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Over 1,000 firefighters train at Arizona Wildfire Academy
On heels of dry winter, firefighters in US brace for wildfires

PRESCOTT, Arizona: More than 1,000 firefighters and fire managers recently trained at the annual wildfire academy in Arizona. They...

Ex-NYC fire chief sentenced to nearly 2 years for bribery scheme
Ex-FDNY chief gets nearly 2 years in federal prison for taking bribes

NEW YORK CITY, New York: A former New York City Fire Department chief has been sentenced to nearly two years in federal prison for...

Rail giant wants help to pay Ohio-Pennsylvania derailment settlement
Trial to decide $600 million settlement in Norfolk Southern derailment

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio: Norfolk Southern wants two other companies to help pay for the $600 million settlement it agreed to after a major...

Wildfire in eastern Sierra burns 1,000 acres, triggers evacuations
Growing eastern California wildfire compels evacuations, Cal Fire says

BISHOP, California: A fast-growing wildfire in California's Eastern Sierra region has burned 1,000 acres and forced people to leave...

Passenger plane, military jet avoid collision in Washington D.C.
Passenger plane, Air Force jet avoid near collision in Washington D.C.

WASHINGTON, D.C.: A U.S. passenger plane getting ready to take off and a military jet coming in were told to change course to avoid...

Radio Free Asia faces shutdown without urgent court relief
Radio Free Asia to shut down by April end without court intervention

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Radio Free Asia, a key voice in press freedom across the continent for nearly three decades, is now warning it may...

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NASA, Boeing push ahead with Starliner tests for 2025, 2026 launch
NASA, Boeing to start testing Starliner for next flight in early 2026

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida: After a rocky debut marked by a critical system malfunction, NASA and Boeing are moving forward with testing...

Travis Scott India Tour: Second show added to rapper's Delhi schedule
Travis Scott India Tour: Second show added to rapper's Delhi schedule

New Delhi [India], April 5 (ANI): There's great news for fans of Travis Scott in India as now one more show has been added to the rapper's...

'Hercules: The Legendary Journeys' actor Robert Trebor dies at 71
'Hercules: The Legendary Journeys' actor Robert Trebor dies at 71

Washington [US], April 5 (ANI): Actor Robert Trebor, best known for his roles as Salmoneus in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and...

(SP)CANADA-TORONTO-BASKETBALL-NBA-RAPTORS VS PISTONS
(SP)CANADA-TORONTO-BASKETBALL-NBA-RAPTORS VS PISTONS

(250405) -- TORONTO, April 5, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Orlando Robinson (L) of Toronto Raptors fights for a rebound with Simone Fontecchio...

(SP)CANADA-TORONTO-BASKETBALL-NBA-TRAIL BLAZERS VS RAPTORS
(SP)CANADA-TORONTO-BASKETBALL-NBA-TRAIL BLAZERS VS RAPTORS

(250404) -- TORONTO, April 4, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Orlando Robinson (R) and RJ Barrett (L) of Toronto Raptors fight for a rebound with...

Florida is home to about 341,000 immigrants from Venezuela and Haiti who may soon lose residency, work permits
Florida is home to about 341,000 immigrants from Venezuela and Haiti who may soon lose residency, work permits

Florida leads the nation in the number of immigrants with Temporary Protected Status, or TPS. Soon after taking office, the Trump...

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