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Arizona agents seize illegal gaming devices

Thu, 16 May 2013 21:14:32 -0400

PHOENIX - Agents with the Arizona Department of Gaming have seized about two dozen illegal gambling devices as part of a sweep in Phoenix and Tucson.

Lawmakers accuse Google of dishonesty over taxes

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:04:14 -0400

LONDON - U.K. lawmakers subjected search giant Google to blistering criticism Thursday, accusing the U.S. Internet company of playing games with Britain's tax rules to avoid paying what it owed.

Alamogordo rejects cell phone, texting ordinance

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:54:47 -0400

ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico - Alamogordo officials have decided not to prohibit drivers from texting or using cell phones while behind the wheel.

Police: Texting not only distraction behind wheel

Tue, 14 May 2013 10:52:25 -0400

SOUTH BEND, Indiana - Indiana police officers and driving instructors frustrated by the difficulties in enforcing the state's ban on texting while driving say any cellphone use is a distraction behind the wheel.

Police: Texting not only distraction behind wheel

Tue, 14 May 2013 10:51:57 -0400

SOUTH BEND, Indiana - Kristy Robinson admits she is more likely to text at a stoplight when she's running late.

Big 4 cellphone carriers unite on anti-texting ads

Tue, 14 May 2013 01:04:19 -0400

NEW YORK - The country's four biggest cellphone companies are set to launch their first joint advertising campaign against texting while driving, uniting behind AT&T's "It Can Wait" slogan to blanket TV and radio this summer.

Utah bans teen drivers from using cellphones

Mon, 13 May 2013 19:05:23 -0400

SALT LAKE CITY - Before she pulls out of the driveway, Stefhany Robles switches her phone on silent or turns it off.

Cellphone location without warrants becomes law

Mon, 13 May 2013 18:55:37 -0400

DENVER - Colorado authorities will have expanded access to cellphone locations without a warrant in cases of emergencies under a new law.

SF drops fight for cellphone radiation warning law

Wed, 08 May 2013 16:41:31 -0400

SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco appears to be giving up its battle for an ordinance that would require retailers to warn customers about cellphone radiation and its health effects.

Simulator shows dangers of texting while driving

Wed, 08 May 2013 09:57:48 -0400

EVANSVILLE, Indiana - Evansville high school students have seen firsthand how texting while driving can affect their skills through a program that uses a simulator to show the dangers of the practice.

Simulator shows dangers of texting while driving

Wed, 08 May 2013 09:57:31 -0400

EVANSVILLE, Indiana - Texting while driving directly affects teenagers, North High School junior Branden Moore said, especially because many of his friends now drive on their own.

Chafee urges House to pass Internet sales tax bill

Wed, 08 May 2013 09:23:14 -0400

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island - Gov. Lincoln Chafee (CHAY'-fee) is calling for the U.S. House of Representatives to pass a law that would limit tax-free shopping on the Internet.

Internet sales tax bill faces tough sell in House

Tue, 07 May 2013 19:58:04 -0400

WASHINGTON - Traditional retailers and cash-strapped states face a tough sell in the House as they lobby Congress to limit tax-free shopping on the Internet.

Study: Distracted driving deaths underreported

Tue, 07 May 2013 14:34:15 -0400

WASHINGTON - Seventeen-year-old Kelsey Raffaele's last words were over a cellphone to a friend: "I'm going to crash!" The car she was driving had clipped a snow bank and spun into oncoming traffic, where it was T-boned by an SUV. She died at a hospital without regaining consciousness.

Arrest after device thrown at Pa. lawmaker office

Mon, 06 May 2013 18:40:18 -0400

PHILADELPHIA - Police say a 20-year-old man is in custody in connection with some kind of device thrown into the northwest Philadelphia campaign office of a state lawmaker.

Lawmakers back ban on drivers using social media

Mon, 06 May 2013 13:38:41 -0400

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana - An attempt to ban posting to Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites while driving is nearing final passage in the Louisiana Legislature.

W.Va. convictions mount for distracted driving

Mon, 06 May 2013 09:41:15 -0400

CHARLESTON, West Virginia - In the first 10 months since a West Virginia law banned driving while texting or talking on a hand-held cell phone, 125 offenders have been convicted of doing just that.

Fewer than 1,000 citations issued from texting ban

Mon, 06 May 2013 07:14:21 -0400

FRANKFORT, Kentucky - More than two years after the state banned texting while driving and cellphone use for drivers under 18, police have issued fewer than 1,000 citations.

Michigan lawmakers target Internet sales taxes

Sun, 05 May 2013 13:36:56 -0400

LANSING, Michigan - Michigan lawmakers are pushing measures aimed at going after the hundreds of millions of dollars in outstanding taxes each year from sales over the Internet, but they may have to wait for a federal measure to pass for the dollars to really start rolling into the state.

Lawmakers protect bunnies, not the uninsured

Sat, 04 May 2013 14:34:37 -0400

TALLAHASSEE, Florida - Florida lawmakers couldn't find a way to provide health care coverage for the state's 1.1 million uninsured residents, but they did pass a bill that would make it illegal to dye bunnies and chicks and another that would prevent people from using food stamps at strip bars.

Mo. lawmakers mull transportation legislation

Sat, 04 May 2013 13:50:59 -0400

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri - Amid the risk of losing millions of dollars in federal transportation funding, Missouri lawmakers are considering changes to rules for commercial driver's licenses.

Conn. bill would report chatty drivers to insurers

Sat, 04 May 2013 10:07:31 -0400

HARTFORD, Connecticut - Frustrated by drivers who ignore Connecticut's ban on talking and texting on hand-held cellphones, some state legislators want insurance companies to know when their customers break the law.

Casinos brace for impact of Internet gambling

Fri, 03 May 2013 02:42:45 -0400

ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey - With legal gambling now moving beyond the casinos and onto the Internet, the industry is bracing for the most far-reaching changes in its history.

Fla. lawmakers pass texting-while-driving ban

Thu, 02 May 2013 17:50:26 -0400

TALLAHASSEE, Florida - Florida lawmakers on Thursday passed a statewide ban on texting while driving.

Judge gives major break in GM theft case

Wed, 01 May 2013 18:52:57 -0400

DETROIT - A former General Motors engineer convicted of stealing thousands of pages of hybrid technology was sentenced Wednesday to just a year and a day in prison, far below the punishment sought by the government in a case that involved her husband and an alleged scheme to take the trade secrets to China.