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Today in History: April 27, Magellan killed in the Philippines 04/27/2024 12:00am • Today in History Today is Saturday, April 27, the 118th day of 2024. There are 248 days left in the year. Today���s Highlight in History: On April 27, 1521, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan was killed by natives in the Philippines. On this date: In 1810, Ludwig van Beethoven wrote one of Student protesters camp out on GWU's campus as Israel-Hamas war protests continue nationwide 04/26/2024 11:45pm • Student protesters camped out on George Washington University���s campus Friday as demonstrations over the Israel-Hamas war continued for a second day after both Georgetown University and GWU saw hundreds rally on their campuses. Shortly before 4 p.m. Friday, The Hatchet, the GW student newsp Freight train derailment, fire forces Interstate 40 closure near Arizona-New Mexico line 04/26/2024 11:23pm • LUPTON, Ariz. (AP) ��� A freight train carrying fuel derailed and caught fire Friday near the Arizona-New Mexico state line, forcing the closure of an interstate highway that serves as a key trucking route. Initial passersby posted video and photos on social media of crumpled train cars and billowin Columbia protesters say they're at an impasse with administrators and will continue anti-war camp 04/26/2024 11:04pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Columbia University students who inspired pro-Palestinian demonstrations across the country said Friday that they reached an impasse with administrators and intend to continue their encampment until their demands are met. The announcement after two days of exhaustive negotiations c Metrobus strikes car, tree in Northeast DC, leaving multiple injured 04/26/2024 10:59pm • A crash involving a Metrobus closed down a section of North Capitol Street near L Street Northeast in D.C. on Friday night. The bus, a Route 80 bus headed north to Fort Totten, reportedly collided with a sedan before hitting a tree. Update crash involving Metrobus & sedan North Capitol &am Midwest tornadoes flatten homes in Nebraska suburbs and leave trails of damage in Iowa 04/26/2024 10:33pm • OMAHA, Neb. (AP) ��� A tornado plowed through suburban Omaha, Nebraska, on Friday, damaging hundreds of homes and other structures as it tore for miles along farmland and into subdivisions. Some injuries were reported but there were no immediate reports that anyone was killed. Multiple tornadoes wer Tennessee governor signs bills to allow armed teachers nearly a year after deadly Nashville shooting 04/26/2024 10:26pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) ��� Tennessee teachers and staff will be allowed to carry concealed handguns on public school grounds under legislation signed into law by Gov. Bill Lee on Friday. Lee, a Republican, had announced his support for the proposal just the day before while flanked by top Republican Flight attendant indicted in attempt to record teen girl in airplane bathroom 04/26/2024 10:20pm • BOSTON (AP) ��� An American Airlines flight attendant was indicted Thursday after authorities said he tried to secretly record video of a 14-year-old girl using an airplane bathroom last September. Police have also alleged that Estes Carter Thompson III, 36, of Charlotte, North Carolina, had recordi Loved ones await recovery of 2 bodies from Baltimore bridge wreckage a month after the collapse 04/26/2024 10:10pm • BALTIMORE (AP) ��� A wooden cross is laden with Miguel Luna���s personal belongings ��� his construction uniform and work boots, a family photo, the flag of his native El Salvador ��� but his body remains missing after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. More than a month has passed since Biden officials indefinitely postpone ban on menthol cigarettes amid election-year pushback 04/26/2024 10:04pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� President Joe Biden���s administration is indefinitely delaying a long-awaited menthol cigarette ban, a decision that infuriated anti-smoking advocates but could avoid a political backlash from Black voters in November. In a statement Friday, Biden���s top health official gave no Former sheriff's deputy convicted of misdemeanor in shooting death of Christian Glass 04/26/2024 09:26pm • DENVER (AP) ��� A former Colorado sheriff���s deputy was convicted of a misdemeanor on Friday in the shooting death of a 22-year-old man in distress who had called 911 for help after his car got stuck in a small mountain community. Andrew Buen was also charged with second-degree murder and official Canadian province will make changes to try to stop drug use in public places, premier says 04/26/2024 09:03pm • VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) ��� The government of the Canadian province of British Columbia is making changes to its drug decriminalization policy to stop drug use in public places. Premier David Eby told a news conference Friday the province is asking the federal government to make illicit dru Sheriff's deputies fatally shoot driver while serving a high-risk drug warrant in Memphis 04/26/2024 08:42pm • MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) ��� Sheriff's deputies fatally shot a man who sped toward them in a vehicle as they were serving a search warrant in a neighborhood on Friday in Memphis, officials said. Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner said deputies were serving the high-risk drug warrant at about 3:30 p.m. wh Maine governor signs off on new gun laws, mental health supports in wake of Lewiston shootings 04/26/2024 08:09pm • AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) ��� Democratic Gov. Janet Mills on Friday signed into law a suite of gun safety legislation approved by lawmakers after the deadliest mass shooting in state history, expanding background checks for private sales of weapons, bolstering the state's ���yellow flag��� law, criminaliz Takeaways from AP's investigation into fatal police encounters involving injections of sedatives 04/26/2024 07:55pm • The practice of giving sedatives to people detained by police spread quietly across the nation over the last 15 years, built on questionable science and backed by police-aligned experts, an investigation led by The Associated Press has found. At least 94 people died after they were given sedatives a