The head of the Rhode Island State Police says they are pushing to require the use of hands-free devices when using a cellphone while driving. Col. Steven O’Donnell tells WLNE-TV that he will ask the General Assembly to make it …
New Yorkers buying a health plan on the state’s new insurance exchange should read the fine print if they’re interested in getting care at some of the city’s top hospitals. Not all are participating in the new plans created by …
Investment brokers advising retail customers should be held to a standard that requires them to recommend products that are in the best interest of clients, according to a proposal from a group advising U.S. regulators. Members of the Securities and …
Envoys from 190 nations are close to agreeing upon the first building blocks for the next treaty aimed at fighting global warming, sketching the way to worldwide cuts in fossil-fuel emissions. The delegates, due to finish talks today in Warsaw, …
Bangladesh engineers today start their first full-fledged inspections of garment factories under a government plan to improve safety, seven months after the collapse of the Rana Plaza complex killed more than 1,000. Thirty teams will initially begin by assessing 200 …
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. announced that Michael Browne, president and chief operating officer of the Harleysville Insurance, a member of the Nationwide family of companies, will retire effective May 1, 2014. Following Browne’s retirement, Kevin Toth, who has been serving …
Tower Group International, Ltd. announced Wednesday that NASDAQ has notified the company that it is not in compliance with the exchange’s listing requirements. According to Tower’s press release, which was issued in accordance with NASDAQ Listing Rule 5810(b), the noncompliance …
A federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected a North Carolina widow’s lawsuit blaming the Coast Guard for failing to save her husband’s life, saying the agency does not have a legal obligation to launch life-saving rescues. The 4th U.S. Circuit …
On Feb. 15, a 13,000-ton rock plunged through the skies above Chelyabinsk, Russia. It shone 30 times brighter than the sun, and hurtled at 42,000 miles per hour toward a city of more than a million people. As the rock …
For this holiday season, DeSoto County school officials are waiving a requirement that Santa Claus have liability and workers’ compensation insurance coverage before he can pay a visit to area campuses. District officials tell The Commercial Appeal that volunteer Santas …
