A state task force formed to propose regulations for drones has decided it needs more time for study. Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley created the Alabama Drone Task Force last year to address issues related to unmanned aerial systems, commonly called …
The safety of the U.S. freight rail system will be the first transportation topic tackled by the new leadership of the Senate’s commerce committee. The committee, now under control of South Dakota Republican John Thune after his party took the …
Super Bowl Sunday is among the most dangerous days to venture onto California roads as gatherings for the game at parties or restaurants prompt drivers to consume alcohol. More drinking-related crashes happen in California on the day of the National …
The Obama administration appears to be making broader changes to protect consumer information on the government’s health insurance website, after objections from lawmakers and privacy advocates. The Associated Press reported last week that details such as consumers’ income and tobacco …
Keeping middle managers happy with their supervisors is the key to retaining the lower-level workers they manage and avoiding expensive turnover costs, according to a Vanderbilt University study. “Middle managers’ treatment of employees reflects how bosses treat them,” says Ray …
The executive director of the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame said Thursday that the financially struggling organization had settled more than $14,000 in past-due insurance bills, but a county official said one of those payments – a check for more …
A sex abuse case claiming negligence against the Boy Scouts is getting underway in California and will include the use of previously undisclosed information from “perversion” files kept by the organization. The lawsuit was filed by a man who is …
It was oil giant BP’s turn on Monday to call witnesses as it made its case for a civil penalty lower than the $13.7 billion the U.S. government is seeking for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The second …
More than 300,000 people in Brazil’s biggest city were without water Friday, more than 24 hours after thunderstorms knocked out electricity to two pumping stations, the Sao Paulo state water utility said. The water company known as Sabesp said the …
A federal appeals court has refused to reconsider a decision that opens the door for cruise ship passengers to sue for medical malpractice. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last week rejected a bid by Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines …