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4 die in fiery crash as Pennsylvania police pursued their vehicle 04/25/2024 02:02pm • CONCORD, Pa. (AP) — Three adults and a pregnant teenager died in a fiery crash as police pursued their vehicle in connection with retail thefts in southeastern Pennsylvania, authorities said. The car was speeding away from a traffic stop with seven people inside Wednesday afternoon when the drive Union Pacific's first-quarter profit creeps up 1% as railroad limits expenses 04/25/2024 01:24pm • OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Union Pacific's first-quarter profit crept 1% higher as the railroad tightened up on expenses — particularly its fuel bill — even though it delivered slightly less freight. The Omaha, Nebraska-based railroad said Thursday it made $1.64 billion, or $2.69 per share. That's mor More than 100 inmates break free from an old Nigerian prison after heavy rains 04/25/2024 12:10pm • ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — More than 100 inmates escaped from an old and decrepit prison near Nigeria's capital after overnight heavy rains destroyed parts of the facility, a prison official said Thursday as security agencies searched for the fugitives. An hours-long downpour late Wednesday destroyed t Amazon cloud computing unit plans to invest $11 billion to build data center in northern Indiana 04/25/2024 09:25am • NEW CARLISLE, Ind. (AP) — Amazon ’s cloud computing unit Amazon Web Services plans to invest $11 billion to build a data center in northern Indiana that will create at least 1,000 new jobs, state and company officials announced Thursday. Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb called the project planned ne The Shyft Group: Q1 Earnings Snapshot 04/25/2024 07:50am • NOVI, Mich. (AP) — NOVI, Mich. (AP) — The Shyft Group, Inc. (SHYF) on Thursday reported a loss of $4.7 million in its first quarter. The Novi, Michigan-based company said it had a loss of 14 cents per share. Losses, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 4 cents per share. The maker of c Turkish rail officials jailed for more than 108 years for crash that left 25 dead 04/25/2024 07:07am • ISTANBUL (AP) — A court in Turkey sentenced nine rail officials to more than 108 years' imprisonment over a crash six years ago that killed 25 people, local media reported on Thursday. A passenger train operated by Turkish State Railways derailed in July 2018 as it passed through Corlu district so Over 100 pilot whales beached on western Australian coast have been rescued, officials say 04/25/2024 07:02am • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — More than 100 long-finned pilot whales that beached on the western Australian coast Thursday have returned to sea, while 29 died on the shore, officials said. Ships and a spotter plane were monitoring the rescued whales in case they returned to shore, the Parks and Wild Bishop stabbed during Sydney church service backs X's legal case to share video of the attack 04/25/2024 06:23am • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A Sydney bishop who was stabbed repeatedly in an alleged extremist attack blamed on a teenager has backed X Corp. owner Elon Musk’s legal bid to overturn an Australian ban on sharing graphic video of the attack on social media. A live stream of the knife attack on Apr Things to do in the DC area: Independent Bookstore Day, DC Chocolate Festival … and more! 04/25/2024 06:19am • This Saturday, several of the D.C. region's local bookstores are celebrating the 11th annual Independent Bookstore Day with discounts and other deals, plus food and fun, family-friendly activities. For those looking to celebrate their local bookstore, here are over 10 bookstores that are celebrati The UK government finally passes bill to send migrants to Rwanda, but the battle is not over 04/25/2024 02:18am • LONDON (AP) — The British Parliament has finally passed legislation to send some migrants to Rwanda, clearing the runway for flights this summer under Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ’s controversial plan aimed at deterring risky English Channel crossings by people desperate to reach the U.K. A bill US coalition warship shoots down missile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels over the Gulf of Aden 04/25/2024 12:39am • JERUSALEM (AP) — A warship — part of a U.S.-led coalition protecting shipping in the Mideast — intercepted an anti-ship ballistic missile fired over the Gulf of Aden on Wednesday, the American military said, marking a new attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels after a recent lull. The Houthis claimed 2021 death of young Black man at rural Missouri home was self-inflicted, FBI tells AP 04/24/2024 10:40pm • ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal investigation has concluded that a young Black man died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound inside a rural Missouri home, not at the hands of the white homeowner who had a history of racist social media postings, an FBI official told The Associated Press Wednesday. Deronta Judge orders anonymous jury for trial of self-exiled Chinese businessman, citing his past acts 04/24/2024 08:02pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A self-exiled Chinese businessman is set to face an anonymous jury at his trial next month on fraud charges after a judge on Wednesday cited his past willingness to tamper with judicial proceedings as reason for concern. Guo Wengui goes to trial May 22 in Manhattan federal court, w Francisco Lindor slugs a pair of 2-run homers and Mets end 3-game skid with 8-2 win over Giants 04/24/2024 07:51pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Francisco Lindor hit a pair of two-run homers and the New York Mets avoided a three-game series sweep on Wednesday with an 8-2 win over the San Francisco Giants. Lindor went 4 for 5 with four RBIs and recorded the 16th multi-homer game of his career. “Yesterday it seemed lik Pilot reported fire on fuel-laden plane and tried to return to airport before deadly Alaska crash 04/24/2024 07:38pm • ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — One of the two pilots of a vintage military plane that was delivering heating oil to a remote Alaska Native village reported a fire on board shortly before the aircraft crashed and burned outside Fairbanks, killing both of them and leaving debris over a wide area, a federa