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Ukraine is putting pressure on fighting-age men outside the country as it tries to replenish forces

Apr. 25, 2024 11:35 AM EDT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Even as it works to get much-needed new supplies of weapons and ammunition from a huge U.S. aid package to the front line, Ukraine is seeking to reverse the drain of potential soldiers from the country, announcing that men of conscription age will no longer be able to renew...

Turkish rail officials jailed for more than 108 years for crash that left 25 dead

Apr. 25, 2024 07:07 AM EDT

ISTANBUL (AP) — A court in Turkey sentenced nine rail officials to more than 108 years' imprisonment over a crash six years ago that killed 25 people, local media reported on Thursday. A passenger train operated by Turkish State Railways derailed in July 2018 as it passed through...

Jury: BNSF Railway contributed to 2 deaths in Montana town where asbestos sickened thousands

Apr. 22, 2024 20:29 PM EDT

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A federal jury on Monday said BNSF Railway contributed to the deaths of two people who were exposed to asbestos decades ago when tainted mining material was shipped through a Montana town where thousands have been sickened. The jury awarded $4 million each in...

15 people injured when tram collides with guardrail at Universal Studios theme park near Los Angeles

Apr. 21, 2024 19:36 PM EDT

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. (AP) — More than a dozen people suffered mostly minor injuries when a tram used for tours crashed into a railing at Universal Studios Hollywood near Los Angeles, authorities and the company said. Los Angeles County Fire Department units responded shortly...

BNSF Railway says it didn't know about asbestos that's killed hundreds in Montana town

Apr. 19, 2024 20:10 PM EDT

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — BNSF Railway attorneys told a Montana jury Friday that the railroad should not be held liable for the lung cancer deaths of two former residents of an asbestos-contaminated Montana town, one of the deadliest sites in the federal Superfund pollution program. ...

Mexico's president is getting a little sloppy in the rush to finish projects before his term ends

Apr. 19, 2024 19:32 PM EDT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president is in a rush to finish the big legislative and building projects he promised before his term ends in September, and experts say officials are getting a bit sloppy amid all the haste. This week, legislators from the governing Morena party...

Ukraine claims it shot down a Russian strategic bomber as Moscow's missiles kill 8 Ukrainians

Apr. 19, 2024 12:10 PM EDT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s air force claimed Friday it shot down a Russian strategic bomber, but Moscow officials said the plane crashed in a sparsely populated area due to a malfunction after a combat mission. Neither claim could be independently verified. Previous Ukrainian...

CSX profit drops 10% despite railroad delivering 3% more freight in first quarter

Apr. 17, 2024 19:02 PM EDT

CSX dealt with weather challenges and the closure of the Baltimore port as the railroad saw its first-quarter profit slip 10%, but it still managed to keep most of its customers happy with reliable service. The Jacksonville, Florida-based railroad said Wednesday that it earned $893...

Authorities say 4 people are dead after a train collided with a pickup in rural Idaho

Apr. 13, 2024 20:50 PM EDT

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Four people are dead after the vehicle they were traveling in was struck by a train in rural Idaho Saturday, authorities said. Idaho State Police said the pickup was carrying a 38-year-old man, 36-year-old woman and two children, who were all from Nampa. The...

Lawyers want East Palestine residents to wait for details of $600 million derailment settlement

Apr. 10, 2024 20:20 PM EDT

The lawyers who negotiated a $600 million settlement with Norfolk Southern over that railroad's disastrous 2023 derailment in Ohio want residents to talk with them before deciding the historic deal isn't enough. They said Wednesday that the settlement for everyone within 20 miles (32...