Connecticut has received more than $12 million in a settlement of a lawsuit over the construction of the Thomas J. Meskill Library at the UConn law school. The state in 2008 sued 28 construction firms, architects, designers, inspectors and others …
Government regulators on Wednesday said that they have approved Nest Labs’ plans to fix a feature in its smoke alarms that could prevent them from sounding immediately. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Wednesday that the company will recall …
South Korea has boosted to half a million dollars a reward for tips about the mysterious billionaire who the authorities believe owns a ferry that sank last month, police said Monday. Meanwhile, five employees at the ship’s operator have been …
A piece of third-party software that hadn’t been updated might have been the vulnerable point invaded by hackers of the Oregon secretary of state’s website, a state report found. The February breach took election and business records offline for nearly …
Hurricane Amanda remains a powerful Category 4 storm far of Mexico’s Pacific coast but is expected to begin weakening. The hurricane’s maximum sustained winds early Monday are near 140 mph (220 kph). The U.S. National Hurricane Center says rapid weakening …
Oklahoma’s insurance commissioner says his department will hold a consumer assistance event next month for survivors of last year’s tornado outbreak. Commissioner John D. Doak says the June 3 forum at Westmoore High School will aid storm survivors who have …
Actor Denis Leary plans to present to the Detroit fire department new equipment paid for by proceeds from a documentary film about the city’s firefighters. “Burn” chronicles the struggles of Detroit firefighters. The donation is being made through the Leary …
San Antonio police say a woman has been accused of starting her family’s house on fire in an alleged insurance scam that left her brother dead and their father hurt. Police on Tuesday night arrested 19-year-old Miranda Herrera on capital …
Aurora Hernandez was arrested on charges of organizing and billing for a staged accident, known as Personal Injury Protection (PIP) fraud, according to Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater. Hernandez’s arrest is the latest in a string of arrests resulting …
Seven months after watching heavy equipment tear down their Superstorm Sandy-wrecked house, Bart Sutton’s family is settling into a replacement built on the same spot – but much higher in the air. “We’re home,” said Sutton, who took out a …