Investigation: Boston train fire caused by loose metal panel
SOMERVILLE, Mass. (AP) — The Boston-area public transit system’s general manager says a fire on a train that prompted one passenger to jump…
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2 babies killed as tree falls on Alabama, 1 dead in Maine
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Officials say two babies were killed when a huge tree crashed into a home during a storm in Alabama and another child was…
Continue ReadingNew California gun control law mimics Texas abortion measure
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is punching back against two recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions as Gov.…
Continue Reading‘Heat’-ing up: Michael Mann writes sequel-prequel ‘Heat 2’
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Decades after the release of Michael Mann’s “Heat,” the classic crime thriller has…
Continue ReadingBrazil prosecutors charge suspects in murder of Amazon pair
By DAVID BILLER Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Public prosecutors have charged three individuals with the June murder of British journalist…
Continue ReadingTrump, Pence campaign for rivals in Ariz. governor’s race
By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump and his estranged vice president, Mike Pence, held rival…
Continue ReadingMan charged in fatal shooting of Rochester police officer
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Police have announced an arrest in the shooting death of a Rochester police officer, in what authorities say was an ambush.…
Continue ReadingSteve Bannon’s contempt conviction hailed by 1/6 committee
By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump, was convicted Friday of…
Continue ReadingDNA helps Florida investigators ID victim 41 years later
SPRING HILL, Fla. (AP) — Investigators have confirmed that remains unearthed in a Florida junk yard 41 years ago match a missing teenager, the…
Continue ReadingFEMA report: Flood insurance hikes will drive 1M from market
By MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — When questioned by members of Congress, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said its new…
Continue ReadingLee Zeldin, GOP nominee for NY governor, attacked at rally
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A man has been charged with attempted assault after brandishing a sharp object and attacking…
Continue ReadingEU drug regulator recommends clearing vaccine for monkeypox
LONDON (AP) — The European Medicines Agency says the smallpox vaccine made by Bavarian Nordic should also be authorized against monkeypox as an…
Continue ReadingSmoldering Beirut port silo risks total collapse amid fire
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s government says the ruin of a massive silo struck with a deadly blast at…
Continue ReadingTransnistria’s FM: Integration with Russia remains possible
MOSCOW (AP) — The foreign minister of Moldova’s separatist Transnistria region said Friday that the it is committed to achieving independence and…
Continue ReadingAlbania asks human rights body to cancel stolen organ claims
By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — The Albanian Parliament has asked Europe’s top human rights body to rescind a 2011…
Continue ReadingSri Lanka president gets long-sought win, faces challenges
By KRISHAN FRANCIS and ELAINE KURTENBACH Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s new president has always aspired to the…
Continue ReadingSKorea to lift ban on NKorea TV, newspapers despite tensions
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says it plans to lift its decadeslong ban on public access to North Korean…
Continue ReadingMore charged after 911 operator accused of not sending help
WAYNESBURG, Pa. (AP) — Authorities have filed charges against three more people in the case of a Pennsylvania 911 operator accused of failing to…
Continue ReadingJapan OKs preparation step for Fukushima plant water release
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s nuclear regulator has approved methods and facilities for the release of treated…
Continue ReadingJudge says Prince Harry can sue UK govt over security plan
LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry can take the British government to court over his security arrangements in the U.K., a judge in London ruled Friday.…
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