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DEWHURST, Wis. (AP) — Nine people were killed Friday in a crash involving a semitrailer and a van at a western Wisconsin highway intersection. Preliminary reports about the early morning crash indicated the semitrailer traveling on State Highway 95 collided with the van traveling on County Highway J, southwest of the small city of Neillsville, Clark County Sheriff’s Office Chief …

SEATTLE (AP) — Over a busy, 60-day legislative session, Washington state lawmakers made strides to address the opioid crisis and ban a controversial policing practice with bipartisan support, but fell short in getting some of the most progressive bills across the finish line. The short session, which marked Jay Inslee’s final one as governor, ended Thursday with over 300 bills …

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia, which has the highest rate of adult cigarette use in the nation, could become the 12th state to ban smoking in vehicles with children present under a bill that won final legislative passage Thursday. The Republican-dominated House of Delegates passed the bill on a 66-33 vote without debate. It now goes to Republican Gov. …

BANGKOK (AP) — A rebel group in Myanmar’s northern state of Kachin said its troops on Thursday attacked more than 10 army outposts along the main road to the state capital of Myitkyina, increasing the pressure on the military government from pro-democracy resistance forces and ethnic minority armed organizations. Fierce fighting has been taking place in the area, residents told …

HOUSTON (AP) — A United flight from Houston to Fort Myers, Texas, was forced turn around Monday after one of the plane’s engines caught fire. Several of the 167 passengers aboard the Boeing 737 took video showing a line of flames shooting out of the engine, KTRK-TV reported. “I remember there was just this bright, flashing light that came through …

A BORDO DEL BARCO BRP SINDANGAN (AP) — Filipinas no le permitirá a China remover un puesto militar filipino en un disputado banco de arena en el Mar del Sur de China, dijo el miércoles un funcionario de la marina, al día siguiente de que cuatro tripulantes filipinos resultaron heridos en una confrontación entre barcos de los dos países. Las …

NEW YORK (AP) — To businesses that rely on social media platforms for advertising, client communication or direct sales, Tuesday’s Meta platforms outage was more than a communal inconvenience. Experts say that whenever there’s an outage — be it social media or other software we’ve come to rely on — it’s a reminder that small businesses need to make sure …

CIUDAD DE PANAMÁ (AP) — El Tribunal Electoral de Panamá informó el lunes en la noche que inhabilitó al exmandatario Ricardo Martinelli como candidato presidencial para las elecciones del 5 de mayo debido a la condena de prisión de más de 10 año s que se le impuso el año pasado por blanqueo de capitales. El magistrado presidente de la …

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, EE.UU. (AP) — Un avión pequeño con un solo motor se estrelló el lunes por la tarde cerca de una autopista interestatal en Nashville, Tennessee, apenas a unos kilómetros del aeropuerto al que intentaba llegar para un aterrizaje de emergencia, según las autoridades. Las cinco personas que iban a bordo murieron. El piloto hizo una llamada de emergencia …

DALLAS (AP) — American Airlines comprará 260 aviones nuevos de Boeing, Airbus y Embraer a fin de satisfacer el aumento en la demanda de viajes e incrementar su oferta de asientos privilegiados. La aerolínea anunció el lunes que presentó opciones además para adquirir otras 193 aeronaves en los años venideros. Ni la aerolínea ni las compañías fabricantes revelaron el precio …