Public Sector Risk

The woman in the first known fatal crash tied to faulty Takata Corp. air bags outside the U.S. was pregnant and her fetus died, too.

Defective Takata air bags caused the July 27 death in Malaysia of a woman in a 2003 Honda City subcompact.

Americans can breathe a collective sigh of relief -- for now. Craig Spencer, the New York City doctor who contracted Ebola while treating patients in Guinea, is free of the virus.

Key steps that should be taken to ensure a sound outcome on every workers comp claim.

General Motors Co. told a judge that claims in a $10 billion customer class-action over ignition flaws are misleading and should be dismissed.

Detroit won approval of a debt- cutting plan that backers say will allow the one-time hub of the U.S. auto industry to exit its record $18 billion municipal bankruptcy and rebuild after decades of population decline and industrial decay.

For the estimated 22 million Americans living in hurricane-prone areas the question is: Am I at risk? A new online tool released by the hurricane center this week should provide some of the answers.

Texas is winding down its monitoring of people who had contact with the states three Ebola patients, with the 21-day period ending tomorrow for a final hospital worker.