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The Latest | Israel's killing of aid workers in Gaza is a new blow to humanitarian efforts 04/03/2024 01:09am • Israeli airstrikes on aid workers delivering food in Gaza killed at least seven people — including a U.S.-Canada dual citizen and citizens of Australia, Poland and the United Kingdom. It's the latest Israeli military action to hit humanitarian efforts in the besieged Palestinian territory. World AP Exclusive: EPA didn't declare a public health emergency after fiery Ohio derailment 04/03/2024 01:08am • The aftermath of last year's fiery train derailment in eastern Ohio doesn't qualify as a public health emergency because widespread health problems and ongoing chemical exposures haven't been documented, federal officials said. The Environmental Protection Agency never approved that designation aft With famine looming, aid group halts food delivery in Gaza after Israeli strike kills 7 workers 04/03/2024 12:42am • DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Some of Israel's closest allies, including the United States, on Tuesday condemned the deaths of seven aid workers who were killed by airstrikes in Gaza — a loss that prompted multiple charities to suspend food deliveries to Palestinians on the brink of starvatio Freight railroads must keep 2-person crews, according to new federal rule first proposed under Obama 04/02/2024 10:55pm • Major freight railroads will have to maintain two-person crews on most routes under a new federal rule that was finalized Tuesday in a milestone in organized labor’s long fight to preserve the practice. The Transportation Department's Federal Railroad Administration released the details of the rul Suspect in custody after fatally shooting 2 women inside Manassas apartment, police say 04/02/2024 09:31pm • Two women were found shot and killed Tuesday morning inside an apartment in Manassas, Virginia, and police say a "person of interest" in the double homicide has been detained. Prince William County police said officers went to the Westgate Apartments and Townhomes complex in the 8100 block of Por Mexico's president mourns local candidate killed shortly after starting her campaign 04/02/2024 09:23pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's president said Tuesday he was saddened by the killing of a mayoral candidate just hours after she requested protection and started campaigning. A city council candidate also went missing in the same attack on Monday, but later turned up, authorities said. President Andr World Central Kitchen is saving lives with food but paying a price in blood 04/02/2024 08:20pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The deaths of seven World Central Kitchen workers in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza was a tragic turn for an American homegrown charity that, in less than 15 years, has mushroomed from the grassroots brainchild of a celebrity chef into one of the world’s most recognized food reli What Can Student Loans Be Used For? 04/02/2024 08:00pm • When you take out a student loan, your lender sends funds directly to your school. After your school deducts what's needed to pay for expenses such as tuition and room and board, it will disburse any remaining money to you for education-related expenses. But these expenses aren't just books and clas 5 Reasons to Get a Presale Home Inspection 04/02/2024 08:00pm • Getting an inspection before you list your home can reduce the chance of a deal falling through down the road. A home inspection is traditionally known as a part of the due diligence process when a home is under contract with an intended buyer. A professional home inspector will visit the home and c Officer acquitted in 2020 death of Manuel Ellis in Tacoma is hired by neighboring sheriff's office 04/02/2024 07:35pm • SEATTLE (AP) — One of the three Tacoma police officers cleared of criminal charges in the 2020 death of Manuel Ellis — a Black man who was shocked, beaten and restrained facedown on a sidewalk as he pleaded for breath — has been hired by a neighboring sheriff's office. The Thurston County She Mexican government blames loose rail switch clamps for recent Maya Train derailment 04/02/2024 07:23pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican government said Tuesday that a loose railway fitting caused a train car to derail on the president’s pet project, a tourist rail route known as the Maya Train. The derailment on March 25 proved embarrassing for President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who views th Second channel opened allowing some vessels to bypass wreckage at the Baltimore bridge collapse site 04/02/2024 06:57pm • BALTIMORE (AP) — Crews opened a second temporary channel on Tuesday allowing a limited amount of marine traffic to bypass the mangled wreckage of Baltimore’s collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge, which had blocked the vital port’s main shipping channel since its destruction one week ago. Work Kansas City Chiefs' Rashee Rice leased Lamborghini involved in Dallas crash, company's attorney says 04/02/2024 06:50pm • DALLAS (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice was leasing a Lamborghini sport utility vehicle that authorities say was one of two speeding sports cars that caused a chain-reaction crash on a Dallas highway, an attorney for the company that owns the vehicle said Tuesday. Dallas police Editorial Roundup: United States 04/02/2024 06:30pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: March 30 The Washington Post on the Israel-Gaza war As the war in Gaza grinds on into its sixth month, cracks are showing in the once unequivocally united front between Israel and the United States. Meantime, hunger threatens Gaza’s Video shows California deputies fatally shooting abducted teen as she surrenders 04/02/2024 05:56pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — A teenage girl who had been kidnapped by her father was following a sheriff's deputy's instructions and appeared to be surrendering when other deputies fatally shot her during a gun battle on a Southern California highway, according to recently released video and audio. Savannah