US Rail Industry Defends Safety Record Amid Staffing Cuts May 17, 2021 OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Even as railroads are operating longer and longer freight trains that sometimes stretch for miles, the... Read More
North Carolina Native Honors Father With Toxic Exposure News Site May 17, 2021 CAPE CARTERET, N.C. (AP) — When his father passed away from acute leukemia in 2008, Carteret County native Gavin Smith... Read More
West News Owner Set on Rebuilding Butte’s Historic M&M Bar After Fire May 17, 2021 BUTTE, Mont. (AP) — There’s nothing left but piles of bricks and charred rubble where the M&M Cigar Store served... Read More
West News Number of Damaging Fires in Los Angeles Homeless Camps Grows May 17, 2021 LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Fires linked to homeless tents and camps are raising concerns in Los Angeles, where flames claimed... Read More
West News Water Crisis ‘Couldn’t Be Worse’ on Oregon-California Border May 17, 2021 PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The water crisis along the California-Oregon border went from dire to catastrophic this week as federal... Read More
Southeast News Damage Assessment Begins on Overturned Cargo Ship After Fire May 17, 2021 BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — A salvage team on Saturday began assessing damage caused by a fire inside the remains of... Read More
Mob Con Artist in Prison, But No Insurance Payout for Jewelry Store May 17, 2021 Jennifer Lopez probably would have looked great in the five pieces that Crown Jewels Estate Jewelry loaned to a purported... Read More
Texas / South Central News Tornado Rips Off Roofs, Knocks Out Power in New Orleans May 14, 2021 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A tornado ripped off roofs, knocked down utility polls and cut off power to thousands in... Read More
Southeast News New Florida Law Seeks to Protect State From Sea Level Rise May 14, 2021 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida — one of the most vulnerable places in the world to sea level rise —... Read More
Revamped EPA Website Shows Increased Climate Change Risks May 14, 2021 WASHINGTON (AP) — After a gap of more than four years, the Environmental Protection Agency is relaunching a website highlighting... Read More