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Authorities confirm pedestrian was struck by train June 7
Clinton Herald, Iowa via Yahoo News· 5 days agoJun. 18—Contrary to social media comments, preliminary investigations have confirmed that a pedestrian was struck by a train near the 300 block of North Second Street on the morning of Friday ...
Gateway - Jalopnik
Jalopnik· 6 days agoThe freight rail lines BNSF, CSX, Norfolk Southern, and Union Pacific have granted a whole four days of sick leave to almost half of their 93,000 workforce, with the option to use three vacation ...
John McCracken, Grist
The Raw Story· 2 days agoThis story was originally published by Grist. A low, bellowing train horn haunts the daily routine of Camanche, Iowa. In the afternoon, Alice Srp sits in...
Sinaloa drug cartel laundered millions through Chinese network in L.A., prosecutors say
Los Angeles Times· 5 days agoWith millions in cash piling up in the United States, the Sinaloa cartel needed to funnel proceeds...
Austin emergency responders heading to South Texas amid tropical storm threat
KXAN via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe Austin Fire Department has deployed ten crew members to parts of Texas that are expected to be...
The Deep Roots of the Chiquita Verdict
Time via Yahoo News· 5 days agoMore than 30,000 people participated in the strike over three weeks. Meanwhile, United Fruit hired strikebreakers to continue operations. Striking...
Motorcycle crash kills passenger, injures driver in Ashtabula County, alcohol or drugs 'may be a...
WKYC Cleveland· 2 days agoA woman died following a motorcycle crash in Ashtabula County that also seriously injured the driver...
The forgotten pioneers: Walker Browning and Billings’ Black community
Daily Montanan via Yahoo News· 5 days agoSociety has mythologized the West as a romantic and heroic era full of optimism, largely told from...
Willie Mays, baseball’s electrifying ‘Say Hey Kid,’ dies at 93
New York Times· 5 days agoWillie Mays opened his big-league career with a confidence-rattling 0-for-12 stretch before finally...
Brightline train strikes car with driver still inside, Delray Beach police say
WPTV West Palm Beach· 6 days agoPolice in Delray Beach said a Brightline train hit a car on the tracks — while the driver was still inside the vehicle — early Monday morning. Ted White, the public information officer for the ...