Florida authorities identified a man killed when a farm vehicle ran him over in an orange grove. Charlotte County authorities say 24-year-old Inocencio Morales-Chalma, from Arcadia, was killed instantly Tuesday afternoon when he was struck by a farm vehicle. Officials …
Delaware Highway Safety officials say the state saw a 14 percent drop in traffic deaths in 2010. A preliminary count announced this week shows 101 people were killed on Delaware roads last year, the lowest number of such deaths since …
The Kansas Insurance Department is reporting that it recovered 32 percent less money for consumers last year than it did in 2009. But the agency says the number of complaints from consumers about insurance companies also declined. Insurance Commissioner Sandy …
Property insurance policyholders in Louisiana have missed the chance to claim almost $133 million in rebates that had been available before the end of 2010. Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says the money — part of the assessments paid by private …
Colorado’s state-chartered worker’s compensation insurance company spent more than $318,000 on a five-day trip to Pebble Beach, Calif. Receipts show that Pinnacol Assurance spent about $53,000 on golf and spa treatments and about $21,000 on wine and liquor during the …
Toyota Motor Corp. has announced it is launching a safety research center in Michigan that will focus on finding ways to reduce driver distraction. Toyota said the center will be based in Ann Arbor, and will work with universities, hospitals, …
Carbon dioxide already emitted into the atmosphere will keep contributing to global warming for centuries, eventually causing a huge Antarctic ice sheet to collapse and lift sea levels, Canadian scientists said Sunday. Even the complete abandonment of fossil fuels and …
Though it’s been nearly five years since her grandfather died, Alyssa Fodor still remembers the suffering her family experienced when he never returned home from his daily farm chores. And that’s why the 22-year-old from Rittman, Ohio, along with her …
Residents in Australia’s third largest city, Brisbane, sandbagged their homes against rising waters on Monday as torrential rain worsened floods that have paralyzed the coal industry in the northeast and now threaten tourism. Prime Minister Julia Gillard said the cost …
Australia’s flood-stricken coal industry may be disrupted for months after key rail and road links were washed away, while some infrastructure could take years to repair, authorities said on Friday. The floods have swamped mines in Queensland State, paralyzing operations …
