U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor will head a conference committee on legislation to strengthen consumer product safety efforts, and says the...
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An explosion tore through a Mississippi paper mill May 3 after a boiler was inspected, killing a contract worker and...
A river that flooded parts of northern Maine dropped much faster than expected, allowing hundreds of residents who fled their...
Legislators sent Gov. Kathleen Sebelius a health care bill that supporters say provides greater access to health care for many...
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. said Friday that first- quarter profit tumbled 64 percent, hurt by losses tied to derivatives...
Willis Group Holdings Ltd, the world’s third-largest insurance broker, expects to maintain its annual revenue growth in the China market...
A coalition of U.S. insurers is calling on lawmakers to close a tax loophole that helps foreign insurers, and although...
Yahoo Inc. likely faces a flood of shareholder lawsuits for rejecting a $47.5 billion takeover bid from Microsoft Corp., even...
North Carolina officials began inspecting sandbag structures used to protect beach property from coastal erosion, searching for the roughly 150...
West Virginia’s efforts to encourage motorists to buckle up have paid off. The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded a $5...