Bush administration has approved an increase in federal funding levels for infrastructure repairs in Louisiana after Hurricane Gustav. The announcement by the White House calls for the federal government to cover 90 percent of the total eligible costs for a …
President George W. Bush has granted pardons to 14 individuals, including a Texas woman sentenced in 1998 for her part in an insurance fraud scheme. Brenda Jean Dolenz-Helmer of Fort Worth, Texas, was convicted of concealing knowledge of a crime. …
Eric Amoako, 51, of Houston, has been sentenced to federal prison for his role in an insurance fraud scheme, acting United States Attorney Tim Johnson announced Nov. 25. Amoako, a personal injury attorney with an office on Bissonnett in southwest …
Law enforcement authorities in several Midwestern states are participating in a regional crackdown on holiday motorists who violate seat belt and other traffic safety laws. Midwest administrator Michael Witter with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says the effort is …
Virginia officials have approved revisions that could lower workers’ compensation insurance premiums for many employers, although some sectors will see increases. Overall premium levels will decrease for underground coal mines an average 15.6 percent in the voluntary market and even …
Insurer Main Street America Group says it has collected more than a ton of non-perishable goods during its annual Thanksgiving food drive. Just in time for the holiday season, the food items have been donated to several food banks located …
Vermont is getting ready to issue its first enhanced driver’s licenses, which will allow holders to cross the United States-Canada border without a passport or other supporting documents. State Motor Vehicle Commissioner Bonnie Rutledge says the first few are to …
A lawsuit against the Vatican alleging top church officials should have warned the public or authorities of known or suspected sexual abuse of children by priests here can go ahead, a federal appeals court in Kentucky ruled. The 6th U.S. …
A national group puts three Delaware plants among hundreds in the country that must consider new materials or changes in production to cut the risk of a public disaster. The Center for American Progress says Honeywell International’s Delaware plant, the …
The state of Georgia is offering a $10,000 reward for information that will lead to an arrest and conviction in an arson case in Clarkston where a baptist church was heavily damaged last Sunday night. The blaze gutted the Indian …
