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Union Pacific Corp. could reach an agreement to acquire Norfolk Southern Corp. and create a transcontinental rail behemoth as soon as early next week, people familiar with the matter said.

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DENVER — One person was taken to a hospital Saturday afternoon after an equipment problem on an American Airlines flight at Denver International Airport forced passengers and crew to evacuate onto the runway.

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LOS ANGELES — Afghans who relocated to California have been reeling over the past few months and weeks as the Trump administration has moved to end deportation protections amid increasing efforts to further restrict ...Read more

CHICAGO — The Plainfield man convicted of killing a Palestinian American boy in an October 2023 hate crime has died in state prison just weeks after his sentencing, the Will County sheriff’s office said Saturday.

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BALTIMORE — At least 13 people have died so far because of heat-related illnesses in Maryland during this year’s “heat season,” up from this time last year, according to a report sent to The Baltimore Sun from the ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A home linked to a pastor featured in the Netflix docuseries “Dancing for the Devil: The 7M TikTok Cult” was raided Friday by federal agents in relation to an investigation into sex trafficking, money ...Read more

CHICAGO — Daniel Kirzane said he was cautious and curious after learning someone posted antisemitic graffiti across the street from his synagogue in Hyde Park. While the congregation contacted Chicago police just to be ...Read more

MIAMI — A plume of Saharan dust is blanketing South Florida this weekend, resulting in hazy skies, diminished air quality and lower-than-normal chances for rain, according to the National Weather Service in Miami.

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A federal judge in Miami is expected to hear arguments Monday from attorneys who say the Trump and DeSantis administrations are holding detainees at Alligator Alcatraz without charges and without ...Read more

CAMARILLO, Calif. — Ever since federal immigration agents raided one of the largest licensed cannabis operators in the state this month, the phones of cannabis industry insiders have been blazing with messages of fear, ...Read more

A coalition led by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in Sudan declared its own government on Saturday, a decision that raised concerns the north African nation was headed toward partition and continued war.

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BALTIMORE — A pastor from Maryland’s Eastern Shore has been arrested by U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement and transported to a detention facility in Louisiana after the agency said he overstayed his visa.

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Billy Joel felt "really hurt" after Sir Elton John encouraged him to go to rehab.

The 76-year-old star admits that some "bad blood" developed between himself and Elton, after the Your Song hitmaker publicly suggested that...Read more

Jamie Lee Curtis felt "tremendous maternal care" for Lindsay Lohan after they starred together in Freaky Friday.

The 66-year-old actress starred alongside Lindsay, 39, in the 2003 comedy movie, and Jamie admits that she ...Read more

Ozzy Osbourne's autobiography will be "brutally honest".

The iconic star passed away on July 22, aged 76, and his upcoming autobiography will explore the ups and downs of his life, including the cheating scandal that ...Read more

Brittany Snow still doesn't feel like she's "made it" in Hollywood.

The 39-year-old actress has enjoyed a hugely successful career, starring in films such as The Pacifier, John Tucker Must Die, Hairspray and the Pitch ...Read more

Christopher Rufo, the conservative activist who has been influential in the White House’s efforts to reshape higher education, now wants to expand the campaign well beyond the elite schools that have borne the brunt of ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — L.A. County plans to pay more to upgrade the Gas Company Tower than it did to buy the downtown skyscraper in the first place.

County officials agreed last November to pay $200 million for the 52-story ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A Tunisian man is enduring “inhumane conditions” inside the Federal Building in downtown Los Angeles after U.S. immigration authorities arrested him this month, his family says.

Rami Othmane was held ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — A man serving a 105-year prison sentence for a string of violent 2008 gang attacks became a free man this week, when prosecutors dismissed his charges on the eve of a third trial spurred by a scolding ...Read more