Federal workplace safety officials have launched an investigation into the death of a Maine man who was crushed by one of the two elephants in his care. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration sent an investigator to the site this …
The National Academy of Sciences expects to start taking applications this fall for the $500 million assigned to the 30-year research program set up as a result of criminal settlements from the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of …
Real estate experts in the Detroit, Mich., area say home sales have taken a hit following severe flooding last month. The Detroit News reports real estate agents expect the market to quickly bounce back after stalled sales. The owner of …
Terrebonne Parish officials are completing their latest plans for dealing with dangerous situations the area could face. In a 2015 Hazard Mitigation Plan update, a committee focused on levee failure, flooding, hurricanes and tropical storms, saltwater intrusion, tornadoes, subsistence and …
Police say a jeep has veered off a mountainous road in western Nepal, killing 11 people. They say the jeep rolled about 200 meters (650 feet) down a steep hill before it was stopped by trees. Police and local villagers …
A man who fell through a hole in a catwalk above the Amory High School stage can sue the school district after all. The Mississippi Court of Appeals ruled last week that the district was not immune from a lawsuit …
The Michigan appeals court has ruled in favor of a Lansing-area insurance company that fired a white employee who offended a black co-worker. The court overturned a decision by an Ingham County judge. Angela Shaft claimed her dismissal at Jackson …
The Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety has recognized three South Mississippi homebuilders for building homes that are more disaster-resistant. In January, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security implemented the Resilience Star pilot project in Mississippi and Alabama to …
A disbarred Lexington, Ky., lawyer has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for fraud and other crimes. Part of the case involved 35-year-old Seth J. Johnston’s involvement in collecting money for plaintiffs in a case over the diet drug …
One of the five commissioners of the Federal Trade Commission says her organization has investigated hundreds of cyber security breaches at companies across the country, but has only brought suit 53 times. FTC Commissioner Julie Brill, a Vermont resident who …