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16 cars derailed after freight train goes off tracks in Hyattsville 09/23/2023 10:37am • Sixteen cars derailed when a freight train went off the tracks in Prince George's County, Maryland, early Saturday morning. Prince George's County Fire and EMS said firefighters were called to the area of Baltimore Avenue and Emerson Street in Hyattsville shortly after 1:30 a.m. to find a CSX tra Bribery case against Sen. Menendez shines light on powerful NJ developer accused of corruption 09/23/2023 08:37am • NEW YORK (AP) — In late 2020, Sen. Bob Menendez met with Philip Sellinger, a private practice lawyer and former fundraiser for the senator, to assess his potential fit as the next U.S. attorney for the state of New Jersey — and to discuss one case in particular. If appointed, Sellinger would ass Florida siblings, ages 10 and 11, stopped while driving mom's car on freeway 200 miles from home 09/23/2023 07:52am • GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A 10-year-old Florida boy and his 11-year-old sister who were running away to California drove 200 miles (320 kilometers) in their mother's car before they were stopped by sheriff's deputies on an interstate highway, authorities said. The Alachua County Sheriff's Office s F1 leader Verstappen returns to dominant form by claiming pole position at Japanese Grand Prix 09/23/2023 04:51am • SUZUKA, Japan (AP) — Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen stormed to pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix on Saturday, shrugging off a challenging weekend in Singapore a week ago with a dominant performance in qualifying at the Suzuka Circuit. Looking to return to the top of the pod As migrants overwhelm a Texas border city, others wait in Mexico for appointments to enter the US 09/22/2023 11:23pm • EAGLE PASS, Texas (AP) — Waiting three weeks and counting to cross into Texas, Lila sat in a shelter on the Mexico border Friday feeling trapped: The cartels make it too dangerous to turn around and the U.S. government offers no guarantees if she keeps going. “They don’t ask for papers. They Mexico pledges to set up checkpoints to 'dissuade' migrants from hopping freight trains to US border 09/22/2023 10:49pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican officials pledged Friday to set up checkpoints to “dissuade” migrants from hopping freight trains to the U.S. border. The announcement came Friday at a meeting that Mexican security and immigration officials had with a representative of U.S. Customs and Border Prote A list of mass killings in the United States since January 09/22/2023 08:24pm • The latest mass killing in the U.S. happened at a suburban Chicago home, where a couple, their two children and three dogs were found fatally shot on Sunday evening. Officers were asked to check on the family at their home in Romeoville, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) southwest of Chicago after one NHRA Carolina Nationals Qualifying 09/22/2023 08:24pm • Friday At zMax Dragway Concord, N.C. First Round Top Fuel 1. Doug Kalitta, 3.665 seconds, 331.61 mph; 2. Brittany Force, 3.686, 332.75; 3. Justin Ashley, 3.698, 333.74; 4. Tony Schumacher, 3.700, 327.19; 5. Antron Brown, 3.703, 332.10; 6. Leah Pruett, 3.709, 332.59; 7. Josh Hart, 3.723, 327.59; 8. Gold bars, cash-stuffed envelopes: New indictment of Sen. Menendez alleges vast corruption 09/22/2023 08:00pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Powerful Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey was charged Friday with secretly aiding the authoritarian government of Egypt and trying to thwart the criminal prosecution of a friend in exchange for gold bars and cash under a corruption indictment that accuses him of using his foreign af Mexican president wants to meet with Biden in Washington on migration, drug trafficking 09/22/2023 06:59pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s top diplomat, Alicia Bárcena, said Friday that President Andrés Manuel López Obrador wants to travel to Washington D.C. in early November to meet with U.S. President Joe Biden about immigration, development aid and drug trafficking. The statement comes after a sur Three arrests made in boy's shooting death that sparked New Mexico governor's aggressive guns ban 09/22/2023 06:57pm • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A third arrest was made Friday in connection with a shooting outside an Albuquerque baseball stadium that killed an 11-year-old boy and prompted the New Mexico governor to issue a controversial gun ban. Albuquerque police took Daniel Gomez, 26, into custody a day after two Auto workers expand their strike to 38 locations in 20 states. Biden plans visit to show support 09/22/2023 05:57pm • The United Auto Workers union expanded its strike against major carmakers Friday, walking out of all 38 parts-distribution centers operated by General Motors and Jeep and Ram owner Stellantis in 20 states but sparing Ford from further shutdowns. President Joe Biden said on X, formerly known as Twitt Gatland sympathizes with under-fire Jones before their crunch Rugby World Cup clash 09/22/2023 05:23pm • He was hired only months out from the Rugby World Cup. He'd already coached the team once before to great success. His return to bail out a slumping team was hailed as a second coming. But when the hoped-for results didn't come immediately, he was second-guessed and ridiculed. Wales coach Warren Ga Takeaways from investigation that turned up gold bars, a luxury car and cash at a US senator's home 09/22/2023 05:02pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife are accused of taking bribes of gold bars, a luxury car and cash in exchange for using his outsized sway in foreign affairs to help the government of Egypt — and others — as well as other corrupt acts, according to an indictment Business Highlights: UAW strike expands to 20 states; Wall Street's worst week in 6 months 09/22/2023 04:59pm • ___ Stock market today: Wall Street closes its worst week in six months with more losses NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street wheezed to more losses as it limped to the finish of its worst week in six months. The S&P 500 slipped 0.2% Friday after a late-day swoon erased a modest gain it had held for mo