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A truck that ruined a bridge over an Atlanta interstate was overloaded, inspection finds
SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. (AP) — A truck that ruined a bridge over an Atlanta-area interstate was carrying a load over the legal weight and height limits, an inspection found. A truck carrying an excavator struck the Mount Vernon Highway bridge over Interstate 285 on Sept. 27, causing...
Before a North Dakota lawmaker was killed in Utah plane crash, he told his sister: 'Stay safe'
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota lawmaker who had flown to Arizona to be part of his sister’s sendoff before she deployed overseas gave the woman a hug and told her to “stay safe.” Hours later, state Sen. Doug Larsen, his wife, and their two young sons were killed on...
Missing woman who was subject of a Silver Alert killed in highway crash in Maine
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — A missing woman who was subject of a statewide alert was killed when her car was struck by a tractor-trailer early Wednesday on the Maine Turnpike, state trooper said. Jean Robinson, 78, of Gorham, was stopped in a breakdown lane before pulling in front of...
3 Filipino fishermen die in South China Sea after their boat is hit by a passing commercial vessel
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Three Filipino fishermen died in the disputed South China Sea after their boat was accidentally hit by a passing commercial vessel, the Philippine coast guard said Wednesday. The fishermen’s boat, F/B Dearyn, was moored in a fishing area in the high...
Bus crash across lagoon from Venice's historic center kills 21 people, including Ukrainian tourists
ROME (AP) — At least 21 people were killed and 18 injured in a fiery bus crash in a borough of Venice, Italy, across the lagoon from its historic center, where firefighters and other emergency responders worked into the night trying to extract bodies and squelch the flames. The bus...
At least 2 dead in pileup on smoke-filled Arkansas highway
SWIFTON, Ark. (AP) — Smoke from a burning field apparently caused a crash involving over a dozen vehicles, killing at least two people and closing Highway 67 in both directions, Arkansas State Police said Tuesday Troopers at the site of the pileup said there were likely multiple...
2 Army soldiers killed, 12 injured in crash of military transport vehicle in Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Two U.S. Army soldiers were killed and 12 others injured after a military transport vehicle flipped on a dirt road leading to a training area in Alaska, officials said. The single-vehicle accident happened Monday as the soldiers headed to the Yukon Training...
Sleater-Kinney announce new album ‘Little Rope’ — shaped by loss and grief — will arrive in 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a video introducing Sleater-Kinney’s last album, 2021’s “Path of Wellness,” the duo of Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker ask a psychic if they’ll ever record another album. She initially says yes, then changes her answer to “That’s really up in the air.” ...
5 died of exposure to chemical in central Illinois crash, preliminary autopsies find
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Five people died from exposure to a chemical that spilled after a semitruck overturned in central Illinois, according to autopsies conducted Monday. Effingham County Coroner Kim Rhodes said official results from the autopsies won't be available for several...
North Dakota state senator, his wife and 2 kids killed in Utah plane crash
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A state senator from North Dakota, his wife and their two young children died when the small plane they were traveling in crashed soon after a refueling stop in Utah, a Senate leader said Monday. Doug Larsen’s death was confirmed Monday in an email that...
