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Wildfire in Texas state park forces home evacuations
The fire started in Bastrop State Park as wind gusts of up to 20 mph spread the flames. Read more
The fire started in Bastrop State Park as wind gusts of up to 20 mph spread the flames. Read more
The misuse of Autopilot, which can control steering, speed and braking, has occurred on numerous occasions and is the subject of investigations by two federal agencies. Read more
The Buffalo Field Campaign and Western Watersheds Project groups have been fighting since 2014 to have Yellowstone’s bison declared endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Read more
The derailment caused 17 train cars to go off the tracks, Union Pacific said in a statement. No injuries were reported. Read more
Those in attendance at the three-hour service listened to Bible readings, official proclamations and music. Read more
The storm system dropped a foot or more of snow in parts of New York state, Ohio and Pennsylvania Sunday night through this morning after pummeling parts of the Southeast on Sunday. Read more
He said the man was not threatening or suspicious at first. Later, he heard a gun click as he was praying. Read more
Today would have been the 93rd birthday of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., who was just 39 when he was assassinated in 1968. Read more
Malik Faisal Akram was shot and killed after the last of the hostages got out at around 9 p.m. Saturday at Congregation Beth Israel near Fort Worth. Read more
The storm, after its expected weekend dip into the Southeast, is expected to head into the Northeast while dropping snow, sleet and rain around the densely populated Eastern Seaboard. Read more
The victim was waiting for a southbound R train around 9:40 a.m. when she was apparently shoved. Read more
A man held hostages for more than 10 hours tonight at a Texas synagogue where he could be heard ranting in a livestream and demanding the release of a Pakistani neuroscientist who was convicted of trying to kill U.S. Army officers in Afghanistan. Read more
A late-June sentencing date was set for British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell after her conviction last month on charges including sex trafficking and conspiracy. Read more
Garbage collection has become just another of the many basic services disrupted by omicron. Read more
The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday that interference could delay systems like thrust reversers on Boeing 787s from kicking in, leaving only the brakes to slow the plane. Read more
The seditious conspiracy charges against Stewart Rhodes and 10 other Oath Keepers members or associates are the first to be levied in connection with the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. Read more
Nicholas Alahverdian, 34, who has been a vocal critic of Rhode Island child welfare after saying he was sexually abused in the state’s foster care system, now faces extradition to the U.S. to face a rape charge in Utah. Read more
A powerful winter storm crept across the upper Midwest today, tracking on a circuitous path that forecasters said could create a cascade of power outages, hazardous travel conditions and deepening supply-chain problems across a vast section of the country extending from the South to the East Coast. Read more
Production in the United States, the world’s largest oil producer, has also been slow to recover from its 1-million-barrel-a-day plummet in 2020, as companies and investors are wary of committing money amid climate change concerns and volatile prices. Read more
The news follows a cyber attack that downed a wide range of Ukrainian government websites today. Read more
Months after requesting documents from more than a dozen social platforms, the House committee investigating the Capitol insurrection has issued subpoenas targeting Twitter, Meta, Reddit and YouTube after lawmakers said the companies’ initial responses were inadequate. Read more
