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No injuries or hazardous spills in 10-car train derailment in northern Minnesota, officials say 07/18/2023 11:26am • COOK, Minn. (AP) — No one was injured and no hazardous material spilled when 10 Canadian National Railway cars derailed in northern Minnesota, officials there said. The derailment happened just before 8:30 p.m. Monday in a rural, unpopulated area about 6 miles (10 kilometers) north of Cook, the St Fairfax County’s 'most wanted' who was 'playing games' with police indicted on murder charge 07/18/2023 06:55am • A Virginia man who police once considered Fairfax County's most wanted has been indicted for killing a man last October. Kyjuan Trott-McLean, 43, of Alexandria, is accused of killing Brandon Wims, 31, last October. Fairfax County police said he opened fire on Wims' vehicle from a car near a Mount Man who killed ex's friend in 'jealous rage' outside Md. hotel to spend 50 years in prison 07/18/2023 04:25am • A man who prosecutors said chased his ex-girlfriend's friend to a field next to a Maryland hotel and killed him in a "jealous rage" will spend 50 years in prison. A Montgomery County Circuit Court judge sentenced Kyle Noble, 30, in the death of Efrain Arias, 31. Noble was sentenced to 60 years wi Today in History: July 18, Nelson Mandela is born 07/18/2023 12:00am • Today in History Today is Tuesday, July 18, the 199th day of 2023. There are 166 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 18, 1969, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., left a party on Chappaquiddick (chap-uh-KWIH’-dihk) Island near Martha’s Vineyard with Mary Jo Kopechne (k 4 slain in Georgia mass shooting memorialized as neighbors gather for candlelight vigil 07/17/2023 09:54pm • HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — A few hundred people gathered Monday for a vigil to remember four victims of a mass shooting in an Atlanta suburb, singing “This Little Light of Mine” at the end as they lit candles in their honor. Family members, friends and neighbors were still shaking off disbelief at th Children lost in flooding as US endures extreme weather, from smoke up north to heat in the West 07/17/2023 09:23pm • WASHINGTON CROSSING, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania authorities drew on 100 people, drones and cadaver dogs Monday in their search for two missing children whose family's car was swept away in flash flooding that ravaged the East Coast over the weekend. Other parts of the country endured threateningly hi No injuries as jetliner's evacuation slide falls in Chicago neighborhood near O'Hare, officials say 07/17/2023 09:20pm • CHICAGO (AP) — An emergency evacuation slide fell from an airliner Monday and landed in the backyard of a home near Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, causing no injuries but damaging a roof, officials and witnesses said. The Federal Aviation Administration said a United Airlines Boeing 767 7 Best Green Stocks to Buy for 2023 07/17/2023 08:00pm • This month, the International Energy Agency published a report showing that some types of clean energy have made big strides, but more investment is necessary if the world is going to hit net-zero emissions by 2050. Global electric car sales hit a record of more than 10 million last year, while rene The Student Loan Payment Pause Is Ending: 7 Things to Do 07/17/2023 08:00pm • Borrowers are set to resume payments on their federal student loans Sept. 1 after more than three years of forbearance that began during the COVID-19 pandemic. The end of the payment pause comes after the Supreme Court struck down the Biden Administration's plan to forgive up to $20,000 for some of How to build wealth in your 20s and 30s 07/17/2023 08:00pm • It may feel challenging to build wealth in your 20s and 30s when you're starting your first job and paying your first bills. But the decisions you make and the habits you form when you're starting out can make a big difference in your financial future. Even if you don't have a lot of money to sav Great Senior Discounts for 2023 07/17/2023 08:00pm • Taking advantage of senior citizen discounts may reduce your retirement costs and free up funds for other activities. Many places and services provide savings if you are 50 or older. Some offer discounts on certain days of the week to retirees, while others have an established lower price for older Union Pacific railroad to renew push for 1-person crews by testing conductors in trucks 07/17/2023 06:12pm • OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Union Pacific will renew its push for one-person train crews later this summer when the railroad tests out the idea of having a conductor in a truck respond to problems on trains in Nebraska and Colorado. The railroad will continue using two crew members on its trains during the Martin Truex Jr. wins at New Hampshire Motor Speedway for 1st time in 30 races 07/17/2023 05:33pm • LOUDON, N.H. (AP) — Martin Truex Jr. had just chewed up the competition to win at the same New Hampshire track where his dad won a regional stock car series race in 1994 when he clutched a 22-pound live lobster given to the winner and chomped on a claw. “I'd ... sure like to throw him on the Key Russian bridge to Crimea is struck again as Putin vows response to attack that killed 2 07/17/2023 03:06pm • An attack before dawn Monday damaged a bridge linking Russia to Moscow-annexed Crimea that is a key supply route for Kremlin forces in the war with Ukraine, forcing the span’s temporary closure for a second time in less than a year. Two people were killed and their daughter was injured. Russian P DP World Tour Schedule 07/17/2023 03:00pm • Nov. 24-27 _ Fortinet Australian PGA Championship (Cameron Smith) Nov. 24-27 _ Joburg Open (Dan Bradbury) Dec. 1-4 _ Investec South African Open Championship (Thriston Lawrence) Dec. 1-4 _ ISPS Handa Australian Open (Adrian Meronk) Dec. 8-11 _ Alfred Dunhill Championship (Ockie Strydom) Dec. 15-18 _