Associated Press - Page 49

June 20, 2024

Train collision in Chile kills at least 2 people and injures 9 others

A train collision outside Chile's capital has left two rail workers dead and nine others injured; a freight train collided with a train on a test run, marking a rare fatal crash in the country.

June 20, 2024

Illegally brewed liquor kills at least 34 with dozens hospitalized in southern India

Indian officials said 34 people have died and more than 100 are being treated in hospitals after consuming illegally brewed liquor that was tainted with methanol.

June 20, 2024

UK investigating second Tory candidate over election betting allegations

The U.K.'s Gambling Commission is investigating a second Conservative public office candidate for allegedly placing a bet on the timing of the country's July 4 election.

June 20, 2024

Heat wave leaves at least 125 dead in Mexico

At least 125 Mexicans have been reported dead in the nation's latest heat wave, with over 2,300 more suffering from dehydration, heatstroke, and sunburn.

June 20, 2024

Rapper Travis Scott arrested for trespassing, public intoxication in Miami Beach

Rapper Travis Scott was arrested by Miami Beach police on June 20, 2024, on misdemeanor charges of trespassing and public intoxication. Scott posted bond and should be released.

June 20, 2024

Dutch PM Mark Rutte only remaining candidate for NATO chief after Romania's president withdraws

Outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte seems likely to become NATO’s next secretary general since Romanian President Klaus Iohannis has withdrawn from the race.

June 20, 2024

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signs income, property tax cuts into law

Arkansas Gov. Sanders signed legislation cutting the state's top individual tax rate and the top corporate rate, the latest in a series of AR income tax cuts in recent years.

June 20, 2024

On Juneteenth, Alabama's new National Monument to Freedom dedicated to those who endured slavery

The Equal Justice Initiative dedicated its National Monument to Freedom on Juneteenth 2024, in the new Freedom Monument Sculpture Park in Montgomery, Alabama.

June 19, 2024

Nationwide blackout reported in Ecuador

Blackouts affected the entire country of Ecuador on Wednesday after what officials report was an unexpected failure in an energy transmission line.

June 19, 2024

U.S. lawmakers meet with Dalai Lama in India, sparking anger from China

A U.S. congressional delegation, led by Rep. Michael McCaul and including former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, met with the Dalai Lama in India; the move sparked anger from China.