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    This photo provided by Chris Jones shows first responders working the scene of a collision between a Greyhound passenger bus and a semi-truck on Interstate 40 near the town of Thoreau, N.M., near the Arizona border, Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018. Multiple people were killed and others were seriously injured. Officers and rescue workers were on scene but did not provide details about how many people were killed or injured, or what caused the crash. (Chris Jones via AP)
    August 31, 2018 - 8:17 pm

    Deadly New Mexico bus crash prompts negligence claims

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A California-based trucking company and one of its drivers were accused of negligence Friday in a pair of lawsuits as investigators sorted through the wreckage from a deadly bus crash on a New Mexico highway. Eight people were killed and 25 injured, including three young...
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    August 23, 2018 - 6:13 am

    World's biggest shipping firm to test Russian Arctic route

    COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish shipping group A.P. Moller-Maersk says it will send a cargo vessel through the Russian Arctic for the first time as a result of melting sea ice. Janina von Spalding, spokeswoman for the world's biggest shipping company, said Thursday the new ice class container...
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    Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs ranking member Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, left, greets Sen. Joe Donnelly, D-Ind., as the panel holds a hearing on U.S. economic sanctions against Russia and whether the actions are effective, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
    August 21, 2018 - 2:06 pm

    The Latest: Envoy: Sanctions based on malicious insinuations

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Russia sanctions (all times local): 2:05 p.m. A senior Russian diplomat has denounced the latest U.S. sanctions as baseless, saying they are based on "malicious insinuations." The Treasury Department has blacklisted two companies and two individuals suspected of...
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    Palestinian postal workers sift through eight years' worth of undelivered mail held by Israel, at the post office in the West Bank city of Jericho, Sunday, Aug. 19, 2018. In recent days the postal staff has been sorting through tons of undelivered mail in a room packed with letters, boxes and even a wheelchair. Postal official Ramadan Ghazawi says Israel did not respect a 2008 agreement to send and receive mail directly through Jordan. Israeli officials say the one-time release of 10.5 tons of mail was a "gesture." (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)
    August 19, 2018 - 2:19 pm

    Palestinians sort through 8 years of mail held by Israel

    JERICHO, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian postal workers in the West Bank are sifting through eight years' worth of undelivered mail held by Israel. In recent days the Palestinian postal staff in Jericho has been sorting through tons of undelivered mail in a room packed with letters, boxes and even a...
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    August 15, 2018 - 11:38 am

    US sanctions shipping firms over North Korea trade

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is imposing sanctions on three foreign companies it says are helping North Korea with illicit shipments of goods to fund its nuclear program. The Treasury Department said Wednesday it was taking action against the companies, which are based in China,...
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    August 10, 2018 - 8:59 am

    USPS contractor pleads guilty to stealing mailed gifts

    ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina mail carrier has acknowledged stealing mailed gifts. The Asheville Citizen-Times reports 29-year-old Jeffrey Thomas Avolese pleaded guilty Wednesday to taking around $2,500 in gift cards and cash from his U.S. Postal Service contract driver route. The...
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    August 02, 2018 - 5:55 am

    Arborist group moving headquarters from Illinois to Atlanta

    CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — The International Society of Arboriculture has announced it is moving its headquarters from Champaign, Illinois, to Atlanta. The organization that certifies arborists announced Wednesday it chose to move to Georgia's capital next year in part because of its more convenient...
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    This undated photo provided by Brunswick County Sheriff's Office shows Southport Police Chief Gary Smith. Smith was arrested following what authorities say was a "long-term investigation" by the FBI and State Bureau of Investigation. (Brunswick County Sheriff's Office via AP)
    July 30, 2018 - 8:32 am

    Entire police force suspended after N Carolina chief charged

    SOUTHPORT, N.C. (AP) — All police operations have been suspended in a North Carolina town in the aftermath of public corruption charges levied against its chief and an officer. Southport Mayor Jerry Dove tells WECT-TV that he and the city board last week asked the Brunswick County Sheriff's Office...
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    FILE - In this file photo taken on Saturday Jan.14, 2006, a 4-year old Female black Rhino, runs after it was darted at Nairobi National Park. A Kenyan wildlife official on Friday, July 13, 2018 says seven critically endangered black rhinos are dead following an attempt to move them from the capital to a national park hundreds of kilometers away. (AP Photo/Sayyid Abdul Azim, File)
    July 13, 2018 - 10:42 am

    8 endangered black rhinos die in Kenya after relocation

    NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Eight critically endangered black rhinos are dead in Kenya following an attempt to move them from the capital to a national park hundreds of kilometers away, the government said Friday, calling the toll "unprecedented" in more than a decade of such transfers. Preliminary...
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    FILE - In this April 22, 2018, file photo, San Antonio Spurs' Tony Parker (9) drives against Golden State Warriors' Quinn Cook during the second half of Game 4 of a first-round NBA basketball playoff series, in San Antonio. Tony Parker's time in San Antonio is over, after 17 seasons and four NBA championships. A person with knowledge of the negotiations says Parker has agreed to sign a two-year, $10 million deal with the Charlotte Hornets. The person spoke to AP on condition of anonymity Friday, July 6, 2018, because the deal has not been signed. (AP Photo/Darren Abate, File)
    July 06, 2018 - 6:07 pm

    Moving Day: Parker, Howard pick new spots, Melo may be next

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tony Parker went to San Antonio as a teenager nearly two decades ago, quickly became part of the Spurs' legendary Big Three and celebrated four championships while wearing silver and black. He's not done playing. He's just done in San Antonio. Parker agreed to a two-year, $10...
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