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No injuries reported in train derailment, partial rail bridge collapse in South Dakota town 08/31/2023 09:37am • NORTH SIOUX CITY, S.D. (AP) — No injuries or hazardous spills have been reported in a train derailment in a southeastern South Dakota town that also saw a rail bridge partially collapse. The derailment happened shortly before 4 p.m. Wednesday in North Sioux City, the Union County Emergency Managem Iraq court sentences 5 people to life in prison in killing of US citizen, officials say 08/31/2023 09:07am • BAGHDAD (AP) — An Iraqi criminal court convicted five men and sentenced them to life in prison on Thursday in the killing of a U.S. citizen in Baghdad last year, officials said. Stephen Edward Troell, 45, a native of Tennessee, was fatally shot in his car in November by assailants as he pulled up Nissan is reusing the batteries from old Leaf electric vehicles to make portable power sources 08/31/2023 07:24am • YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — Batteries in older Nissan Leaf electric vehicles are getting a new life as portable power sources that can be used to run gadgets on the go or deliver emergency power in disasters. Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co. has sold more than 650,000 Leaf EVs. Their batteries often Hurricane Idalia hits Florida with 125 mph winds, flooding streets, snapping trees and cutting power 08/30/2023 11:12pm • PERRY, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Idalia tore into Florida at the speed of a fast-moving train Wednesday, splitting trees in half, ripping roofs off hotels and turning small cars into boats before sweeping into Georgia and South Carolina as a still-powerful storm that flooded roadways and sent resident This trans woman was begging on India’s streets. A donated electric rickshaw changed her life 08/30/2023 09:53pm • BENGALURU, India (AP) — When Preethi moved to Bengaluru in southern India 10 years ago after being kicked out of her family home for being transgender, she hoped for a better future. But 38-year-old Preethi, who only uses her first name, couldn't get consistent work. For most of the decade, her ma HOV enforcement ramps up on I-66 outside the Capital Beltway in Virginia 08/30/2023 09:45pm • You better make sure there's at least three people in the car if you plan to drive toll-free on Interstate 66 outside of the Capital Beltway — starting Thursday, drivers will see more Virginia State Police on the roadways in an effort to curb HOV violations. Drivers will see an "enhanced HOV en 5 teens arrested and charged in robberies, carjackings; one tied to viral video incident 08/30/2023 08:48pm • Police have arrested and charged five teens in a spree of robberies and carjackings across D.C. In a news release, police said the group of teens were arrested Tuesday evening after crashing a stolen car while fleeing an attempted robbery. Officials said a D.C. police helicopter tracked the st Tesla is allowing no-hands driving with Autopilot for longer periods. US regulators have questions 08/30/2023 08:48pm • DETROIT (AP) — Tesla is allowing some drivers to use its Autopilot driver-assist system for extended periods without making them put their hands on the steering wheel, a development that has drawn concern from U.S. safety regulators. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has ordered T Live updates | Idalia causing widespread flooding in coastal South Carolina 08/30/2023 08:33pm • Follow live updates about Hurricane Idalia, which made landfall in Florida as a dangerous Category 3 storm and is now crossing Georgia as a tropical storm. What to know — Hurricane Idalia rapidly strengthened as it fed on some of the hottest water on the planet during its approach — A rare blue 6 Best Cyclical Stocks to Buy Now 08/30/2023 08:00pm • Investing in the economic cycle is a funny beast. Most of the time, the cycle is your friend when times are good: People are buying stuff and consumer stocks are rising. When the market is worried about recession, as it was late last year, you need new friends. One answer to the boom-and-bust of the Bee alert: 5 million bees fall off truck near Toronto and drivers are asked to close windows 08/30/2023 07:07pm • TORONTO (AP) — Police west of Toronto on Wednesday warned drivers to keep their car windows closed after a truck spilled crates carrying five million bees onto a road. Halton Regional Police said they received a call around 6:15 a.m. reporting the bee crates had come loose from a truck and spille Cal defensive lineman Brett Johnson prepares for first game in more than 1,000 days 08/30/2023 05:48pm • BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — When California opens the season at North Texas on Saturday, Golden Bears defensive lineman Brett Johnson may need a moment to soak in the occasion. After missing two full seasons to deal with grueling injuries, Johnson is set to play a game for the first time in 1,001 days VIDEO: DC man captures 'frightening' carjacking involving golf club 08/30/2023 05:35pm • A man in Northeast D.C. who was walking his dog Monday afternoon came across a situation that he never expected to see. Right in front of him, at 13th and C streets, three suspects approached a silver car that had been idling on the side of the road and tried to forcibly steal the car fro Ukrainian drones strike deep in Russian territory, Moscow says, while a barrage in Kyiv kills 2 08/30/2023 03:51pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine sent waves of drones deep into western Russia in more than four hours of nighttime attacks that struck military assets, Russian officials and media reports said Wednesday. The drones hit an airport near Russia’s border with Estonia and Latvia, causing a huge blaze an Hollywood's working class turns to nonprofit funds to make ends meet during the strike 08/30/2023 03:40pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Shawn Batey was sweating in the August sun on the 100th day of the writers strike, carrying her “IATSE Solidarity” sign on the picket line outside Netflix's New York offices, but she was glad to be there. A props assistant and documentary filmmaker, Batey is a member of the