Officials said a fourth person died following Monday’s Amtrak train derailment in Missouri. The train originated from Los Angeles and was en route to Chicago before crashing into a dump truck in Chariton County, Missouri just before 11 a.m. PT. Amtrak officials said the dump truck “was obstructing a public crossing.” According to Amtrak, eight train cars
Continue ReadingBy WBZ Staff Click here for updates on this story BROCKTON (WBZ) — Police in Massachusetts are continuing their efforts to reduce the use of illegal fireworks during the summer season. State Police Col. Christopher Mason and Brockton acting police chief Brenda Perez spoke during a Tuesday event about efforts to curtail what has become
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed A Texas state court has issued a temporary restraining order against certain local and state officials, barring them from enforcing a nearly century-old abortion ban in the state. The order will have the effect of allowing some Texas clinics — at least for a short period — to resume the procedure for
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By JEFFREY SCHAEFFER and MASHA MACPHERSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s lower house of parliament has elected Yaël Braun-Pivet of President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist alliance as its new speaker. She is the first woman to hold the post. The National Assembly opened its first session Tuesday since legislative elections this month shook up France’s
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NEW YORK (AP) — Outfielder Stephen Piscotty was activated from the 10-day injured list by the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday after recovering from a strained left calf. Infielder Jonah Bride was put on the 10-day IL, retroactive to Monday, a day after he strained his right shoulder in a collision with Chad Pinder. Piscotty was
Continue ReadingBy Sam Woodward, CNN The top aide to former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows who testified before the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot on Tuesday was a young, fast-rising star in the Trump administration. Cassidy Hutchinson, 26, was a staff assistant at the Office of Legislative Affairs before
Continue ReadingBy Kimberly King Click here for updates on this story HENDERSON COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — After months of questioning, News 13’s investigative team has confirmed Andrew Murray, District Attorney for Henderson, Transylvania and Polk counties, will begin reviewing this week whether an adult should face criminal charges in the death of a toddler who reportedly
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — En los aviones de fuselaje ancho hay algunas zonas secretas donde los pilotos y la tripulación de cabina van a descansar durante los vuelos largos. Los pasajeros no pueden acceder a ellas bajo ninguna circunstancia y están bien ocultas a la vista. Se llaman Compartimentos de Descanso de la Tripulación y
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CONKLIN, N.Y. (AP) — A state trooper is being lauded for crawling about 15 feet into a culvert pipe in upstate New York to rescue a missing golden retriever named Lilah. The 13-year-old dog was rescued on Sunday in Conklin near Binghamton. Lilah’s owner found her in the pipe after being missing since Friday afternoon.
Continue Reading By CHARLIE RIEDEL and SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press MENDON, Mo. (AP) — A fourth person has died from injuries suffered in an Amtrak train derailment in Missouri, the state highway patrol said Tuesday. The patrol said the person died at University of Missouri Health Center. The person’s identity was not released. The patrol said the
Continue Reading By CHARLIE RIEDEL and SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press MENDON, Mo. (AP) — A fourth person has died from injuries suffered in an Amtrak train derailment in Missouri, the state highway patrol said Tuesday. The patrol said the person died at University of Missouri Health Center. The person’s identity was not released. The patrol said the
Continue Reading MENDON, Missouri (AP) — Authorities say 4th person has died following Missouri Amtrak derailment, total injured rises to 150.
Continue Reading By AMY FORLITI and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press A federal court Tuesday allowed Tennessee to ban abortions as early as six weeks into pregnancy, while a Texas judge temporarily blocked enforcement of that state’s decades-old ban on virtually all abortions, in a flurry of activity set off at courthouses across the U.S. by the overturning
Continue Reading By AMY FORLITI and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press A federal court Tuesday allowed Tennessee to ban abortions as early as six weeks into pregnancy, while a Texas judge temporarily blocked enforcement of that state’s decades-old ban on virtually all abortions, in a flurry of activity set off at courthouses across the U.S. by the overturning
Continue ReadingBy Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business Inspire your team. Deliver results. Keep costs under control. Those have always been top responsibilities for leaders and managers at work. But their job duties have grown more time-consuming and complex thanks to the stress of the pandemic, searing political discord, urgent social justice issues, geopolitical earthquakes, the Great Resignation
Continue ReadingBy Mick Krever and Jennifer Hansler, CNN The pro-Russian captors of two Americans captured during a battle near Kharkiv, Ukraine, earlier this month are reportedly “willing to negotiate,” one captive’s mother told CNN on Tuesday. Bunny Drueke said that her son, Alexander John-Robert Drueke, spoke in recent days — under duress — with an official
Continue Reading SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hate crimes in California shot up 33% to nearly 1,800 reported incidents in 2021, the sixth highest tally on record and the highest since after the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001, the state attorney general’s office said Tuesday. Attorney General Rob Bonta said that crimes against Black people were again the
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Sanders Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Missouri (KMOV) — A trial began Monday for the father accused of killing his disabled son. It’s been nearly two decades since Christian Ferguson, a 9-year-old with special needs, vanished. Fast forward to 2022, his father Dawan Ferguson now stands trial inside
Continue Reading By CHARLIE RIEDEL and SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press MENDON, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri Department of Transportation plan released this year cited a need to improve safety at the rail crossing where an Amtrak train and a dump truck collided, resulting in the deaths of two passengers and the truck driver. The crossing in a
Continue Reading By CHARLIE RIEDEL and SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press MENDON, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri Department of Transportation plan released this year cited a need to improve safety at the rail crossing where an Amtrak train and a dump truck collided, resulting in the deaths of two passengers and the truck driver. The crossing in a
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