District of Columbia residents who don’t shovel their sidewalks after a snowstorm would face fines under a bill approved by the D.C. Council. The bill was approved Tuesday by a 10-3 vote. It calls for $25 fines for homeowners who …
Arkansas State Police will join with other state and local law enforcement agencies in a traffic enforcement campaign along Interstate 40 during the Thanksgiving holiday. Troopers will be a part of the “Click It or Ticket” campaign that targets seat …
What does it take to Ebola-proof a hospital? Over the past few months, U.S. medical centers have spent millions of dollars putting together a plan to treat patients with the scary, but extremely rare disease. To a large extent, it …
The White House plans to nominate a specialist in human fatigue and alertness to run the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration as the regulator undergoes a review sparked by its botched recall of defective airbags linked to deaths and injuries. …
Tracy Morgan is fighting to recover from a severe brain injury suffered in a highway crash more than five months ago, and it’s uncertain if he will be “the Tracy Morgan he once was,” his lawyer said Tuesday. Benedict Morelli …
Connecticut’s insurance commissioner is resigning to take a job with a New York investment banking advisory company. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced Wednesday that Commissioner Thomas Leonardi will be a senior adviser to Evercore, which advises companies on mergers and …
Vandals have cracked and toppled nine headstones at one of the state’s oldest cemeteries over the past few weeks. “These things are irreplaceable,” said Ross Pristera, president of the St. Michael’s Cemetery Foundation, said of the headstones, some of which …
A Jacksonville-based company has reached a $40 million settlement in a class action lawsuit over claims the Florida company sent unsolicited fax advertisements to consumers. A federal judge will still need to approve the settlement by Interline Brands Inc. over …
An ongoing flood mitigation project in Wood County, W.Va., is entering its next phase. The county plans to buy and demolish three homes in Happy Valley. After the demolitions, no permanent structures can be built on the properties. The Parkersburg …
Federal regulators studying a deadly New York derailment are considering proposals and recommendations following five accidents related to the Metro-North Railroad. The National Transportation Safety Board met Wednesday in Washington. One of the accidents was a Dec. 1 derailment that …