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Congressional investigators said Wednesday two-thirds of the U.S. health insurance industry used a faulty database that overcharged patients for seeing doctors outside their insurance network, costing Americans billions of dollars in inflated medical bills.
Police fingerprint examiners whose errors falsely implicated two people in crimes have been linked with 945 other cases that police said must be reviewed to ensure their accuracy.
The head of the Los Angeles Police Commission says he has asked for a review of policies and procedures at the city Police Department's fingerprint analysis unit after it was revealed that workers there made erroneous identifications.
The Department of Defense will hire an independent engineering company to review allegations that pumps installed in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina weren't adequately tested and might fail during a hurricane.
Army Corps of Engineers officials did not violate any rules when they allowed defective pumps to be installed after Hurricane Katrina, according to a report by the Defense Department's inspector general.
A former Mitsubishi president was convicted of professional negligence Wednesday in a fatal head-on crash that followed a systematic cover-up of auto defects at the Japanese automaker.
The Army Corps of Engineers followed federal rules when it awarded a contract to a politically connected manufacturer to provide pumps to this city after Hurricane Katrina, Congress' investigative arm said Thursday.
Defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. agreed Wednesday to pay the government $8 million to settle charges it failed to test parts in equipment used by U.S. troops in Afghanistan and Iraq.
One of 34 drainage pumps under investigation for possibly being faulty when they were installed before the start of last year's hurricane season had a minor problem during a test Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers said.
The Army Corps of Engineers, rushing to meet President Bush's promise to protect New Orleans by the start of the 2006 hurricane season, installed defective flood-control pumps last year despite warnings from its own expert that the equipment would fail during a storm, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press.
'Businessman' took millions from faulty cash machinesCharges have been filed against a 54-year-old man who managed to withdraw nearly 3 million kronor ($380,000) from various cash machines in Landskrona
More snack foods join massive recallExcerpt: The company that sells Little Debbie snacks has announced a recall of peanut butter crackers because of a potential link to a deadly salmonella outbreak.
Zimmermann family sues management firm, cites lack of securityThe suit says Zimmermann, 21, was at home around noon on April 2, because Wisconsin Management was sending over a person interested in subleasing the apartment.
Pennsylvania Primary: Polling Place, E-Voting Problem Wire..."I immediately called every News channel I could get through to. Persons who answered at the stations informed me that my ward was not the only one with broken machines and 'Paper ballots (as an alternative) without Obama's name on it.
Dozens wrongly accused of drunk drivingAround 100 Swedes may have been wrongly suspected--and possibly sentenced to prison--for drunk driving due to faulty breathalyzer test machines.
U.S. issues notice on downing of satellite"The U.S. government issued a formal notice warning ships and planes to stay clear of a large area of the Pacific Ocean west of Hawaii."
Osprey finally arrives in a combat zone, after more repairs...and then some more...Twenty-five years, thirty lives, 20 Billion dollars and this turkey still doesn't fly right. A malfunction forced one of the 10 Ospreys that were deployed to land in Jordan on Thursday. The Marines flew parts to it from Iraq and repaired it.
Microsoft admits 11.6M Faulty Xbox 360's (all of them)Microsoft has admitted that 11,600,000 Xbox 360's are faulty because of a design flaw. This is every single Xbox 360 sold in the past year and a half.
Volkswagen recalls nearly 800,000 carsAround 800,000 Volkswagen vehicles have been recalled Monday because of faulty brake lights, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said . The 790,000 vehicles include Jettas, New Beetles, Golfs, GTIs and R32s.
A bitter reality 'cheque' for NithariA bitter reality 'cheque' for Nithari Thursday January 11, 06:26 PM Noida: After facing much flak for their unprofessional handling of the Nithari investigations, the string of careless mistakes hasn't yet ended for Noida authorities.
South Delhi nursing home fined Rs 2.25 lakh for faulty surgery .:. NewKerala.Com, India News ChannelMore India News South Delhi nursing home fined Rs 2.25 lakh for faulty surgery
Dell Knew of Sony Battery Flaws in 2005CRN is reporting that Dell first identified the cause of the failures in Sony manufactured batteries late last year. At the time, however, Dell believed that the faulty batteries were in a small sample of notebooks and decided to recall only 22,000 units.
Faulty Thermostat Causes Homeowner's Power Bills To SkyrocketFaulty Thermostat Causes Homeowner's Power Bills To Skyrocket
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