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Some passenger safety advocates are concerned that the U.S. government is not sufficiently informing Americans about which foreign airlines fail to meet the minimum international standards for safe flying or maintain proper safety standards of the airlines within their borders.

Federal health regulators have announced that Yaz®, Yasmin® and other birth control pills containing the hormone drospirenone (synthetic version of the naturally occurring female hormone progesterone) will now carry new labeling warning that these drugs may be more likely to cause blood clots than other types of birth…

Sitting on a deck with friends, Thoss found himself on fire after a nearby firepot shot a directional flame, leaving him with severe burns up the length of his leg.

Federal agents arrested Olajide Noibi for stowing away on a Virgin America flight from John F. Kennedy Airport in New York to Los Angeles on June 24, 2011, without having a valid boarding pass.

The families of the nine Charleston firefighters who lost their lives in the 2007 Sofa Super Store Fire have reached a $1.9 million settlement that brings to an end the Sofa Super Store fire litigation.

A new study released by the Archive of General Psychiatry concluded that antidepressants, when taken in the first trimester of pregnancy, may modestly increase the risk of mothers giving birth to babies with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs).

A study backed by Congress and sponsored by the Federal Aviation Association (FAA) on the potential dangers of long commutes and pilot fatigue was ignored by the majority of airlines asked to provide data.

The Australian Institute of Marine and Power Engineers (AIMPE) issued a warning that inspection of some foreign vessels, including flagships and tug boats, found the vessels to be "riddled with asbestos." These vessels carried fake documentation stating that the materials on board were asbestos-free. Such…

JetBlue pilot Clayton Osbon experienced what passengers and crew members described as a mental breakdown ultimately leading to an emergency landing during Flight 191's route from New York to Las Vegas. Osbon is being charged with interfering with a flight crew and has been suspended pending a full investigation…

April 1 - April 7, 2012, marks Global Asbestos Awareness Week, an international campaign spearheaded by the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) to reduce the use of asbestos around the world and advocate for the rights of asbestos exposure victims.