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Justice Department sues Norfolk Southern over derailment

March 31, 2023, 9:20am Nation & World

The federal government filed a lawsuit against railroad Norfolk Southern over environmental damage caused by a train derailment on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border that spilled hazardous chemicals into nearby creeks and… Read story

Biden visits Mississippi town ravaged by deadly tornado

March 31, 2023, 8:39am Nation & World

President Joe Biden on Friday is visiting a Mississippi town ravaged by a deadly tornado, even as a new series of severe storms threatens to rip across the Midwest and… Read story

Motorcade with Britain's King Charles III, and Camilla, the Queen Consort, drives through the streets of Hamburg, Germany, Friday, March 31, 2023. King Charles III arrived Wednesday for a three-day official visit to Germany.

Charles III commorates WWII dead, child refugees in Hamburg

Motorcade with Britain's King Charles III, and Camilla, the Queen Consort, drives through the streets of Hamburg, Germany, Friday, March 31, 2023. King Charles III arrived Wednesday for a three-day official visit to Germany.

March 31, 2023, 8:10am Nation & World

King Charles III commemorated the more than 30,000 people, mostly German civilians, who were killed in the Allied bombing of Hamburg almost 80 years ago as he visited the northern city Friday on the last leg of his first foreign trip since becoming monarch. Read story

Russia might put strategic nukes in Belarus, leader says

March 31, 2023, 8:10am Nation & World

Russian strategic nuclear weapons might be deployed in Belarus along with part of Russia’s tactical nuclear arsenal, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said Friday. . Read story

Children sign a cross at an entry to Covenant School, Tuesday, March 28, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn., which has become a memorial to the victims of Monday's deadly school shooting.

Funerals set for Nashville school shooting’s 6 victims

Children sign a cross at an entry to Covenant School, Tuesday, March 28, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn., which has become a memorial to the victims of Monday's deadly school shooting.

March 31, 2023, 8:07am Nation & World

Funeral arrangements were disclosed Thursday for the six people killed in this week’s school shooting in Nashville, as the grieving city mourns the victims of the horrific attack that transformed what should have been a normal day of school on a bright, sunny morning into wrenching tragedy. Read story

Memphis shooting leaves 2 police officers, suspect wounded

March 31, 2023, 8:07am Nation & World

Two Memphis police officers and a suspect were wounded in a shooting during a foot chase in the city, authorities said. Read story

FILE - A woman walks near an uprooted tree, a flipped vehicle and debris from homes damaged by a tornado, Monday, March 27, 2023, in Rolling Fork, Miss. President Joe Biden on Friday will visit a Mississippi town ravaged by a deadly tornado even as a new series of severe storms threatens to rip across the Midwest and South.

Dangerous storms, tornadoes forecast for U.S. Midwest, South

FILE - A woman walks near an uprooted tree, a flipped vehicle and debris from homes damaged by a tornado, Monday, March 27, 2023, in Rolling Fork, Miss. President Joe Biden on Friday will visit a Mississippi town ravaged by a deadly tornado even as a new series of severe storms threatens to rip across the Midwest and South.

March 31, 2023, 8:06am Nation & World

Meteorologists are urging people in parts of the Midwest and southern U.S. to be ready Friday for dangerous weather including tornadoes, saying the conditions are similar to those a week ago that unleashed a devastating twister that killed at least 21 people in Mississippi. Read story

FILE - This aerial photo shows the movie set of "Rust" at Bonanza Creek Ranch in Santa Fe, N.M., on Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021. A judge is scheduled to resolve a weapons-related charge against a codefendant in the case against Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer during a 2021 movie rehearsal. Prosecutors have proposed plea agreement with safety coordinator and assistant director David Halls regarding his involvement in the western movie "Rust" and the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. (AP Photo/Jae C.

Court to weigh Baldwin codefendant’s plea on weapons charge

FILE - This aerial photo shows the movie set of "Rust" at Bonanza Creek Ranch in Santa Fe, N.M., on Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021. A judge is scheduled to resolve a weapons-related charge against a codefendant in the case against Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer during a 2021 movie rehearsal. Prosecutors have proposed plea agreement with safety coordinator and assistant director David Halls regarding his involvement in the western movie "Rust" and the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. (AP Photo/Jae C.

March 31, 2023, 8:06am Nation & World

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A judge is scheduled to resolve a weapons-related charge Friday against a codefendant in the case against actor Alec Baldwin for the fatal 2021 shooting of a cinematographer on a movie set. Read story

FILE - Newly appointed Minister of State for Measures for Declining Birthrate Masanobu Ogura arrives at the prime minister's office on Aug. 10, 2022, in Tokyo. Ogura, the Japanese minister in charge of tackling declining birthrates unveiled a draft proposal Friday, March 31, 2023, aimed at reversing the downtrend, including increased subsidies for childrearing and education and a salary increase for younger generations to incentivize marrying and having kids.

Japan unveils proposal to promote marriage, raise birthrate

FILE - Newly appointed Minister of State for Measures for Declining Birthrate Masanobu Ogura arrives at the prime minister's office on Aug. 10, 2022, in Tokyo. Ogura, the Japanese minister in charge of tackling declining birthrates unveiled a draft proposal Friday, March 31, 2023, aimed at reversing the downtrend, including increased subsidies for childrearing and education and a salary increase for younger generations to incentivize marrying and having kids.

March 31, 2023, 8:05am Nation & World

A Japanese Cabinet minister in charge of tackling the country’s declining birthrate unveiled a draft proposal Friday aimed at reversing the downtrend, including increased subsidies for childrearing and education and a salary increase for younger workers to incentivize marrying and having kids. Read story

In this handout photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), PCG members check the remains of the MV Lady Mary Joy that caught fire in Basilan, southern Philippines early Thursday, March 30, 2023. More than a dozen people died while other were reported missing after an inter-island cargo and passenger ferry with about 200 passengers and crew onboard caught fire close to midnight in the southern Philippines, a provincial governor said Thursday.

Death scene in burned ferry moves Filipino rescuers to tears

In this handout photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), PCG members check the remains of the MV Lady Mary Joy that caught fire in Basilan, southern Philippines early Thursday, March 30, 2023. More than a dozen people died while other were reported missing after an inter-island cargo and passenger ferry with about 200 passengers and crew onboard caught fire close to midnight in the southern Philippines, a provincial governor said Thursday.

March 31, 2023, 8:05am Nation & World

A Philippine coast guard commander said Friday that the tragic scenes of death his team saw aboard a gutted ferry, including bodies of adults clutching children, had moved them to tears and sparked fears other passengers could be found dead in the still-smoldering ship. Read story