Miscellaneous

• Bridge collapse in Minneapolis results in 4 deaths

  Gary Shipman | August 02, 2007 1:18 PM | 0 CommentsWilmington, NC

  A bridge between Minneapolis and St. Paul that was under repair collapsed Wednesday during the evening rush hour, killing at least 4 people. The Interstate 35W bridge collapsed for unknown reasons, although the U.S. Homeland Security Department, as of last night, had given no indication of there being any relationship with acts of terrorism. At least fifty vehicles are believed to have fallen...

• Bridge Collapses at Least Six People Dead

  Susy Owen | August 02, 2007 12:24 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  To the shock and dismay of Minnesotans, Interstate 35W bridge, which stretches between Minneapolis and St. Paul, was in the midst of being repaired when it collapsed yesterday during rush hour traffic. According to Mayor R.T. Ryback announcement, four hours after the disaster, there are at least six people known to be dead and another 20 are missing. Given the severity of the collapse and the...

• Samsung Sued for Faulty Camcorders

  Mark McLean | August 02, 2007 12:16 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Samsung customers recently filed a class-action lawsuit against the company, alleging that it knowingly sold faulty camcorders, forcing customers to pay as much as $150 to fix them.In a lawsuit filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Samsung is accused of ignoring customer complaints that its camcorders with an image sensor device known as a CCD imager...

• BarBri Settles Class Action Lawsuit

  Mark McLean | August 02, 2007 11:41 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  BarBri, the nation's leading preparation course for bar examinations throughout the country, recently settled a class action lawsuit brought by its customers, alleging BarBri violated antitrust laws by, among other things, colluding with Kaplan (an LSAT preparation course) to stay out of each other's dominant areas of emphasis. The case settled for $49 million.

• Tainted Ginger Recalled from China

  Mark McLean | August 02, 2007 10:51 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  In the latest scandal involving Chinese food exports, tainted ginger has recently been recalled. Apparently, the ginger contained a toxic pesticide.State and federal health officials are now working to determine how the ginger got into this country and how widely it has been sold. It's not the first time that contaminated Chinese ginger has been a problem.U.S. port inspectors in Seattle have...

• 2 Children Found Dead, Mother Charged with Homicide

  Pete Strom | August 02, 2007 10:48 AM | 0 CommentsColumbia, SC

  Police in Hanahan, South Carolina found 2 dead toddlers Monday night after responding to a disturbance call. Their mother is now facing criminal charges. 27-year-old Semetta Heyward has been charged with two counts of homicide by child abuse by Hanahan police.Police responded to a disturbance call and found Heyward yelling and crying, "Oh, my babies," according to an incident report. ...

• Avandias new label

  Allison Snoddy | August 02, 2007 10:46 AM | 0 CommentsHouston, TX

  Avandia is now likely to get stricter labeling due to increase in heart attacks. The FDA recommended this to the advisory panel and added that they are not necessarily initiatiating patients to switch medications.Dr Clifford Rosen of St Joseph Hospital in Maine, who chaired the FDA meeting, said in an interview that "sometimes the older drugs work just as well" at lowering diabetics' blood...

• Fisher-Price Recalls Almost 1 Million Toys Due to Lead in Paint

  Jenny Albano | August 02, 2007 10:38 AM | 0 CommentsNorthern New York, NY

  The CPSC and Fisher-Price Inc. are recalling 967,000 toys because the surface paint contains too much lead. Lead is toxic and if it is ingested by children, lead can cause health problems. Over 83 different types of toys are included in the recall, such as popular Sesame Street and Dora the Explorer toys. The recalled toys were manufactured in China and were then distributed in stores all...

• Avandia Might Get A New Label Change

  Allison Snoddy | August 02, 2007 10:31 AM | 0 CommentsGalveston Bay, TX

  Avandia is now likely to get stricter labeling due to increase in heart attacks. The FDA recommended this to the advisory panel and added that they are not necessarily initiatiating patients to switch medications. Dr Clifford Rosen of St Joseph Hospital in Maine, who chaired the FDA meeting, said in an interview that "sometimes the older drugs work just as well" at lowering diabetics' blood...

• Minneapolis Bridge Collapse Recovery Work Continues This Morning

  Shannon Weidemann | August 02, 2007 9:29 AM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  Yesterday during the evening rush hour the Interstate 35W bridge collapsed into the Mississippi River. The official death tolls stands at 4 and 20 people are reported as missing. The bridge was full of cars, trucks and a school bus. All of the children on the school bus have been accounted for and several are being treated at local hospitals for their injuries. Today's focus by rescue crews...