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Camp Mystic Announces Enhanced Safety Plans After Deaths
The owners of an all-girls summer camp in the Texas Hill Country, where 25 campers and two teenage counselors died in catastrophic July 4 flooding, announced plans on Tuesday for new safety upgrades ...
Victims’ Families Intend to File Wrongful Death Lawsuit in UPS Cargo Jet Crash
Families of the victims of a UPS cargo jet crash plan to file a wrongful death lawsuit on Wednesday, according to one of the law firms representing the victims. The UPS MD-11 cargo jet crashed ...
Concern, Action Gap High Between Parents and Teen Drivers: Survey
New insights on teen driving risks, drawn from its national Teen Driving survey and internal claims data, reveal that 66 percent of parents express serious safety concerns, but many lack the tools or ...
Report Finds 44% of U.S. Trucking Schools Don’t Comply With Government Rules
Nearly 44 percent of the 16,000 truck driving programs nationwide may be forced to close if they lose their students after a federal Transportation Department review found they may not be complying ...
Four States Receive Employer Road Safety Funding Totaling $1.3M
The National Safety Council has received four federal pass-through grants totaling nearly $1.3 million to help employers prevent roadway crashes, injuries, and fatalities through its Our Driving ...
Trump Administration Backs Bayer’s Bid to Curb Roundup Lawsuits
President Donald Trump's administration urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to take up Bayer's bid to curtail thousands of lawsuits claiming its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer, pushing the ...
Texas ID Restrictions Could Prevent Illegal Immigrants in U.S. From Buying, Registering Vehicles
The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles is implementing more stringent photo identification requirements for all vehicle registrations and renewals in an abrupt shift that could shut out immigrants ...
Burger King Whopper Lawsuit Stalled by Federal Judge
A federal judge dealt a setback to customers suing Burger King over advertising for its Whopper sandwiches, saying their claims were too disparate to justify certifying a nationwide class action. The ...