2 train derailments have similar risks, different outcomes
By JOHN FLESHER Associated Press TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Two train derailments in neighboring states had very different outcomes — and…
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3 NYC firefighters critically hurt in wind-swept house fire
NEW YORK (AP) — Three New York City firefighters were seriously injured Friday amid wind-swept flames tore through a Staten Island duplex.…
Continue ReadingMontana lawmaker: There’s a religious right to abortion
By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Abortion rights groups are challenging abortion bans in some states by arguing the bans…
Continue ReadingWrongfully convicted man, now free: ‘I was finally heard’
By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — As he languished in a Missouri prison for nearly three decades, Lamar Johnson never stopped…
Continue ReadingFamily: Boy, 11, dies of infection after sprained ankle
WINTER PARK, Fla. (AP) — Family members say an 11-year-old Florida boy has died just days after a sprained ankle led to a flesh-eating bacterial…
Continue ReadingNBA content and distribution has made progress over 30 years
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Gregg Winik refers to the last time the NBA’s All-Star Weekend came to Salt Lake City as a simpler time. In 1993,…
Continue ReadingNorth Dakota moves to curb trans identity in data, minors
By TRISHA AHMED Associated Press/Report for America The North Dakota House has passed gender-related bills that would omit transgender identity from…
Continue ReadingMexico finds half-ton of meth, biggest seizure of year
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican army says it has seized almost 1,400 liters of liquid methamphetamines and nearly a half-ton of solid crystal meth.…
Continue ReadingMeat plant cleaning service fined $1.5M for hiring minors
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Department of Labor says one of the country’s largest cleaning services for food…
Continue ReadingLawsuit: Mentally ill man froze to death in Alabama jail
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A mentally ill man froze to death at an Alabama jail, according to a lawsuit filed by the…
Continue ReadingWisconsin Supreme Court candidate worked for Republicans
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — One of the two conservative candidates for an open Wisconsin Supreme Court seat was paid by…
Continue ReadingSuspect in shooting of 2 Jewish men in LA faces hate crimes
By JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man who allegedly shot and wounded two Jewish men as they left synagogues in Los Angeles this…
Continue ReadingDecision to shoot down balloons puts spotlight on hobbyists
By TODD RICHMOND and HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Decisions to shoot down multiple unidentified objects over the U.S. and…
Continue ReadingNorfolk police charge mom of boy who brought gun to school
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Police in Norfolk, Virginia, say the mother of a 6-year-old student who brought a handgun to school on Thursday has been…
Continue Reading2nd shooting this year at largest Indiana mall wounds 1
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Police say a male has been shot at an Indianapolis shopping mall in the second shooting there this year. Officer William Young…
Continue ReadingEPA moves to restore rule on mercury from power plants
BY DREW COSTLEY AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is reaffirming the basis for a rule that requires…
Continue ReadingLawsuit is latest evidence of bogus ‘stolen election’ claims
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press More evidence is piling up that those who spread misinformation about the 2020 presidential election knew it…
Continue ReadingWhite House defends response to toxic train derailment
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is defending its response to a freight train derailment in Ohio that…
Continue ReadingFormer Theranos exec seeks to avoid lengthy prison sentence
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Former Theranos executive Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani returned to federal court…
Continue ReadingSheriff: Gunman kills 6, including ex-wife, in Mississippi
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG and EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press ARKABUTLA, Miss. (AP) — A lone gunman killed six people including his ex-wife and…
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