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Truck driver arrested in multi-vehicle freeway crash that killed 7 in Oregon
ALBANY, Ore. ((DailyNews)) — The driver of a semitruck that slammed into a passenger van on Interstate 5 in western Oregon, killing 7...
Embattled 1st Black St. Louis prosecutor Kim Gardner resigns
ST. LOUIS ((DailyNews)) — Embattled St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner, the city’s first Black prosecutor and a Democrat, announced Thursday that she...
At least 6 dead after dust storm causes crashes in Illinois
DIVERNON, Ill. ((DailyNews)) — A windstorm in central Illinois kicked up dangerous clouds of blinding dust off farm fields Monday, causing numerous crashes...
U.S. Army parachute team member dies in training accident
HOMESTEAD, Florida ((DailyNews)) — A member of the U.S. Army Parachute Team has died after sustaining injuries during a training jump at Homestead Air...
US probes Tesla Autopilot, steering wheels that can come off
DETROIT ((DailyNews)) — U.S. safety regulators are turning up the heat on Tesla, announcing investigations into steering wheels coming off some SUVs and a...
Safety agency opens probe of Norfolk Southern rail accidents
OMAHA, Neb. ((DailyNews)) — Federal investigators are opening a wide-ranging investigation into one of the nation’s biggest railroads following a fiery derailment on the...
Athlete dead in shipwreck left Pakistan to help disabled son
QUETTA, Pakistan ((DailyNews)) — A Pakistani national soccer team player who died in a migrant shipwreck off of Italy’s southern coast embarked on the...
Georgia star Jalen Carter charged with racing in fatal wreck
ATLANTA ((DailyNews)) — Georgia defensive tackle Jalen Carter, projected as one of the top players in next month’s NFL draft, has been charged with...
Italy: Migrants paid 8,000 euros each for ‘voyage of death’
CROTONE, Italy ((DailyNews)) — Rescue teams pulled more bodies from the sea on Tuesday, bringing the death toll from Italy’s latest migration tragedy to...