Kansas City, Mo., has settled four discrimination lawsuits filed by former part-time municipal prosecutors at a cost of more than $1 million since last July, and four similar lawsuits are still pending. The prosecutors’ office replaced part-time assistant prosecutors with …
South Carolina’s toughest law on using cellphones while driving is now on the books in Greenville. The law takes effect Tuesday. It bans drivers from using any hand-held devices while a vehicle is in operation, including talking on a cellphone. …
Thousands of people evacuated from Chile’s low-lying coastal areas returned home on Wednesday morning after authorities called off a tsunami alarm as damage from a massive overnight earthquake seemed mostly limited. The major earthquake, with a magnitude 8.2, struck off …
Lately there has been a lot of media attention on the application of drones. Unfortunately, drones have assumed a negative connotation because of stealth military operations and privacy issues. As insurance pros, we need to view drones as simply another …
A Louisville, Ky., company has developed a way it says will help prevent distracted driving. Mobile Life Solutions developed an app called TextLimit, which licensed Kentucky and West Virginia drivers can download free to smartphones. Company President David Meers said …
The sinkhole near Bayou Corne sucked down another patch of earth as Texas Brine Co. released pressure again from its failed salt dome cavern near the 29-acre swampland sinkhole in Assumption Parish. Officials say the edge collapse, or slough-in, came …
A 16-year-old North Texas girl who survived plummeting more than 3,000 feet to the ground in an Oklahoma skydiving accident has returned to school. WFAA-TV reports Makenzie Wethington returned to Joshua High School on Monday more than two months after …
State Transportation Department officials have found fewer crashes at intersections equipped with red-light cameras in New Jersey. But the report also says the sample size is too small to draw conclusions. Officials say crashes were down 27 percent at 22 …
A central Indiana fire chief says the city’s 125-year-old downtown theater won’t be allowed to reopen as planned because of safety concerns. The Columbus Capital Foundation was looking to reopen the Crump Theatre the month, but Fire Chief Dave Allmon …
The family of a 4-year-old Massachusetts boy killed in an escalator accident at a mall has reached a settlement in a negligence lawsuit. Mark DiBona of Dudley fell from a second-floor escalator about 18 feet onto a display case below …