The Louisiana Highway Safety Commission says traffic fatalities dropped by 29 percent between 2007 and 2013. Lt. Col. John LeBlanc, the commission’s executive director, said the state had 993 traffic fatalities in 2007, compared with 703 in 2013, a drop …
New research out of NYU Langone Medical Center could move the medical community one step closer toward effectively detecting concussion and quantifying its severity. Neuroscientists and concussion experts from NYU Langone and elsewhere, in a study published online last month …
The owner of an apartment building where six people died in a fire faces legal action by Portland officials for safety code violations at another building he owns. Gregory Nisbet failed to bring his Dartmouth Street property up to code …
A northern New York man faces felony charges after the Department of Environmental Conservation determined he had illegally disposed of asbestos-laden demolition debris in a wetland. The DEC charged 57-year-old Randy Bedard of Rouses Point with endangering the public health, …
President Barack Obama asked Congress to sign off on tens of millions more dollars on Monday to bolster a beleaguered auto-safety agency that has been criticized for responding too slowly to deadly vehicle defects. The president’s proposal for the 2016 …
President Barack Obama’s top advisers urged Congress to act quickly to strengthen consumer data protections after the security breach at Anthem Inc. “Hardly a week goes by when the problem is not on the front pages of the newspapers,” John …
While charges of employment discrimination against employers are declining overall, claims alleging retaliation against an employee for involvement in a complaint reached a record high in fiscal year 2014. According to an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) review of the …
A nurse who was trying to help newborns to safety as a dangerous gas cloud formed at a Mexico City hospital has died of injuries she suffered when it ignited in a massive fireball, authorities said Wednesday. Monica Orta Ramirez, …
A student who lost a finger while working on an airplane engine at Portland Community College has filed a $110,000 lawsuit against the college. The Hillsboro man, Shantia “Sean” Magui, says he lost part of his right index finger in …
The state has agreed to pay $2.5 million to settle an excessive-force lawsuit filed by a man who was shot by California Highway Patrol officers at the end of a pursuit. The San Jose Mercury News reports the state offered …