Month: June 2022

MENDON, Mo. (AP) — A passenger train traveling from to Chicago to Los Angeles derailed in Missouri on Monday afternoon and initial reports are that some people aboard were injured, Amtrak said. The Southwest Chief was carrying about 243 passengers when it collided with a dump truck in Mendon at 1:42 p.m., Amtrak spokeswoman Kimberly

MADRID (AP) — Jill Biden has some company on a trip to Spain this week. She’s joined by granddaughters Maisy and Finnegan. Biden opened the visit to Madrid on Monday by meeting with Queen Letizia at the palace before they toured the Spanish Association Against Cancer. The U.S. first lady is an advocate for research

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — The Indigenous organization leading protests in Ecuador has agreed to discuss with the government possible solutions that could lead to the end of a strike that has paralyzed parts of the country for two weeks. The Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador in a statement on Monday said it was expecting

By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks ended mixed after a day of wavering between gains and losses Monday as the market cools off following a rare winning week. The S&P 500 edged 0.3% lower, the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.2% and the Nasdaq fell 0.8%. Small-company stocks rose. Declines

By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A judge has blocked New York City from letting noncitizens vote for mayor and other municipal offices. Republicans challenged the measure as unconstitutional. A Staten Island Judge agreed with the GOP in a ruling issued Monday. In January, New York became the first major U.S. city

By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press Lawyers representing the parents of a Michigan teenager charged in a shooting at Oxford High School that left four of his fellow students dead say they plan to call him to testify at the couple’s trial. Defense attorney Shannon Smith told Oakland County Circuit Judge Cheryl Matthews on Monday that