American Red Cross fined for violations
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The federal government has fined the American Red Cross a record $5.7 million for violating blood-safety laws and the terms of a 2003 consent decree.
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Denver Broncos safety John Lynch Tuesday was fined &#36;75,000 by the NFL for his helmet-to-helmet hit on Colts fullback Dallas Clark during last Sunday's 33-14 win over Indianapolis.
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Proposed staff cuts at the American Red Cross would fall almost entirely on the group's Washington workforce, said officials at the disaster-relief charity, who are expecting headquarters reductions to help close a $200 million budget gap and hone the organization's work at chapters across the...
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ASHBURN, Va., Dec. 10  - Washington Redskins running back Clinton Portis and safety Sean Taylor were fined $5,000 by the National Football League for wearing red socks in Sunday's game, a violation of the league's uniform rules.
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Thousands of people were killed and millions made homeless by recent tsunamis in southeastern Asia. The American Red Cross has set up a disaster relief fund.
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Proposed staff cuts at the American Red Cross would fall almost entirely on the group's Washington workforce, said officials at the disaster-relief charity, who are expecting headquarters reductions to help close a $200 million budget gap and hone the organization's work at chapters across the co...
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By The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.  Feb. 13--A Priest River building contractor has been fined $7,500 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for violating federal water laws.
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The government said Friday it was fining the American Red Cross a record $4.2 million for violating blood-safety laws. The violations include failing to reject donors who had traveled to malarial areas and allowing blood and related products to be distributed without proper testing, said Margaret Glavin, the Food and Drug Administration's associate commissioner for regulatory affairs.
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Individuals and governments donated a record $17 billion to help disaster victims in 2005, the international Red Cross said in its annual report Thursday.
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A Montgomery County hospital where a 29-year-old patient suffered extreme malnutrition before his death could face steep state fines within weeks and even the loss of federal Medicare funding this fall because of serious failings in care.
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Jacksonville safety Donovin Darius was fined &#36;75,000 by the NFL on Tuesday for a hit across the neck of Green Bay's Robert Ferguson that left the wide receiver temporarily paralyzed.
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By Cliff Hightower, Chattanooga Times/Free Press, Tenn.  Feb. 2--DAYTON, Tenn. -- A chemical plant that was the site of an August  blast that killed a worker may face a fine of $91,000 after state officials  said they found 13 serious violations during an investigation.
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The government said Friday it was fining the American Red Cross $4.2 million for violating blood-safety laws. The violations include failing to ask appropriate questions of potential donors and not following test procedures, said the Food and Drug Administration. The FDA said it had no evidence of serious health consequences resulting from the violations.
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By The Associated Press. Jacksonville Jaguars safety Donovin Darius was fined $75,000 by the National Football League yesterday for a hit across the neck of the Green Bay Packers wide
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State regulators fined the Charleston Fire Department and a furniture store Thursday for violating safety standards in a blaze that killed nine firefighters.
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The international Red Cross appealed Friday for $81 million to help victims of the fighting in Lebanon. Life is becoming "unbearably dangerous" for civilians who have been trapped by the violence, the International Committee of the Red Cross said.
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The University of Phoenix -- the nation&#39;s largest for-profit university -- has been fined $9.8 million by federal regulators who found that Phoenix violated a rule banning pay incentives for recruiters in an effort to boost enrollment.