World sea piracy fell to its lowest level in eight years in 2014, but ship hijackings rose due to attacks against small tankers off Southeast Asia’s coasts, a global maritime watchdog said Wednesday. Pirates hijacked 21 ships last year and …
Virginia State Police report more than 300 wrecks across the state due to roads slickened by a winter storm. State police spokeswoman Corinne Geller says no injuries were reported in a majority of the wrecks. Geller says troopers responded to …
People in New Hampshire can now text emergencies to 911. The four biggest wireless providers – Sprint, AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile, began voluntarily providing the service last year and the Federal Communications Commission required it from all providers by the …
Reduced frequency and loss rates, concerns with patient management and emerging risks are some of the findings in the second annual Aon Risk Solutions’ Health Care Workers Compensation Barometer report. The report explores trends in frequency, severity and overall loss …
NASA evacuated astronauts from its side of the International Space Station on Wednesday after an alarm indicated a possible toxic leak. Officials later said a false sensor reading or computer problem likely set off the alarm, rather than an actual …
Federal mine safety officials have issued a new rule aimed at reducing crushing and pinning deaths caused by mining machinery. The rule requires coal-digging machines called continuous miners to be fitted with a sensor system that can shut off the …
Officials expect a Michigan testing site for connected and driverless cars that will simulate a cityscape to be operational this spring. Called “M City,” the 32-acre site is taking shape on the University of Michigan’s North Campus in Ann Arbor. …
DeSoto Parish police jurors recently voted to carve out more than $5 million in the 2015 budget for road construction and repair. The Times reports it’s the first significant earmark for roads since the two-year, $30 million project completed in …
A Great Falls, Mont., man who was found guilty of stealing tens of thousands of dollars in tools and personal items has been from garages and storage sheds has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. The Great Falls Tribune …
Target. Home Depot. Sony Pictures. The now infamous computer hacks infuriated consumers who had personal information compromised and Hollywood honchos who had embarrassing emails made public. But headline-grabbing computer intrusions are only a fraction of what is going on in …