Driving after dark is the single most-dangerous risk a teenage driver can take and is more likely to result in death than drinking, speeding or disregarding a seat belt, according to a national 10-year study of highway fatalities released Thursday. ... [full story]

NASHVILLE (Reuters)—Residents and volunteers in Nashville Wednesday dug through ruined possessions, mud and debris inundating flood-hit homes and businesses, with the recovery from deadly weekend storms hampered by power outages. The overflowing Cumberland River and its tributaries were gradually ... [full story]

Auto insurance policyholders are warming to higher deductibles, a new report finds. The second quarter 2010 edition of the Industry Trends Report (ITR) from San Diego-based Mitchell International Inc. delves into insurance deductible data from 2003 through 2009 for ... [full story]

WASHINGTON—The chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee said Wednesday that he and the panel’s top Republican have reached agreement on provisions in his financial services regulatory reform bill that would allow an orderly liquidation of failing ... [full story]