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Driver injured when truck hit by train
BRUCE — An unidentified truck driver sustained unspecified injuries when his tractor trailer was hit by an oncomin…
Virginia, San Jose State latest women's teams to end seasons
The injury-depleted Virginia women's basketball team has opted out of the remainder of the season, becoming the second Atlantic Coast Conference team to make that decision.
HHS leaders: No evidence of child abuse surge amid pandemic
NEW YORK (AP) — Top officials overseeing child welfare at the Department of Health and Human Services say they’ve seen no solid evidence to bear out warnings that serious forms of child abuse would surge during the…
RIP: Mars digger bites the dust after 2 years on red planet
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA declared the Mars digger dead Thursday after failing to burrow deep into the red planet to take its temperature.
José Martínez agrees to 1-year contract with Mets
NEW YORK (AP) — José Martínez and the New York Mets agreed Thursday to a one-year contract that pays $1 million while he is in the major leagues and $225,000 while he's in the minors.
Athletics acquire reliever Turley from Pirates for $60,000
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Left-hander Nik Turley was traded to the Athletics on Thursday from the Pittsburgh Pirates for $60,000, giving Oakland a reliable reliever for late in games after losing closer Liam Hendriks …
US agency updating auto safety ratings for new technology
DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government's road safety agency wants to update its ratings system for vehicle safety to include testing of some new advanced driver-assist systems as it tries to keep up with changing techn…
Colorado begins wolf reintroduction plans OK'd by voters
DENVER (AP) — Colorado could have to navigate years of pending litigation over the Trump administration’s delisting of the gray wolf from the Endangered Species Act as it tries to enact its own voter-approved initi…
Instacart, others push incentives to get workers vaccinated
As vaccinations continue across the U.S., some companies are offering financial incentives to encourage their workers to get the shots.
LA Galaxy sign former West Brom goalkeeper Jonathan Bond
CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Former West Brom goalkeeper Jonathan Bond has signed with the LA Galaxy.
UNI provost named president of Washington state school
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Officials have announced that University of Northern Iowa Provost Jim Wohlpart is resigning to become the newest president of a public university in Washington state.
Governor says Georgia 'battered, is not broken' by pandemic
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp made a lengthy defense of his record fighting the COVID-19 pandemic while highlighting a strong economy and promising $1,000 bonuses for teachers and more money for education …
List of officials charged in Flint water crisis, allegations
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Here are the former Michigan, state-appointed and local officials
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US rejects UN plea to reverse Yemen rebel terror designation
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. chief and top officials urged the United States on Thursday to reverse its decision to declare Yemen’s Iran-backed rebels a terrorist group to prevent massive famine and death in the …
Idaho National Guard to deploy 300 to Biden inauguration
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — About 300 Idaho National Guard soldiers and airmen will be sent to Washington, D.C. to help with President-Elect Joe Biden's inauguration on Wednesday.