Officials: Safety device, human error derailed Wash. train
ANACORTES, Wash. (AP) — A safety device meant to keep trains from tipping into Puget Sound knocked a train off the tracks last week, spilling 3,100…
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Informant didn’t spy on Proud Boys defense, prosecutors say
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As revelations that a defense witness was also an FBI informant…
Continue ReadingLos Angeles school strike ends, but no deal announced
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A three-day strike by workers in the Los Angeles Unified School District ended Thursday,…
Continue ReadingNew Mexico OKs its 1st wildlife bridges to limit collisions
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico will build its first wildlife overpasses across highways to provide safe passage to…
Continue ReadingSaudi Arabia, Syria may restore ties as Mideast reshuffles
By ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Saudi Arabia is in talks with Syria to reopen its embassy in the war-torn nation for the first time…
Continue ReadingBiden’s Canada agenda stacked: NORAD, migration deals likely
By JOSH BOAK and ROB GILLIES Associated Press OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — President Joe Biden arrived in Canada on Thursday with a focus on big global…
Continue ReadingHouse China panel turns focus to plight of Uyghurs
By KEVIN FREKING and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two women who experienced life in Chinese “reeducation” camps for…
Continue ReadingHonolulu police officers plead not guilty in crash, cover-up
HONOLULU (AP) — Four Honolulu police officers are pleading not guilty to charges related to their roles in a cover-up of a high-speed chase that…
Continue ReadingLing Ma, Beverly Gage among authors honored by book critics
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Ling Ma’s sharp and surreal “Bliss Montage” and Beverly Gage’s sweeping biography of…
Continue ReadingFeet for a king: Westminster Abbey to offer barefoot tours
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Visitors to London’s Westminster Abbey will be allowed to stand for the first time on the exact spot…
Continue ReadingUtah social media law means kids need approval from parents
By SAM METZ and BARBARA ORTUTAY Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Children and teens in Utah would lose access to social media apps such as…
Continue ReadingCourt blocks COVID-19 vaccine mandate for US gov’t workers
By KEVIN MCGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The White House is defending President Joe Biden’s order that federal employees get…
Continue ReadingSenate Ethics admonishes Graham for campaign solicitations
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Ethics Committee is admonishing South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham for…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea claims ‘radioactive tsunami’ weapon test at sea
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea claimed Friday to have tested a nuclear-capable underwater drone designed…
Continue ReadingSurge in eating disorders spurs state legislative action
By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — Lawmakers in states including Colorado, California, Texas and New York are taking…
Continue ReadingHouse GOP fails to override Biden veto of ESG investing ban
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House has failed to override President Joe Biden’s first veto. The House was trying to override Biden’s veto of…
Continue ReadingNo red carpet? French unrest impacts King Charles III’s trip
By THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Unrest in France is tarnishing the sheen of King Charles III’s first overseas trip as monarch.…
Continue ReadingPolice chief fires officer, releases video of shooting death
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A northern Virginia police officer has been fired after fatally shooting a shoplifting…
Continue ReadingTrack bans transgender athletes, tightens rules for Semenya
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer Track and field banned transgender athletes from international competition Thursday, while adopting new regulations…
Continue ReadingDisney World reaches union deal with minimum $18 hourly wage
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Unions for service workers at Walt Disney World have reached a tentative deal with the…
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