Billings, Montana - A three-day training burn meant to assist local firefighters in learning how to deal with a home blaze may have put them at risk because the county neglected to remove asbestos from the old home before the training began.

Tel Aviv, Israel - A research team, collaborating efforts between Tel Aviv University and a pharmaceutical company, Vaxil Bio Therapeutics, have discovered a powerful vaccine that could eliminate nearly 90% of all cancers.

New York, New York - American Home Assurance, the company that issued a general liability policy to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey in 1966 at the start of the construction of the Twin Towers, has filed a claim in New York County Court saying they have no obligation to defend or indemnify any further asbestos claims from the site, due to the fact that the policy issued has a limit of $10 million per occurrence, a number that has already been reached.

Buffalo, New York - A report compiled by a faculty member at the University of Buffalo determined that when an individual is fatally ill due to an environmental disaster, the people closest to him – including family members – don’t always rally around and offer support.