It is a near-unconscious action carried out by millions of smokers every day – flicking the burned-out butt of a cigarette to the floor or into an ashtray after the last pull. It’s also an act that can have deadly …
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is announcing a new team to lead the city’s efforts to recover from Superstorm Sandy. De Blasio joined Sen. Charles Schumer on Saturday to announce his new plan to help New Yorkers rebuild …
Pushing through the crowd of emergency responders, Royal Carpenter yelled frantically for his daughter, the teenager he often called “gym rat” at Hatton High where he coached. She was lying on a gurney and he could hear her talking. “Courtney! …
Kentucky lawmakers have given final approval to a bill requiring parents to be in court when their teenage children are accused of traffic violations. The Senate passed the bill on a 38-0 vote Friday, sending it to Gov. Steve Beshear. …
Brazilian authorities say the initial investigation into the accident that killed a worker at the stadium that will host the World Cup opener in a few months showed he likely wasn’t wearing a required safety cable. The worker died on …
Arizona has joined a number of states debating how to regulate so-called ridesharing programs that have popped up around the country and riled traditional taxi and limousine establishments. An amendment to an unrelated bill being debated in a Senate committee …
Authorities say crews have made headway on a 198-acre wildfire in central New Mexico that a landowner has been cited for causing. State Forestry spokesman Dan Ware says the Pino fire was burning near the boundaries of Socorro and Valencia …
An Iowa state inspector says the fire-gutted Younkers building downtown is an asbestos-contaminated site and will require specialized removal. Tom Wuehr of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources tells The Des Moines Register that each of the building’s floors are …
A police report cites a faulty safety bar on a roller coaster in an accident that left a rider with severe injuries in a fall at a Wisconsin Dells area indoor resort. An attorney for the family of 63-year-old Anthony …
Indiana has seen a 20 percent drop in the number of young drivers involved in accidents in the four years since it began requiring teens to wait longer to get their driver’s licenses. The Graduated Driver Licensing program was implemented …