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Explosions heard in Lithuania's capital after railcars loaded with liquefied gas catch fire 09/10/2025 09:10am • VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) ��� Powerful explosions were heard in the suburbs of Lithuania's capital Wednesday morning after several railcars loaded with liquefied gas caught fire, authorities said. One person was injured, according to the fire and rescue department. Columns of smoke were visible acros Takeaways from our collaboration on schools recovering from wildfires 09/10/2025 08:33am • PARADISE, Calif. (AP) ��� One of the deadliest wildfires in U.S. history, the Camp Fire in Paradise is among the many natural disasters that have upended American students' learning over the past decade. Damaged schools, lost homes and layers of trauma have left a mark on thousands of children ��� This California town was ravaged by a wildfire. Seven years later, schools are still recovering 09/10/2025 08:31am • PARADISE, Calif. (AP) ��� Nearly seven years after Paradise was ravaged by wildfire, the foothill town smells like pine trees again. New homes are sprouting up on once-scorched lots. Construction trucks rumble through neighborhoods. An ice cream shop recently opened around the corner from the newly Cyprus will host a regional firefighting hub as climate change worsens blazes 09/10/2025 07:40am • NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) ��� The European Commission will propose setting up a regional firefighting hub based in Cyprus that could also assist Middle East countries in battling major wildfires, the head of the bloc's executive arm said Wednesday. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Court rules Lisa Cook can remain a Fed governor while fighting Trump���s attempt to fire her 09/10/2025 07:32am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� A federal court has ruled that embattled Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook can remain in her position while she fights President Donald Trump���s efforts to fire her. The ruling, which will almost certainly be appealed, is a blow to the Trump administration���s efforts to assert mo Bear or no bear? Maryland wildlife officials get a report of a sighting in Prince George's Co. 09/10/2025 05:47am • Jevon Butler was out for a bike ride near the Tucker Road Community Center in Fort Washington, Maryland, when he had a close encounter with a black bear. The eighth grader was near the archery range near Bock Road, which backs to a wooded area, when he said he stopped to check his phone. And that Russian glide bomb attack in eastern Ukraine kills 24 people collecting their pensions 09/10/2025 12:24am • DONETSK REGION, Ukraine (AP) ��� A Russian glide bomb struck a village in eastern Ukraine as people stood in line in the open air Tuesday morning to collect their monthly pension. The blast killed at least 24 people and injured 19 others, the Ukraine Emergency Service said. In a related development, Israeli military urges full evacuation of Gaza City ahead of expanded military operation 09/10/2025 12:19am • DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) ��� Israel's military told Gaza City residents on Tuesday to evacuate ahead of its planned offensive to take control of what it portrays as Hamas��� last remaining stronghold and where hundreds of thousands of people remain struggling under conditions of famine. The wa From slavery to pollution, National Park employees flagged material deemed 'disparaging' to US 09/10/2025 12:02am • The Trump administration is reviewing material about slavery, the destruction of Native American culture, climate change and more at federal parks after employees flagged information that could be ���disparaging��� to Americans, according to screenshots shared with The Associated Press. President Do Emirati magnate Khalaf al-Habtoor says he plans to invest in war-torn Syria 09/09/2025 09:19pm • DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) ��� Emirati business magnate Khalaf al-Habtoor said Tuesday that he plans to invest in projects including car dealerships and a network of buses in Syria, as the country struggles to recover from a civil war spanning nearly 14 years. Al-Habtoor, who is the chairman of the Al Hab Chicagoans change routines as immigration crackdown looms. Some carry passports and avoid stores 09/09/2025 09:11pm • CHICAGO (AP) ��� The streets in some of Chicago's liveliest neighborhoods are quiet these days. Public schoolteachers want online learning for families scared to venture out. And houses of worship are urging people to carry identification everywhere they go. As the nation's third-largest city await Charlie Sheen was once a leading man in Hollywood. His new book reveals how it unraveled 09/09/2025 06:58pm • A young Charlie Sheen once had Hollywood in his pocket, starring in culture-shaping films like ���Wall Street��� and ���Platoon��� before eventually becoming the highest-paid actor in television. But underneath the glory laid decades of drug abuse, seven worried family interventions, innumerable dru Eagles' Jalen Carter loses $57,222 for spitting on Cowboys QB Dak Prescott 09/09/2025 06:08pm • Jalen Carter's penalty for spitting on Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott sends a message to the rest of the league. Carter is losing $57,222 for the infraction, the equivalent of his game check for Week 1 because the NFL considers the punishment a one-game suspension with time served. The Pro Bowl de Georgia judge to toss landmark racketeering charges against 'Cop City' protesters 09/09/2025 03:36pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� A Georgia judge on Tuesday said he will toss the racketeering charges against all 61 defendants accused of a yearslong conspiracy to halt the construction of a police and firefighter training facility that critics pejoratively call ���Cop City.��� Fulton County Judge Kevin Farmer sa California Gov. Newsom says Trump has a 'relentless, unhinged' obsession with the state 09/09/2025 02:30pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) ��� California Gov. Gavin Newsom used his State of the State address Tuesday to blast President Donald Trump administration for a ���relentless, unhinged California obsession��� while also touting the state's achievements on its 175th anniversary of statehood. The Democratic