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Abbas urges UN to suspend Israel during first commemoration of 1948 flight of the Palestinians

May. 15, 2023 16:44 PM EDT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas urged the United Nations on Monday to suspend Israel’s membership unless it implements resolutions establishing separate Jewish and Arab states and allows the return of Palestinian refugees. Abbas spoke during the first...

Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania

Apr. 05, 2023 11:39 AM EDT

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. April 3, 2023. Editorial: Cheers to Pa.’s senators for leading the way in holding the rail industry accountable Pennsylvania’s U.S. senators are leading the push to hold the rail industry more accountable for ensuring the safety not just...

Aches, rashes and fear: Trauma remains after Ohio derailment

Mar. 11, 2023 08:47 AM EST

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — Heather Bable speaks rapidly, recalling the terror of the night when a train loaded with hazardous chemicals derailed less than a half-mile from her home in East Palestine, Ohio. She heard an earthshaking boom and, from her bathroom window, “all you saw was the...

Family's hidden heirloom has an extraordinary story

Mar. 11, 2023 03:11 AM EST

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Joseph Besca’s family rarely shared their story of surviving the Holocaust. But now, with the help of a sacred heirloom, the Boynton Beach resident is honoring their memory and preserving the past. On March 25, 1944, more than a decade before Joseph...

Railroads warned about car flaw that could cause derailments

Mar. 10, 2023 10:36 AM EST

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — U.S. railroads were warned to take certain cars out of service Thursday after Norfolk Southern discovered loose wheels on a car involved in last weekend's derailment in Ohio. It's not clear that the loose wheels caused the derailment near Springfield last...

Railroads propose safety reforms after fiery Ohio derailment

Mar. 08, 2023 15:36 PM EST

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The major freight railroads announced a number of steps Wednesday that they are taking to improve safety in the wake of last month’s fiery Ohio derailment, but it’s not clear if their actions will be enough to satisfy regulators and members of Congress who are pushing for...

Woman finds boat she believes saved her father from Nazis

Mar. 04, 2023 03:24 AM EST

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Holocaust Museum is a place that largely reminds visitors of the inhumanity of which mankind is capable. Two Pinellas County women who lost grandparents to the Holocaust are helping to bring a message of humanity to the museum. They also have...