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Railroads propose safety reforms after fiery Ohio derailment
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The major freight railroads announced a number of steps Wednesday that they are taking to improve safety in the wake of last month’s fiery Ohio derailment, but it’s not clear if their actions will be enough to satisfy regulators and members of Congress who are pushing for changes.
Officials to transfer animals, drop probe on Puerto Rico zoo
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Federal authorities said Wednesday that they are dropping all investigations into Puerto Rico’s lone zoo where various species have died after reaching an agreement with the local government to transfer the animals to sanctuaries in the U.S. mainland.
Ohio McDonald’s restaurants roll out McCrispy sandwiches
McDonald’s Crispy Chicken Sandwich quickly became a fan-favorite when it first hit menus in 2021. And now, this sandwich is joining some of the Golden Arch’s most iconic menu items – McNuggets, McMuffin sandwiches and McFlurry desserts – with a new name: McCrispy.
FBI tested by attacks, politically explosive investigations
WASHINGTON (AP) — Three days after federal agents searched former President Donald Trump’s Florida home for classified documents, FBI Director Christopher Wray emailed his workforce urging them to tune out criticism from those who “don’t know what we know and don’t see what we see.”
Flights suspended as Arctic air, snow and sleet blast UK
LONDON (AP) — Dozens of flights were disrupted in the U.K. and some schools were forced to close Wednesday as snow blanketed much of the country.
Court considers if parents of school shooter can be charged
DETROIT (AP) — Prosecutors on Tuesday defended charges against the parents of a teenager who killed four students at a Michigan school in 2021, telling an appeals court that extreme drawings and the boy’s fascination with guns should have been a wake-up call on the day of the shootings.
‘Boy Meets World’ star Ben Savage enters US House race in LA
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor Ben Savage, who starred as a child in the ABC teen sitcom “Boy Meets World,” is running for a U.S. House seat in California, marking his latest attempt to make the jump from Hollywood to politics.
When Hollywood needs a movie villain, the tech bro answers
NEW YORK (AP) — “A toast to the disruptors,” Edward Norton’s tech billionaire says in Rian Johnson’s Oscar-nominated “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.”
How passengers teamed up to restrain man on chaotic flight
BOSTON (AP) — A passenger who helped restrain a threatening man on a weekend flight from Los Angeles to Boston said Tuesday that the entire chaotic episode was over within seconds thanks to teamwork.
Today in History: March 8, Joe Frazier defeats Muhammad Ali
Today is Wednesday, March 8, the 67th day of 2023. There are 298 days left in the year.
