Feb 13 Train derailment prompts water utility to take precautions against toxic fumes By Associated Press A West Virginia water utility says it's taking precautionary steps following the derailment of a train hauling chemicals that later sent up a toxic plume in Ohio. Continue reading
Feb 13 5 years after massacre, Parkland families continue honoring lost loved ones with charitable work By Terry Spencer, Associated Press After a gunman murdered 14 students and three staff members at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School five years ago, their families were left with a burning question: How do we go on with our lives while honoring our loved… Continue reading
Feb 13 Georgia judge orders partial release of special grand jury report on Trump and 2020 election By Kate Brumback, Associated Press The judge also said the introduction and conclusion of the report, as well as a section in which the grand jurors expressed concerns that some witnesses may have lied under oath, will be released Thursday. Continue reading
Feb 13 Google to expand misinformation ‘prebunking’ initiative in Europe By David Klepper, Associated Press Google is expanding an initiative that shows promise in fighting online misinformation. Continue reading
Feb 13 Pregnant Rihanna shines bright during Super Bowl 57 halftime show By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press The singer delivered a soaring Super Bowl halftime performance with a major surprise — she is pregnant with her second child. Continue reading
Feb 13 Mahomes breaks MVP Super Bowl curse, Chiefs beat Eagles 38-35 By Rob Maaddi, Associated Press Playing on an injured ankle, Mahomes threw two touchdown passes in the fourth quarter and scrambled 26 yards on the go-ahead drive before Harrison Butker kicked a 27-yard field goal with 8 seconds left to give the Chiefs a 38-35… Continue reading
Feb 12 Watch 2:22 News Wrap: U.S. takes down unidentified object over Lake Huron In our news wrap Sunday, the U.S. military shot down a flying object over Lake Huron — the fourth to enter North American airspace in the past two weeks, a tropical cyclone is bearing down on New Zealand’s northern islands,… Continue watching
Feb 12 ‘Unidentified object’ downed by U.S. fighter jets over Lake Huron By Colleen Long, Lolita C. Baldor, Zeke Miller, Associated Press An "unidentified object” was shot down with a missile by U.S. fighter jets Sunday over Lake Huron, and it was believed to be the same one tracked over Montana and monitored by the government beginning the night before, U.S. officials… Continue reading
Feb 12 Watch 6:37 The current hurdles to putting more electric vehicles on the road By William Brangham, Andrew Corkery, Claire Mufson In last week's State of the Union, President Biden reaffirmed his administration's commitment to get more electric vehicles in American driveways. It's estimated that half of all new vehicle sales will be EVs by 2030, but the industry still faces… Continue watching
Feb 12 Sen. Schumer says 2 objects shot down over Alaska, Canada believed to be balloons By Associated Press The United States believes the unidentified objects shot down by American fighter jets over Canada and Alaska were balloons, though smaller than the China balloon downed over the Atlantic Ocean last weekend, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Sunday. Continue reading