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Senator's son to change plea in 2023 crash that killed North Dakota deputy

Sep. 18, 2024 16:27 PM EDT

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The adult son of U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer is expected to change his plea on Friday in connection with a pursuit and crash that killed a North Dakota sheriff's deputy last year. Ian Cramer, 43, was scheduled to go to trial next week beginning Tuesday for charges...

Greek firefighters contain a blaze at a major oil refinery that injured 3 workers

Sep. 17, 2024 16:13 PM EDT

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Three workers suffered light injuries during a fire Tuesday at a major oil refinery west of Athens that prompted Greek authorities to issue an evacuation alert for the surrounding area. The blaze near the seaside town of Agii Theodori, some 70 kilometers (40...

Today in History: September 17, U.S. Constitution signed

Sep. 17, 2024 00:01 AM EDT

Today is Tuesday, Sept. 17, the 261st day of 2024. There are 105 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 17, 1787, the Constitution of the United States was completed and signed by a majority of delegates attending the Constitutional Convention in...

The Titan's former lead engineer says he felt pressured to get the submersible ready

Sep. 16, 2024 23:19 PM EDT

The lead engineer for an experimental submersible that imploded en route to the wreck of the Titanic testified Monday that he felt pressured to get the vessel ready to dive and refused to pilot it for a journey several years earlier. “'I'm not getting in it,'” Tony Nissen said he...

A Kentucky lawmaker has been critically injured in lawn mower accident

Sep. 16, 2024 12:46 PM EDT

HARLAN, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky lawmaker was critically injured when the lawn mower he was riding plunged into an empty swimming pool at his home, authorities said Monday. State Sen. Johnnie Turner, a Republican from Harlan, was in critical but stable condition at the University of...

3 dead, 2 injured in Arizona tractor-trailer crash

Sep. 15, 2024 13:12 PM EDT

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 boat capsizes in Nigeria drowning at least 40 people, president says

Sep. 15, 2024 12:35 PM EDT

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A boat carrying mostly farmers capsized on a river in northwest Nigeria, drowning at least 40 people, President Bola Tinub u said Sunday. The accident happened in Zamfara state, as farmers were trying to get to their land, Tinubu said in a statement. The...

A military jet crashes in Bulgaria during a drill. Both pilots are killed

Sep. 13, 2024 09:40 AM EDT

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — A Bulgarian military jet crashed on Friday during a drill for an airshow marking the anniversary of the country joining NATO, authorities said. Both pilots aboard the aircraft were killed. The L-39 Albatros training jet went down shortly after noon near Graf...

It took 50,000 gallons of water to put out Tesla Semi fire in California, US agency says

Sep. 12, 2024 18:38 PM EDT

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,...

Boat sinks during search for missing diver in Lake Michigan

Sep. 12, 2024 18:36 PM EDT

KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin officials were working Thursday to retrieve a boat that sank during the search for a missing diver in Lake Michigan. Multiple agencies joined the search for Patrick Kelly, 72, of Winthrop Harbor, Illinois, after he failed to surface Tuesday while...