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Railroads must provide details of hazardous cargo immediately after a derailment under new rule 06/24/2024 05:10pm • OMAHA, Neb. (AP) ��� A new federal rule finalized Monday aims to ensure first responders can find out what hazardous chemicals are on a train almost immediately after a derailment so they can respond appropriately. Too often in past disasters like last year's fiery Norfolk Southern derailment in Eas For former NBA player Chase Budinger, a second career in beach volleyball was a path to the Olympics 06/24/2024 04:39pm • After seven years in the NBA, Chase Budinger still had some goals left on his dream board. The former Rockets and Timberwolves forward has wanted to compete in the Olympics ever since he was a child, when his family would pore over the TV schedule to decide which events to watch. ���There were even The Supreme Court will consider reinstating a critical approval for a rail project in eastern Utah 06/24/2024 03:01pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to consider reviving a critical approval for a railroad project that would carry crude oil and boost fossil fuel production in rural eastern Utah. The justices will review an appeals court ruling that overturned the approval issued by the Surfac Hiker found safe after 10 days in Northern California mountains 06/24/2024 02:46pm • SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) ��� A hiker missing for 10 days was found safe in the mountains in Northern California, authorities said. Lukas McClish, 34, left the rural community of Boulder Creek for a hike on June 11 and was reported missing June 16, according to the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office. Young gay Latinos see a rising share of new HIV cases, leading to a call for targeted funding 06/24/2024 02:17pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) ��� Four months after seeking asylum in the U.S., Fernando Hermida began coughing and feeling tired. He thought it was a cold. Then sores appeared in his groin and he would soak his bed with sweat. He took a test. On New Year���s Day 2022, at age 31, Hermida learned he had HIV. New Caledonia independence group demands Indigenous leader's release from custody in mainland France 06/24/2024 01:58pm • NICE, France (AP) ��� Members of a pro-independence movement in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia demanded on Monday the "release and immediate return��� of the Indigenous Kanak leader who was flown to mainland France for pretrial detention after recent deadly unrest. Christian Tein, a l Dagestan, in southern Russia, has a history of violence. Why does it keep happening? 06/24/2024 01:39pm • Over the years, Russia's southern republic of Dagestan, located in the North Caucasus region, has been beset by extremist violence. This weekend, there was more bloodshed. Officials say five gunmen in the regional capital of Makhachkala and the city of Derbent opened fire at Orthodox churches and tw Traffic fatalities declined about 3% in 1st quarter, according to NHTSA 06/24/2024 12:36pm • Traffic fatalities declined about 3% in the first quarter, according to preliminary data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The organization said Monday that it estimates that 8,650 people died in traffic crashes in the first three months of the year. That compares with 8,935 Edmunds: The best performance cars for $65,000 06/24/2024 12:01pm • The $65,000 milestone might seem like an arbitrary price cap for a list of excellent performance cars, but look carefully and you���ll discover that it���s a sweet spot for some of today���s most compelling performance offerings. Look upmarket from here and you���ll quickly be shopping in six figure Dali cargo ship passes beneath Chesapeake Bay Bridge on its way to Norfolk 06/24/2024 11:31am • Traffic on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge was temporarily suspended late Monday morning as the Dali ��� a cargo ship that collided with Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, leading to its collapse nearly three months ago ��� made its journey to port in Norfolk, Virginia. Traffic on the bridge was The Texas Rangers are frustrating LGBTQ+ advocates as the only MLB team without a Pride Night 06/24/2024 11:00am • ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) ��� Rafael McDonnell sometimes gets to address the staff of his beloved Texas Rangers on issues of diversity and inclusion through his role with the Resource Center, one of the leading LGBTQ+ organizations in the Dallas area. For several years, the Rangers have been the only Ma Man dies after being struck by roller coaster in restricted area of Ohio theme park 06/24/2024 10:24am • MASON, Ohio (AP) ��� A man who was struck by a steel roller coaster at an Ohio theme park last week after he entered a restricted area to retrieve his lost keys has died from his injuries. Arntanaro Nelson, 38, of Wilmington, entered a fenced area at Kings Island on Wednesday night, according to a s Today in Sports - Spurs become 1st former ABA team to win NBA Championship, Tim Duncan named MVP 06/24/2024 10:00am • June 25 1921 ��� Jock Hutchinson is the first American to win the British Open, a nine-stroke victory over Roger Wethered in a playoff. 1926 ��� Bobby Jones becomes the first amateur in 29 years to win the British Open. Jones finishes with a 291 total for a two-stroke over Al Watrous at Royal Lytham Joe Gibbs driver Christopher Bell emerges as a NASCAR championship contender 06/24/2024 09:37am • LOUDON, N.H. (AP) ��� Joe Gibbs has fielded Cup cars for Denny Hamlin since 2005, got a decade out of Tony Stewart and is about to replace Martin Truex Jr., who has driven for the team for the last six years of a 21-year career. The Hall of Fame football coach and NASCAR team owner knows how to coax Russia summons the American ambassador over a deadly attack that Moscow says used US-made missiles 06/24/2024 08:01am • The Russian Foreign Ministry summoned the American ambassador on Monday to protest what it says was the use of U.S.-made advanced missiles in a Ukrainian attack on Russian-annexed Crimea that reportedly killed four people and wounded more than 150. Washington ���has effectively become a party��� to