Despite big storms and wildfires highlighting the need, home inventories are rare, say industry experts. A recent survey, conducted by Allstate, of Atlanta homeowners found that while than more than 90 percent of homeowners were concerned about protecting their homes, …
The number of medical errors reported by Massachusetts acute-care hospitals has jumped 70 percent since the state expanded the type of incidents hospitals are required to report. Hospitals reported 753 serious medical errors and other patient injuries last year to …
The Iowa Board of Medicine has fined a Mason City surgeon for operating on the wrong finger of a patient. The Mason City Globe Gazette says the board issued a warning and imposed a $2,500 fine Wednesday on Dr. Rene …
German authorities say meat products from a Danish firm that has been closed over a listeria outbreak also were sold at a store in Germany. The government of Schleswig-Holstein state said Thursday that the company delivered 160 kilograms (353 pounds) …
State Police will have more to say about an armed robbery at an Atlantic City, N.J., casino that netted more than $180,000. They’ve scheduled a news conference on Thursday. The Press of Atlantic City reports eight people, including a former …
The Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center in southern Louisiana would be able to withstand Category 3 hurricane winds after completion of a roughly $2.2 million project the Parish Council is considering. The Courier reports the council introduced an ordinance to upgrade center’s …
A federal judge Wednesday granted final approval of a $48.1 million class-action settlement for Louisiana residents affected by a sinkhole that opened two years ago has been swallowing land ever since. U.S. District Judge Jay Zainey said there were no …
Stoddard County commissioners are assessing the cost of a lightning strike to a courthouse that destroyed phones, a computer and other machinery. The Dexter Daily Statesman reports the Aug. 6 strike hit a rod on top of the building. It …
A British air accident report has recounted how a pilot lost control of a passenger plane after his artificial arm became detached during landing. The report says the incident took place as the Flybe flight from Birmingham, carrying 47 passengers, …
A company that transports the disabled has settled a lawsuit with the family of a woman passenger killed in a Chicago crash. The family of Ella Mae Williams will receive $2.7 million from SCR Medical Transportation Paratransit Services. The 58-year-old …