What States Are Doing to Battle Bird Flu Threat May 31, 2015 By P.J. Huffstutter Indiana is training 300 prisoners to kill infected chickens and banning bird shows at county fairs. Mississippi is considering road...
Google Drone Prototype Crashes May 31, 2015 By Alan Levin A prototype of the massive solar-powered drone Google Inc. plans to build as a platform for delivering Internet service from...
FEMA: Nearly 1,000 Sandy Claimants Signed Up for Claims Review So Far May 29, 2015 By Young Ha The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) last week sent out its first round of letters to the National Flood Insurance...
The Rock Won’t Save You From Earthquakes; Retrofitting Might May 29, 2015 By Ian Adams It has been a big week for earthquake news in California. Hollywood gave us “San Andreas,” a thrill a minute...
Oklahoma Governor Seeks to Expedite Repair of Roads, Bridges May 29, 2015 With widespread damage to roads and bridges as a result of recent flooding, Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin is seeking expedited...
Man Pleads Guilty to Chicago Air-Traffic Facility Fire May 29, 2015 By Michael Tarm A suburban Chicago contractor pleaded guilty to setting a fire at a radar facility in Aurora that forced the cancellation...
South Dakota Requests Disaster Declaration for Delmont Tornado May 29, 2015 Gov. Dennis Daugaard has requested a presidential disaster declaration to help South Dakotans whose homes and businesses were damaged by...
Texas Open Carry Handgun Bill Stalled by Police Opposition May 29, 2015 By Jim Vertuno Fierce opposition from police across the state derailed efforts to pass a bill that allows open carry of handguns on...
Death Toll Climbs to 21 as South Central Flood Clean Up Begins May 29, 2015 By Juan A. Lozano and Seth Robbins Homeowners dragged soggy carpet to the curb and mopped up coffee-colored muck on May 27 after a barrage of storms...
ACE Expands Specialty Insurance Offerings for Small Businesses May 29, 2015 ACE Commercial Risk Services, the small commercial specialty lines business of ACE Group, has expanded its specialty commercial products for...