Senate negotiators have reached a deal on a $118 billion bill to pair funding for the U.S. Border with Mexico with security assistance for Israel and Ukraine. The bill faces long odds in the House.
It was a year ago this month that a Norfolk Southern freight train with 38 cars derailed in East Palestine, Ohio.
Twenty of those train cars carried hazardous materials. In the days after the crash officials, decided to burn off one of those hazardous materials, vinyl chloride. The burn and massive plume of smoke it created caused environmental problems and concerns about the health and safety of residents.
A year after that devastating derailment and chemical burn the train company Norfolk Southern and the EPA say the air and water are safe.
The people who have to go on living there aren't so sure.
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The share of Black and Latina women in unions rose in 2023 after moving in a downward trend for a few years. Meanwhile, the share of white and Asian American women in unions continues to decline.
Vehicle thefts have risen across the U.S., largely due to an increase in Kia and Hyundai thefts. But that's not what's happening now in St. Paul, Minn., where car thefts have fallen dramatically.
The East Palestine community is divided and exhausted, with many residents ready to move forward, even as others continue to raise concerns about the air and water.
Federal investigators are scrutinizing Spirit AeroSystems, a major Boeing supplier based in Kansas, as they try to understand why a fuselage panel blew off an Alaska Airlines jet in midair last month.
Crime fiction author and screenwriter George Pelecanos is known for his gritty realism. His latest short story collection takes that same unsparing look at his own past.
The storm was "starting to bring one of the most dramatic weather days in recent memory," the National Weather Service said. California's governor declared an emergency in eight counties.
The complex home to the New York Jets and Giants and located in East Rutherford, N.J., will be renamed the New York New Jersey Stadium during the July 19 final.
Flaco has become one of New York City's most beloved characters, lounging in courtyards and on fire escapes. But it can be easy to forget that his freedom is the result of an unsolved crime.
