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A Mississippi poultry plant is being sued by a woman whose 16-year-old son died working there 02/06/2024 08:09pm • JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The mother of a 16-year-old who died in a workplace accident at a Mississippi poultry factory is suing the companies that hired and employed him, accusing them of failing to follow safety standards that could have prevented his death. In court papers filed at the Forest Count Witness testifies accused killer pressured him to destroy evidence in Jennifer Dulos murder case 02/06/2024 07:24pm • The estranged husband of Connecticut mother-of-five Jennifer Dulos pressured an employee to get rid of pickup truck seats that would later become evidence in the investigation of her 2019 killing, the worker testified Tuesday as he described getting tangled up in the case unwittingly. Pawel Gumienny What Kind of House Can You Buy for $2,500 a Month? 02/06/2024 07:00pm • If you're an average American looking for a home today, you can expect to pay about $403,000 for it, according to Redfin data. It's a chunk of change, especially when compared with homes just five years ago, when the median single family home sold for close to $286,000. Back then, interest rates wer Ship mate says he saw vehicle smoking hours before it caught fire, killing 2 New Jersey firefighters 02/06/2024 05:52pm • UNION, N.J. (AP) — New testimony in the case of a fatal cargo ship fire in New Jersey sheds some light on whether it could have been prevented. A crew member says he saw smoke coming from a seaport vehicle being used to push inoperative cars onto a cargo ship at least nine hours before it caught f Imprisoned mom wins early release but same relief blocked for some other domestic violence survivors 02/06/2024 05:46pm • LINCOLN, Ill. (AP) — Women stream into the courtroom and sit shoulder to shoulder, coats bunched and bags on laps. Crystal Martinez, a human trafficking survivor, enters accompanied by a guard. Her face breaks into a teary smile at the sight of benches full of supporters. Martinez, who has been in Why the cost of car insurance is skyrocketing in the DC area 02/06/2024 04:58pm • Have you checked recently what you're paying for car insurance? A new study from Bankrate shows the annual cost of auto insurance is up 42% in the D.C. area, a much higher jump than the national average. The annual cost of auto insurance is up 26% across the country in 2024, making the national a Residents in Canadian city of Cape Breton await rescue after snowstorm 02/06/2024 03:53pm • SYDNEY, Nova Scotia (AP) — Several residents in Canada’s Atlantic city of Cape Breton were anxiously awaiting rescue Tuesday after a huge dump of heavy, wet snow over the weekend jammed entrances to homes, blocked roadways and prompted a local state of emergency. The Cape Breton Regional Municip NASCAR star Kyle Larson tests the limits of his Indy 500 ride at Phoenix Raceway 02/06/2024 03:24pm • Kyle Larson’s latest and longest IndyCar session included “a moment” behind the wheel. Larson nearly lost control of his Arrow McLaren Chevrolet during a four-plus-hour test at Phoenix Raceway on Monday, but the NASCAR star and 2021 Cup Series champion managed to save his Indianapolis 500 ride Washington state Senate unanimously approves ban on hog-tying by police 02/06/2024 03:21pm • SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington state Senate unanimously approved legislation Tuesday that would ban police from hog-tying suspects, a restraint technique that has long drawn concern due to the risk of suffocation. The legislation came nearly four years after Manuel Ellis, a 33-year-old Black man, d DP World Tour Schedule 02/06/2024 03:00pm • Nov. 23-26 _ Joburg Open (Dean Burmester) Nov. 23-26 _ Fortinet Australian PGA Championship (Min Woo Lee) Nov. 30-Dec. 3 _ ISPS Handa Australian Open (Joaquin Niemann) Nov. 30-Dec. 3 _ Investec South African Open Championship (Dean Burmester) Dec. 7-10 _ Alfred Dunhill Championship (Louis Oosthuizen Judge wants answers after report that key witness in Trump fraud trial may plead guilty to perjury 02/06/2024 02:41pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The judge in Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial is demanding more information after a key witness was reported to be in negotiations to plead guilty to perjury in connection with his testimony in the lawsuit. In an email posted to the trial docket Tuesday, Judge Arthur Engoron aske Minnesota woman accused of trying to get twin sister to take fall for fatal Amish buggy crash 02/06/2024 01:56pm • PRESTON, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota woman is accused of trying to deceive authorities into believing her identical twin sister was the driver who hit a horse-drawn Amish buggy last fall, killing two of the four children inside. Samantha Jo Petersen, 35, of Kellogg, was charged in Fillmore County Dis Bohan Phoenix explains why Asian rappers owe Black culture and how he chose to work in China 02/06/2024 11:58am • BANGKOK (AP) — Chinese American rapper Bohan Phoenix has straddled both countries in his career. Working with Chinese rappers like the popular Higher Brothers, he has always interspersed English song lyrics with a catchy Chinese chorus. Far from the flex-heavy culture of rap songs in the Top 40, Jury selection starts for father accused of killing 5-year-old Harmony Montgomery 02/06/2024 10:29am • CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — More than two years after a police chief begged for information to find a long-missing 5-year-old New Hampshire girl, her father faces trial on charges that he killed her and spent months moving her body before disposing of it. The remains of Harmony Montgomery have not been It's a loud week in golf. PGA Tour heads to Phoenix Open, LIV Golf goes to Vegas during Super Bowl 02/06/2024 09:48am • PGA TOUR WM PHOENIX OPEN Site: Scottsdale, Arizona. Course: TPC Scottsdale. Yardage: 7,261. Par: 71. Prize money: $8.8 million. Winner's share: $1.584 million. Television: Thursday-Friday, 4-8 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m. (NBC). Defending champion: Scottie