Bellefonte man injured, dump truck mangled after crash with train in Centre County A dump truck was left mangled Thursday after it collided with a train in rural Centre County, making it the first crash that involved a train in the county since 2004. 05/2/2024 - 4:46 am | View Link
Harvey Weinstein appears in court after his New York rape conviction was overturned Harvey Weinstein was back in a New York courtroom Wednesday for his first appearance since an appeals court last week overturned his 2020 rape conviction and ordered a new trial. 05/1/2024 - 7:30 am | View Link
Charges dropped in deadly train, dump truck crash in Cleveland The FOX 8 I-Team has found charges dropped against a dump truck driver suspected of hitting and killing a local train conductor. 04/24/2024 - 10:19 am | View Link
Douglas DC-4 plane with 2 people on board crashes into river outside Fairbanks, Alaska A Douglas C-54 Skymaster airplane crashed into the Tanana River near Fairbanks on Tuesday, Alaska State Troopers said. 04/23/2024 - 10:48 am | View Link
Virginian-Pilot: Biden administration rule is no substitute for congressional action The environmental disaster caused by a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, last year should have spurred federal lawmakers to take seriously the need to improve rail safety. But a measure passed ... 04/22/2024 - 4:20 pm | View Link
“The U. S. is in talks with close partners to lead a group of allies that would give as much as $50 billion in aid to Ukraine, with the massive outlay being repaid with the windfall profits from sovereign Russian assets that have been frozen – and are accruing interest — mostly in Europe,” Bloomberg reports.
“Republicans have launched more than 30 investigations into the State Department since taking power in 2023, an unusually high number that is fueling partisan tensions,” Politico reports.
“Democratic lawmakers and State Department officials say this particular chapter of the growing partisan rancor on Capitol Hill is affecting U. S. foreign policy: It distracts U.
Nevada Independent: “The lawsuit alleges that the four-day period for mail ballots postmarked by Election Day to be received violates federal law because it does not conform to the Election Day deadline established by the federal government.”
The Colorado legislature convened Saturday for a final weekend of work in its 2024 session, which is set to end Wednesday. Major pieces of legislation are still pending, with lawmakers expected to debate gun regulations, housing, land-use policy, transportation, property tax reform and other priorities in the final days.
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Updated at 5:25 p.m.: A proposed excise tax on guns and ammunition to pay for victim services cleared a key Senate committee Saturday afternoon after Democrats turned on their own over its movement through the chamber.
The measure would create a 6.5% tax on gun and ammo dealers and raise an expected $39 million a year, according to sponsor Sen.
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