NORTH HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — An Amtrak train carrying nearly 100 passengers has crashed into the rear of a tractor trailer in Connecticut. Amtrak says the accident happened shortly before 6 a.m. Friday in North Haven. Authorities say a train engineer was brought to a hospital with minor injuries, but no one else was hurt.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press The United States is speeding up efforts to license and build a new generation of nuclear reactors to supply carbon-free electricity. These reactors are smaller and cheaper than traditional ones. And some are more advanced, using cooling agents other than water that supporters say make them safer. Readers shared their opinions and questions
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations refugee agency says flood conditions in Sudan are hindering the delivery of aid to areas where many are already facing starvation and famine, including to a camp for those who have fled the ongoing fighting in North Darfur. In a statement, the agency said at least 11,000
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Panthers players, coaches and staff members were unharmed after their Delta Airlines flight veered off the taxiway and got stuck in the mud while making its way to the gate at Charlotte Douglas International Airport Friday morning. The team was returning from a 17-3 preseason loss at
Continue ReadingBy Matthew Nuttle Click here for updates on this story KAHULUI, Hawaii (KITV) — The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), along with the Maui Police Department (MPD), is investigating after several possible explosive devices were found on in the Kahului and Pukalani areas. According to the FBI, the suspected improvised explosive devices (IED) resemble small,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida canceled a planned trip to Central Asia on Friday to lead the government’s response after scientists urged people to prepare for a possible “megaquake” off the country’s southern coast. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued its first ever “megaquake advisory” on Thursday warning of a possible
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PARIS (AP) — The journey of Olympic breaking was a long one that began with a vision — one that early pioneers of the art form in the 1970s in the Bronx hardly dreamed of. The 33 breakers representing 15 countries and the Refugee Olympic Team will make their debut Friday and Saturday,
Continue ReadingAP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Twenty years on from the release of his career-making debut album, John Legend is entering uncharted territory. The R&B-pop singer tells The Associated Press that he will release his first-ever children’s album, “My Favorite Dream,” later this month. Produced by Sufjan Stevens, the record is lush, and centers
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer Wrexham is at the halfway stage of its unlikely journey to the Premier League. The next stop is League One. The Welsh club owned by actor Ryan Reynolds is hot off a successful preseason tour to the west coast of the United States and begins its domestic season on Saturday with a
Continue ReadingROYAL OAK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Zoo says the birth of a gorilla at the zoo in suburban Detroit is the first in its 96-year history. The gorilla that was born Thursday doesn’t have a name yet, and the sex has not been determined. The newcomer now four other gorillas at the zoo, including
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Commission will be holding a presentation to present Welcome Inn with its final round of ARPA funding at 10 a.m. on Friday. Four affordable housing projects were approved totaling just under $3 million. Those include include: $850,000 to Welcome Inn $835,000 to the Columbia Housing Authority’s Bear Creek Expansion
Continue ReadingAssociated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s army has in recent months made an unrelenting effort to punch through Ukrainian defenses at selected points along the front line in eastern Ukraine. The Kremlin’s forces have sustained their slow and grinding momentum despite heavy losses of troops and armor and for only modest gains. But those
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish diplomats are working to try to free seven Polish citizens who were detained in Nigeria in what Warsaw says is a misunderstanding during protests taking place in the West African country. Six Polish students and a lecturer from Warsaw University were detained earlier in the week in the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in Wisconsin will select candidates Tuesday who will compete in some of the fall’s most closely watched races. Republicans will choose a challenger to run against U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, who is seeking a third term. There are also primaries in two U.S. House districts that could be important
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After a tough summer of primaries, the progressive House members who call themselves “the Squad” are facing their final challenge next week. Rep. Ilhan Omar is on the ballot in Minnesota on Tuesday, a week after fellow Squad member Cori Bush lost her primary in Missouri. In June, Rep. Jamaal
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Democrats will compete in Vermont’s state primary for the right to challenge four-term Republican Gov. Phil Scott in November. Esther Charlestin is an educator and former member of the Middlebury Selectboard. Peter Duval is a computer scientist and former Underhill Selectboard member who ran for governor as an independent
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has a message to local governments: clear homeless encampments now or lose out on state funding next year. The governor said Thursday that he will start taking state funding away from cities and counties that are not doing enough to move people out of encampments
Continue ReadingCNN By Laura Klairmont, CNN (CNN) — Three of the four siblings in Lea Kilenga’s family were born with sickle cell, including Lea. Her eldest sister passed away from the disease when she was just 4 years old. Kilenga herself was told that she would not live beyond her 8th birthday. Sickle cell is an
Continue ReadingBy Laura Klairmont, CNN (CNN) — Three of the four siblings in Lea Kilenga’s family were born with sickle cell, including Lea. Her eldest sister passed away from the disease when she was just 4 years old. Kilenga herself was told that she would not live beyond her 8th birthday. Sickle cell is an inherited
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Millions of Americans are under tornado watches in the Northeast where post-tropical cyclone Debby is rapidly picking up speed. Flood warnings have also been extended to the US-Canada border, with forecasts calling for several inches of rain in upstate New York, Vermont and New Hampshire through Saturday. Here’s what
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