The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is looking into the possible health hazards of lead in artificial turf installed at schools, parks and stadiums across the country. Two fields in New Jersey were closed this week after state health officials …
Two coal mine managers have each been sentenced to seven years in prison for their roles in an accident last August that left 172 miners dead, state media said. Huayuan Mining Co. Chairman Zheng Zhenxiu and Deputy General Manager Zhang …
Dozens of people were evacuated from their homes for several hours Saturday afternoon when a large brush fire broke out in southern Ocean County. The New Jersey Forest Fire Service and firefighters from several nearby communities battled the blaze, which …
A Manhattan chef and her protege have settled the intellectual property lawsuit she brought against him after he opened a rival seafood bar. Pearl Oyster Bar chef Rebecca Charles had accused Ed McFarland, chef and co-owner of Ed’s Lobster Bar, …
For a time, “Harry Potter” superfan Steven Vander Ark seemed to be living a geeky dream. His Web site — an obsessive catalog of spells, characters and creatures in J.K. Rowling’s novels — was a hit among fellow fanatics. He …
Ping An Insurance Co., China’s second biggest insurer, will pay $2.3 billion for a 14 percent stake in the Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway, the chairman of the railway company said. Ping An has raised billions of dollars recently to pay for …
Farmers Union Insurance and the South Dakota Farmers Union Foundation are teaming up on a $25,000 scholarship program. The “Insuring a Brighter Tomorrow” program will provide twenty-five $1,000 scholarships to South Dakota high school seniors who plan to attend a …
Gov. John Baldacci signed into law a bill to tighten standards for getting a Maine driver’s license, acknowledging that the measures were a tough issue for lawmakers. Under pressure for the federal government, Baldacci wasted little time before signing the …
Hospital Corporation of America has agreed to settle 11 lawsuits that accuse a former West Virginia physician of harming patients, a lawyer for the plaintiffs said. The lawsuits were filed by former patients and their families against Dr. John A. …
Health officials are investigating more than 180 reports of illness in people who took dietary supplements containing toxic levels of the mineral selenium. Last month, federal officials warned consumers about harmful doses of selenium – a mineral considered healthful in …
