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Police: 4 killed after multi-vehicle crash in southeast Dallas
DALLAS (AP) — A vehicle crossed into oncoming traffic on a Dallas interstate and collided with two other vehicles in a crash that left four people dead, police said. The multi-vehicle accident happened about 1 p.m. Saturday on Interstate 45 in southeast Dallas, police spokesperson...
3 dead, 2 injured in Arizona tractor-trailer crash
SAN SIMON, Ariz. (AP) — Three people were killed and two others seriously injured in a crash near the Arizona-New Mexico border, authorities said Sunday. Arizona Department of Public Safety officials said a tractor-trailer and another vehicle collided around 5 p.m. Saturday on...
A Minnesota man gets 33 years for fatally stabbing his wife during Bible study
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota man was sentenced to more than 33 years in prison for stabbing his wife to death during a Bible study session. Robert Castillo, 41, who pleaded guilty in March to second-degree murder, apologized in court Friday for killing his wife, Corinna...
Fuel truck explosion kills at least 15 people in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A tanker truck carrying gasoline in Haiti on Saturday flipped and exploded, killing at least 15 people and seriously injuring 40 others, officials said. Prime Minister Garry Conille provided the figures in an X post. Earlier, Radio Caraibes reported...
Uber to dispatch Waymo's robotaxis in Austin and Atlanta next year
Ride-hailing leader Uber on Friday announced it will dispatch robotaxis built by driverless technology pioneer Waymo beginning next year in Austin, Texas, and Atlanta in a deal that deepens the bond between once-bitter rivals. The alliance expands upon a partnership the two companies...
Driver charged with killing NHL's Johnny Gaudreau and his brother had .087 blood-alcohol level
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The driver charged with killing NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew as they bicycled on a rural road had a blood-alcohol level of .087, above the .08 legal limit in New Jersey, a prosecutor said Friday. Gaudreau, 31, and brother Matthew,...
3 are killed when a senior living facility bus and a dump truck crash in southern Maryland
NANJEMOY, Md. (AP) — Three people were killed Friday in a crash involving a senior living facility's bus and a dump truck in southern Maryland, state police said. The crash happened around 8 a.m. when the bus lost control on Port Tobacco Road in Nanjemoy in Charles County and hit...
It took 50,000 gallons of water to put out Tesla Semi fire in California, US agency says
WASHINGTON (AP) — California firefighters had to douse a flaming battery in a Tesla Semi with about 50,000 gallons (190,000 liters) of water to extinguish flames after a crash, the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday. In addition to the huge amount of water,...
Girl, 3, dies after being found in a hot car in Southern California, and her mother is arrested
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A 3-year-old girl died after being found unconscious inside a hot car with her mother in Southern California during a heat wave marked by triple-digit temperatures, police said Monday. The toddler was found Friday and was pronounced dead with the preliminary...
Fuel tanker collision in Nigeria caused an explosion that killed at least 48 people
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A fuel tanker collided head-on with another truck in Nigeria on Sunday causing an explosion that killed at least 48 people, the country’s emergency response agency said. The fuel tanker was also carrying cattle in the Agaie area in north-central Niger state...
