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Kroger is closing 3 of its e-commerce fulfillment facilities in Texas and Florida

Mar. 28, 2024 12:46 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Kroger is shuttering three of its e-commerce fulfillment facilities in Texas and Florida, the grocery chain confirmed this week. The cross-docking warehouses — located in Austin, San Antonio and Miami — will be closed at the end of May, a Kroger spokesperson...

Driving along ... and the roadway vanishes beneath you. What's it like to survive a bridge collapse?

Mar. 28, 2024 12:37 PM EDT

You're driving along, and without warning, the roadway drops from beneath you. There are a few seconds of falling, with thoughts possibly racing about family or loved ones, followed by a jarring impact, and most likely injury. Tuesday's collapse of the Francis Scott...

Texas’ migrant arrest law will remain on hold under new court ruling

Mar. 27, 2024 18:07 PM EDT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Texas’ plans to arrest migrants suspected of illegally entering the U.S. will remain on hold under a federal appeals court order that likely prevents enforcement of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s new immigration law until a broader decision on whether it is legal. ...

Texas Rep. Troy Nehls target of investigation by House ethics committee

Mar. 27, 2024 17:31 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Richmond, is under investigation by the House Ethics Committee, the bipartisan panel announced. It did not specify the focus of the investigation, but Nehls said it was related to his campaign’s finances. The committee announced Tuesday...

Texas' Harmon injured but still a big presence in March Madness as mentor to Booker and Longhorns

Mar. 27, 2024 14:46 PM EDT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas point guard Rori Harmon knew it was bad when her knee crumpled during a December pregame practice while doing a basketball move she'd done probably thousands of times. “Nobody even touched me,” Harmon said. “But I knew ... .” She...

A list of major US bridge collapses caused by ships and barges

Mar. 27, 2024 13:09 PM EDT

A container ship struck a major bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday, causing it to plunge into the river below. From 1960 to 2015, there were 35 major bridge collapses worldwide due to ship or barge collision, with a total of 342 people killed, according to a 2018 report from the World Association...

Appeals court leaves on hold a Texas law that lets the state arrest and deport migrants who illegally enter the US

Mar. 27, 2024 07:32 AM EDT
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Appeals court leaves on hold a Texas law that lets the state arrest and deport migrants who illegally enter the US.

Diamondbacks add LHP Jordan Montgomery on $25 million, 1-year deal, according to AP source

Mar. 26, 2024 22:51 PM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks and pitcher Jordan Montgomery have agreed on a $25 million, one-year contract with a vesting option for 2025, according to a person familiar with the deal. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Tuesday night...

Texas AG Ken Paxton reaches deal to end securities fraud charges after 9 years

Mar. 26, 2024 18:34 PM EDT

HOUSTON (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday agreed to pay nearly $300,000 in restitution under a deal to end criminal securities fraud charges that have shadowed the Republican for nearly a decade. The announcement by special prosecutors in a Houston courtroom came...

New Mexico regulators worry about US plans to ship radioactive waste back from Texas

Mar. 26, 2024 17:46 PM EDT

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Federal officials gathered Tuesday in southern New Mexico to mark the 25th anniversary of the nation’s only underground repository for radioactive waste resulting from decades of nuclear research and bomb making. Carved out of an ancient salt formation...