Nation Feb 27 Shipments of contaminated waste from train derailment to resume in Ohio An Environmental Protection Agency administrator said Sunday that some liquid waste will be taken to an underground injection well in Vickery, while solid waste will go to an incinerator in East Liverpool.
Nation Feb 25 EPA orders 'pause' of contaminated waste removal from Ohio derailment site Federal environmental authorities have ordered a temporary halt in the shipment of contaminated waste from the site of a fiery train derailment earlier this month in eastern Ohio near the Pennsylvania state line.
World Feb 24 Israeli settlers shoot, wound 2 Palestinians in West Bank, officials say Palestinian health officials say Israeli settlers have shot and seriously wounded two Palestinians in the northern occupied West Bank, in what officials describe as the latest incident in a wave of settler violence.
World Feb 23 China calls for cease-fire in Ukraine, peace talks China has claimed to be neutral in the conflict, but it has a "no limits" relationship with Russia and has refused to criticize its invasion of Ukraine over even refer to it as such.
Nation Feb 23 Toxic wastewater used to extinguish fire from Ohio train derailment headed to Texas The wastewater is being sent to Texas Molecular, which injects hazardous waste into the ground for disposal. The company told television station KHOU that it's experienced in disposing of hazardous material.
World Feb 23 Death toll from massive Turkey, Syria earthquake tops 47,000 Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu has raised the number of fatalities in Turkey from the magnitude 7.8 earthquake to 43,556. The combined death toll in Turkey and Syria now stands at 47,244.
Politics Feb 23 WATCH: State Department holds news briefing as fighting in Israel and Palestine continues State Department spokesman Ned Price will hold a news briefing on Thursday as Palestinian militants in Gaza launched rockets at southern Israel and Israeli aircraft struck targets in the coastal enclave early Thursday after a gunbattle triggered by an Israeli…
Politics Feb 23 WATCH: White House urges higher fines for train safety violations after derailment The White House is calling on congressional Republicans to increase the fines levied on rail companies for safety violations, as a fiery Feb. 3 train derailment in Ohio has become a political lightning rod.
Politics Feb 23 Transportation Secretary Buttigieg visits train derailment site in East Palestine, Ohio Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is in East Palestine, Ohio, to tour the site where a train wrecked nearly three weeks ago as the government faces growing criticism over the federal response to the derailment.
Politics Feb 22 Supreme Court rules for Arizona inmate in death penalty case The Supreme Court has ruled that a man on Arizona's death row should be resentenced because jurors in his case were wrongly told that the only way to ensure he would never walk free was to sentence him to death.