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Metro-North Railroad officials tour the scene of the train derailment, Saturday, May 18, 2013 in Bridgeport, Conn. Officials described a devastating scene of shattered cars and other damage where two trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided in Connecticut, saying Saturday it's fortunate that no one was killed and that there weren't even more injuries. (AP Photo/Connecticut Post, Christian Abraham) MANDATORY CREDIT

Weeklong traffic mess possible after CT derailment

Traffic in southwest Connecticut could be a mess for as much as a week until service is restored to the commuter rail line affected by a derailment that injured scores of passengers, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy warned Sunday. Malloy used dire language to describe traffic troubles for the work week ...

Injured passengers are transported from the scene where two Metro North commuter trains collided, Friday, May 17, 2013 near Fairfield, Conn. Bill Kaempffer, a spokesman for Bridgeport public safety, told The Associated Press approximately 49 people were injured, including four with serious injuries. About 250 people were on board the two trains, he said. (AP Photo/The Connecticut Post, Christian Abraham) MANDATORY CREDIT: CONNECTICUT POST, CHRISTIAN ABRAHAM

Train outage expected for days in US Northeast

Tens of thousands of commuters are bracing for a difficult trip around southwest Connecticut and to New York City beginning Monday as workers repair the Metro-North commuter rail line crippled by a derailment that injured scores of passengers. Crews will spend days rebuilding 2,000 feet (600 meters) of track, overhead ...

AP News in Brief at 8:58 p.m. EDT

Officer who fatally shot NY college student along with armed intruder faced harrowing choice NEW YORK (AP) — The police officer who accidentally killed a Long Island college student along with an armed intruder faced perhaps the most harrowing decision in law enforcement: choosing the split-second moment when the risk ...

Heavy rains close Atlanta area roads

Heavy rains Sunday flooded roads in the Atlanta area, interfered with a college commencement and caused a mud slide. The National Weather Service said more than five inches of rain fell in some parts of north and central Georgia. The rain closed some roads around Atlanta University Center on Sunday ...

Coast Guard rescues 13 from sinking boat in Fla.

The U.S. Coast Guard has rescued 13 people after their boat sank in the waters off Clearwater. Luckily the family's boat sank close to the Coast Guard station at Sand Key on Saturday morning. Everyone onboard was also wearing a life jacket. Rescuers escorted the boaters safely to shore. The ...

Salt Lake City gears up for $1.8B new airport

Mountain views, faster takeoffs and workout equipment are a few things Salt Lake City officials are considering as they draw up plans for a nearly $2 billion remake of the city's airport. The bulk of the budget for construction comes from fees airlines pay to use the facility and from ...

Cairo airport baggage handlers end strike

Cairo airport officials say baggage handlers have resumed work after a strike that left passengers on 20 international flights from Europe and Arab countries waiting several hours for luggage. Baggage handlers went on strike Saturday afternoon to demand stronger safety measures after a colleague died when a conveyer belt used ...

Plane crashes at Turkish airshow; pilot killed

Turkey's state-run news agency says a jet has crashed during an airshow in southern Turkey, killing its pilot. The Anadolu Agency says there were no other casualties in Sunday's crash in the southern city of Adana. There was no immediate information on the plane's type. The agency says the airshow ...

Once-homeless, man now a college grad

As the lights went out and his fellow students settled into their dorms, Joshua Williams would store two duffel bags of belongings in a friend's room and disappear into the darkness. He would leave the secure surroundings of the Bethune-Cookman University campus and head across the International Speedway Boulevard bridge ...

Idaho Press Club awards for 2012 contest

Here are the results of the Idaho Press Club Awards for stories published in 2011. The awards were announced during a banquet in Boise on Saturday evening. Daily Newspaper GENERAL EXCELLENCE - DAILY PRINT 1st Idaho Statesman 2ndIdaho Press-Tribune 3rdIdaho State Journal GENERAL NEWS STORY - DAILY PRINT 1stBetsy Z. ...

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