A tractor-trailer with an open top carrying 40,000 pounds of contaminated soil from the Ohio train derailment site overturned, spilling about half.
Author: Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY
2 weeks, no trash collection: Here’s why garbage is piling up in Jackson, Mississippi
Mississippi’s capital city, recently reeling from decades of infrastructure neglect that led to a water crisis, now has garbage bags piling up.
Report details sexual abuse of over 600 children by Archdiocese of Baltimore priests since 1940s
Over 150 Baltimore priests and clergy members sexually abused over 600 children across decades, a new Office of the Attorney General report found.
Adnan Syed’s conviction in ‘Serial’ case reinstated; Syed will not be taken back into custody
A Maryland appellate court said Tuesday the family of Hae Min Lee didn’t have enough time to attend the hearing that led to Adnan Syed’s release.
Roberta ‘Bobbi’ Cordano is known for being ‘the first.’ She’s determined not to be the last.
“It’s daily work to advance equality. That’s my job. That’s what I do,” says Cordano, first LGBTQ, deaf woman president of Gallaudet University.
Law doesn’t support charging Virginia 6-year-old who shot teacher, prosecutor says
The idea that a 6-year-old could stand trial is “problematic,” said the prosecutor handling the Newport News case of a boy who shot his teacher.
Tanker truck explosion kills driver, sets nearby houses ablaze in Frederick, Maryland, officials say
A tanker overturned and caught fire, killing the driver and damaging homes and vehicles in the area and shutting down Route 15 in Frederick, Maryland.
A blizzard in Southern California? What to know about weird weekend weather.
The peculiarity of the weather highlights the unique geography of Southern California. Here’s what to know.
Couple saved more than 12 days after Turkey, Syria earthquake, but children die
A man who was rescued along with his wife on Saturday said he drank his own urine to survive for more than 12 days, Turkish state media reported.
Former President Jimmy Carter enters hospice care at 98, charity says
The Carter Center said Saturday that former President Jimmy Carter has entered home hospice care. He is 98 years old.