July 24, 2006
A jury acquitted a man who had been charged with assault after authorities said an assistant prosecutor, police officer and courtroom bailiff got sick after shaking hands with him. John Curtis Ridgeway, 42, was seen pulling out a vial of …
July 24, 2006
California (9,110 thefts) leads the nation in motorcycle theft rates in 2005, with Florida (6,324) following in second, and Texas (5,755)coming in third, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau. Other states rounding out the top 10, with theft totals …
July 24, 2006
A wave of April thunderstorms that pummeled central Indiana with hail the size of golf balls, or bigger, has so far generated insurance claims totaling $560 million, making it one of the state’s costliest weather events. The Insurance Institute of …
July 24, 2006
To Louisiana’s attorney general, the doctor and two nurses arrested this past week are murderers. But many in the local medical community are outraged at the arrests, saying the three caregivers are heroes who faced unimaginable horrors as Hurricane Katrina …
July 24, 2006
ReSource Pro has named Dan Epstein chief executive officer. Epstein, formerly ReSource Pro’s vice president of business development, takes over the CEO position from David Watkins, who will become chairman of ReSource Pro. ReSource Pro, LLC, based in New York …
July 24, 2006
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 struck off Indonesia’s Sulawesi island on Sunday, causing residents to flee coastal areas in fear of a tsunami. Indonesian officials — who have been under fire for failing to warn people ahead …
July 24, 2006
China’s premier has urged local officials to redouble efforts in caring for victims of Tropical Storm Bilis, state media reported Sunday, underscoring concerns about lapses in responding to the storm that killed more than 500 people. Premier Wen Jiabao on …
July 24, 2006
When a jury this spring concluded a smoke alarm failed in a fatal upstate New York house fire, safety experts were already questioning whether popular models meet the threat posed by fast-burning synthetic materials now common in American homes. The …
July 24, 2006
A Superior Court judge in Springfield, Mass. has for now blocked more than 100 people who say they were molested by priests from having to tell lawyers about the abuse they say they endured. Judge John Agostini ruled Thursday that …
July 24, 2006
Maine’s top insurance regulator said that last year’s savings in the state’s health care system resulting from the politically hot Dirigo universal health care program amounted to $34.3 million. Insurance Superintendent Alessandro Iuppa’s figure was several million dollars less in …