President Donald Trump is set to address the nation Thursday at 9 p.m. ET on topics he said will include elections and voting machines, suggesting he could revisit long-debunked conspiracy theories about his 2020 defeat to Democrat Joe Biden. The speech comes as he’s escalated his calls for Republicans to pass tighter federal voting rules ahead of November’s midterm elections.
GENOA, Italy (AP) — An Italian court on Thursday convicted the former CEO of Italy’s main highway operator and 31 others in the 2018 Genoa highway bridge collapse that sent vehicles plunging and killed 43 people, a disaster that exposed serious lapses in the maintenance of Italian infrastructure.
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Catastrophic flooding in Texas after days of pounding rain forced authorities to rescue dozens of people from rising waters before sunrise Thursday while many more fled to higher ground across a region still recovering from devastating floods just a year ago.
When wildfires burn, smoke can travel long distances and degrade air quality far away, posing risks to those breathing it.
A tractor-trailer caught fire Thursday morning, forcing the closure of all lanes on a Florida Turnpike on-ramp at Bird Road in southwest Miami-Dade.
A 29-year-old man is accused of intentionally ramming his wife’s vehicle while she and four children were inside following a domestic dispute, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office.
A second man has been arrested in connection with a scheme to steal more than $31,000 worth of Apple products from a FedEx freight truck, according to Medley police.
Three men were arrested Wednesday after one of them helped the others cheat on their driver license exams in Miami-Dade County, authorities said.
When major disasters strike, Americans are routinely waiting weeks — or even months — to receive presidential approval for aid. And if they live in a state that didn’t support President Donald Trump, chances are greater that aid will be denied.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — U.S. Coast Guard crews suspended their search late Wednesday for three people missing a day after a boat capsized in the cold, choppy waters of San Francisco Bay while carrying 20 family members and friends who went out to scatter the ashes of a loved one.