safety. A report from the Office of Miners’ Health, Safety and Training recommends tougher state standards to prevent explosions and revised inspection and enforcement measures. …
Residents of Chile’s capital are suffering from the worst levels of air pollution in 15 years because of fast-spreading forest fires near Santiago. Agriculture Minister Minister Luis Mayol says there are 47 forest fires still raging in the country. He …
North Carolina health officials say human error in computer programming is to blame for last week’s massive privacy breach where cards with the personal information of nearly 49,000 children receiving Medicaid benefits were mailed to the wrong addresses. A statement …
West Virginia mining regulators are calling for more reforms to protect coal miners’ health and safety. A report from the Office of Miners’ Health, Safety and Training proposes tougher state standards to prevent explosions and revised inspection and enforcement measures. …
A temporary deal for the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office to provide law enforcement protection in the Louisiana town of Sorrento expires Tuesday night. The deal was put in place after the town’s police department lost insurance coverage in November. Sheriff …
New homes in New Jersey might need to have fire sprinklers. A Senate committee on Monday approved the measure. It awaits a vote in the chamber. The measure would apply to newly constructed homes. It would not apply to mobile …
New Hampshire’s state fire marshal says four people died in fires in 2013, a record low for the state. Bill Degnan says more people are maintaining their smoke alarms. He tells The Telegraph of Nashua that a 2007 law that …
Waves up to 27 feet (8.2 meters) high slammed into Britain’s southwestern coast on Monday, as lashing winds and heavy rain battered parts of the U.K. and coastal residents braced for another round of flooding. The monster waves were recorded …
The Archdiocese of Santa Fe of the Roman Catholic Church has incorporated dozens of its parishes as nonprofits, a move that an attorney who has represented victims of clerical sexual abuse says could be an attempt to protect church assets. …