Jesse Ely, a union ironworker, can thank a net designed to catch falling debris for saving his life after a harrowing fall from the edge of a Seattle high-rise building.
In 2007, reports started filling newspapers and websites about the poor treatment of wounded veterans in aging federal hospitals, including those being built and run by the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs.
The replacement for the Tappan Zee Bridge is hurtling towards completion, with one of its two spans already carrying traffic and the dismantling of the old bridge under way. But with questions over the final cost and the completion date still unresolved, some are asking if N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has promised too much.
A federal judge ruled that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers management of the Missouri River in four states over recent years caused flooding that deprived landowners and farmers of their property, opening the door to millions of dollars of possible damage awards.