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Freight train derailment, fire forces Interstate 40 closure near Arizona-New Mexico line

LUPTON, Ariz. (AP) — A freight train carrying fuel derailed and caught fire Friday near the Arizona-New Mexico state line, forcing the closure of...

Harvey Weinstein due back in court, while a key witness weighs whether to testify...

Harvey Weinstein will appear in a New York City court next week, the first step in potentially retrying the film mogul after his 2020...

South Dakota governor, a potential Trump running mate, writes in new book about killing...

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem — a potential running mate for presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump — is getting attention again. This time,...

Commerce Department announces new restrictions on U.S. firearms exports

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Commerce Department on Friday announced new restrictions on U.S. firearms exports in an effort to prevent the guns from ending...

Charges revealed against a former Trump aide and 4 lawyers in Arizona fake electors...

PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities revealed Friday the conspiracy, fraud and forgery charges filed against an ex-aide of former President Donald Trump and four attorneys...

Planning for potential presidential transition underway as Biden administration kicks it off

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's administration on Friday formally began planning for a potential presidential transition, aiming to ensure continuity of government no...

Biden officials indefinitely postpone ban on menthol cigarettes amid election-year pushback

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration is indefinitely delaying a long-awaited menthol cigarette ban, a decision that infuriated anti-smoking advocates but could avoid...

140,000 people did their taxes with the free IRS direct file pilot. But program’s...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS said Friday that more than 140,000 taxpayers filed their taxes through its new direct file pilot program and participants...

President Joe Biden says he’s ‘happy to debate’ Donald Trump. Trump says he’s ready...

NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden said Friday that he is willing to debate his presumptive Republican opponent, Donald Trump, later this fall...

Long flu season winds down in US

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. flu season appears to be over. It was long, but it wasn't unusually severe.Last week, for the third...