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An unused rail corridor in the Shenandoah Valley sparks a fight over what’s next 02/10/2024 07:35am • Two groups in the Shenandoah Valley are at odds over what to do with an unused railway after the General Assembly pledged $35 million toward its conversion into a rail trail. The nearly 50-mile rail corridor, which was first established in the 1850s, runs from Front Royal to the town of Broadway 2 people dead after small plane attempts emergency landing on southwest Florida interstate 02/10/2024 12:21am • NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — Two people have died after a small plane attempted to make an emergency landing on Interstate 75 in southwest Florida on Friday afternoon, colliding with a vehicle and bringing traffic to a halt as a massive plume of black smoke rose into the air. The crash landing happened nea Ryan Grubb expected to be hired as offensive coordinator for the Seahawks, AP source says 02/10/2024 12:03am • RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Ryan Grubb is expected to make the jump from college to the NFL and be hired as the Seattle Seahawks' offensive coordinator, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Friday night. The move will thrill Seahawks fans who spent the past two years watching Uncertainty surrounding former president Ricardo Martinelli roils Panama's presidential race 02/09/2024 10:47pm • PANAMA CITY (AP) — Not a 10-year prison sentence for money laundering nor going into political asylum in Nicaragua’s embassy have weakened the political aspirations of Panama’s former President Ricardo Martinelli who still seeks to retake the presidency. Just last week a judge sentenced the fo Summer-like conditions with record temperatures lead to first Wisconsin tornadoes in February 02/09/2024 08:38pm • EVANSVILLE, Wis. (AP) — The first tornadoes ever recorded in Wisconsin in the usually frigid month of February tore through mostly rural areas on a day that broke records for warmth, setting up the perfect scenario for the type of severe weather normally seen in the late spring and summer. The sto Never mind the mess, Carnival kicks off in Rio de Janeiro with coronation of King Momo 02/09/2024 07:57pm • RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — To thunderous applause, Rio de Janeiro's mayor coronated King Momo on Friday, marking the beginning of the symbolic Carnival monarch's five-day reign over the revelry. “I officially declare Carnival 2024 open!” King Momo said after Mayor Eduardo Paes bestowed upon him a g Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes Mauna Loa volcano on Hawaii's Big Island; no major damage reported 02/09/2024 07:53pm • HONOLULU (AP) — A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the world’s largest active volcano on Friday — Mauna Loa on the Big Island of Hawaii — knocking items off shelves and cutting power in a nearby town but not immediately prompting reports of serious damage. The earthquake, which didn't cause a Teen accused of shooting tourist in Times Square and firing at officer arrested after search 02/09/2024 07:50pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A 15-year-old accused of shooting a Brazilian tourist in the leg in Times Square Thursday night, then firing at a police officer while fleeing, was arrested just outside of New York City on Friday, police officials said. The teenager was taken into custody at a residential house t A 4.6-magnitude earthquake shakes greater Los Angeles. No reports of significant damage 02/09/2024 07:23pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — A 4.6-magnitude earthquake struck the Southern California coast near Malibu on Friday and was widely felt in the Los Angeles region, rattling windows and shaking shelves but bringing no reports of major damage or injuries. The area of the epicenter was in the rugged Santa Monica Georgia Republicans say Fani Willis inquiry isn't a 'witch hunt,' but Democrats doubt good faith 02/09/2024 06:31pm • ATLANTA (AP) — The Republican leading a specially-appointed Georgia state Senate committee that's supposed to investigate whether Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis committed misconduct proclaimed repeatedly Friday during the panel's first meeting that he seeks just the facts, but the lea Two people have died after a small plane attempted to make an emergency landing on a Florida interstate, authorities say 02/09/2024 05:36pm • NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — Two people have died after a small plane attempted to make an emergency landing on a Florida interstate, authorities say. Biden order attaches human rights conditions to US military aid, easing Democratic rift over Israel 02/09/2024 05:29pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A new directive by President Joe Biden appeared to ease a split among Democrats over his military support for Israel's war in Gaza, with lawmakers on Friday praising the order authorizing a swift cutoff of military aid to countries that violate international protections of civili Congressional age limit proposed in North Dakota in potential test case for nation 02/09/2024 05:18pm • BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota would be the first state to set an age limit for U.S. Senate and House candidates under a measure that could go before voters in June, though it's unclear whether a state limit on federal officeholders would violate the U.S. Constitution. The move comes at a time What's inside the Senate's $95 billion bill to aid Ukraine and Israel and counter China 02/09/2024 04:20pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is moving toward a final vote on an emergency spending package that would provide military aid to Ukraine and Israel; replenish U.S. weapons systems; and provide food, water, and other humanitarian aid to civilians in Gaza. The Senate jettisoned from the package a bipa Ukraine's new army chief signals new momentum, but huge problems stand in the way 02/09/2024 04:11pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s new military chief signaled Friday that he wants to build new momentum, saying his immediate goals are to improve troop rotation at the front lines and harness the power of new technology, at a time when Kyiv’s forces are largely on the defensive in the war with