Two months after a railroad bridge collapse sent carloads of hazardous oil products plunging into Montana’s Yellowstone River, the cleanup workers are gone and a mess remains. (Aug. 24) (AP Video/Matthew Brown)
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Man facing eviction opens fire on officers
A man facing eviction opened fire at officers from inside a Pittsburgh home Wednesday, shooting down police drones and prompting evacuations in the neighborhood, in a gunbattle and siege that lasted much of the day and ended with authorities saying he …
Missouri schools struggle in late-summer heat wave
Temperatures are soaring in the central U.S. The deadly late summer heat wave is a problem for schools, which struggle to keep buildings and buses cool. Some schools are having to cut the day short to beat the heat. (Aug. 23) (AP video: Nick Ingram)
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60th Anniversary of 1963 March on Washington
Associated Press democracy, race and ethnicity reporter Gary Fields talks about the 1963 March on Washington and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech. (Aug. 23) (AP production by Serkan Gurbuz)
Andrew Young: ‘Freedom is a constant struggle’
Sixty years after the March on Washington, Ambassador Andrew Young reflects on the march’s success, and the triumphs and struggles that followed. (Aug. 23)
Orphaned puma cubs have new home at Philadelphia Zoo
Two rescued puma cubs, believed to be orphaned after their mother was shot by a farmer, have arrived at Philadelphia Zoo where they will be provided a new permanent home. (Aug. 25)
Relief after Pakistan cable car rescue
Eight people who were trapped in a disabled cable car dangling high above a valley in Pakistan returned safely to the ground Tuesday after military commandos staged a daring and delicate rescue using helicopters and a makeshift chairlift. (Aug. 23) (AP…
No charges for Heard over dogs
Australian prosecutors dropped a potential criminal case against American actor Amber Heard over allegations that she lied to a court about how her Yorkshire terriers Pistol and Boo came to be smuggled into Australia eight years ago. (Aug. 23)
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Russia downs Ukrainian drones over Moscow
Russian defenses downed Ukrainian drones in Moscow and the region around the capital early Wednesday, the defense ministry and the mayor said. No casualties were reported. (August 23)
DNA sought from families of Hawaii wildfire missing
Authorities in Hawaii on Tuesday pleaded with relatives of those missing after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century to come forward and give DNA samples, saying the low number provided so far threatens to hinder efforts to identify any re…