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Oklahoma refinery blast probe could take months

Oklahoma refinery blast probe could take months
By KEN MILLERAssociated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - It could take months for officials to determine what caused an explosion at an Oklahoma refinery that killed one worker and critically injured another, a spokeswoman with the U.S. Department of Labor said Monday. The plant, Wynnewood Refining

Plane's loose seats force emergency landing in NYC

Plane's loose seats force emergency landing in NYC
NEW YORK (AP) - American Airlines says a Boston-to-Miami flight had to make an emergency landing at New York's JFK airport over the weekend due to a row of seats that became loose. Flight 685 landed safety at Kennedy Airport on Saturday. The Fort Worth, Texas-based airline says in a statement

Oklahoma refinery blast probe could take months

Oklahoma refinery blast probe could take months
By KEN MILLERAssociated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A spokeswoman for the U.S. Department of Labor says determining the cause of an explosion at an Oklahoma refinery that killed one worker and critically injured another could take months. Elizabeth Todd says Occupational Safety and Health

ALERT: Honda Recalls 573,000 Accords To Fix Faulty Hoses

ALERT: Honda Recalls 573,000 Accords To Fix Faulty Hoses
DETROIT (AP) - Honda is recalling 573,000 Accord midsize cars in the U.S. to fix a defective power steering hose that can leak fluid and catch fire.    The recall affects Accords from the 2003 through 2007 model years that are equipped with V-6 engines. Honda says one fire was

Honda recalls 600,000 Accords to fix faulty hoses

Honda recalls 600,000 Accords to fix faulty hoses
By TOM KRISHERAP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) - Honda is recalling 600,000 Accord midsize cars in the U.S. and Canada to fix a faulty power steering hose that can leak fluid and cause a fire. The recall affects Accords with V-6 engines from the 2003 through 2007 model years. Honda has a report of

Medicare fines over hospitals' readmitted patients

Medicare fines over hospitals' readmitted patients
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVARAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - If you or an elderly relative have been hospitalized recently and noticed extra attention when the time came to be discharged, there's more to it than good customer service. As of Monday, Medicare will start fining hospitals that

Calif. gov. OKs bill on illegal immigrant licenses

Calif. gov. OKs bill on illegal immigrant licenses
By DON THOMPSONAssociated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Some illegal immigrants could get California drivers licenses under a bill that Gov. Jerry Brown announced he signed into law late Sunday. AB2189 by Assemblyman Gil Cedillo, D-Los Angeles, will let the Department of Motor Vehicles issue

Work resumes at Okla. refinery after deadly blast

Work resumes at Okla. refinery after deadly blast
By KEN MILLERAssociated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - An oil refinery employee remained in critical condition Sunday at an Oklahoma City hospital as work resumed at the facility where an explosion earlier in the weekend left him injured and another worker dead. Friday's blast at a boiler

Medicare fines over hospitals' readmitted patients

Medicare fines over hospitals' readmitted patients
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVARAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - If you or an elderly relative have been hospitalized recently and noticed extra attention when the time came to be discharged, there's more to it than good customer service. As of Monday, Medicare will start fining hospitals that

Medicare fines over hospitals' readmitted patients

Medicare fines over hospitals' readmitted patients
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVARAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - If you or an elderly relative have been hospitalized recently and noticed extra attention when the time came to be discharged, there's more to it than good customer service. As of Monday, Medicare will start fining hospitals that