NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A train derailment has caused a closure, authorities said. According to New Mexico State Police (NMSP), east and westbound lanes on I-40 near milepost 8 are closed. Photo C
A BNSF freight train derailed on Friday at 1:45 p.m. MT near Manuelito, New Mexico, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.
A freight train detailed and caught fire, resulting in the closure of a nearby interstate, the Arizona Department of Transportation announced on Friday. “I-40 EB is closed at milepost 357 due
Kansas City police are conducting a death investigation after a body was found near 80th and Troost on Saturday afternoon.
Erik Foote's body was discovered on Tuesday and brought to the state medical examiner's office for an autopsy. His identity was confirmed by police on Thursday evening.
A freight train carrying fuel derailed and caught fire on Friday, near the Arizona-New Mexico state line, forcing the closure of Interstate 40 highway. (Hunter Smith via X)
Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned Israel over the discovery of a nearly 300-body mass grave at the Nasser Medical Complex in Gaza’s Khan Younis, emphasising the urgent need for international intervention to address the situation. The news comes days after an earlier mass grave was discovered near Shifa Hospital. “It is regrettable and shameful that violations of international law and humanitarian values continue in such a flagrant manner in the 21st century,” ministry spokesman Ahmed...
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Border Patrol is asserting its authority to seize cannabis shipments — including commercial, state-authorized supplies — as licensed cannabis providers file complaints that more than $300,000 worth of marijuana has been confiscated in recent months at highway checkpoints in southern New Mexico. New Mexico's Democratic governor says the disruptions prompted a discussion this week with U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, whose impeachment charges...
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An excerpt from ‘Nobody Lights a Candle’, by Anjali Deshpande, translated from the Hindi by the author.
A freight train carrying fuel derailed and caught fire Friday near the Arizona-New Mexico state line, forcing the closure of an interstate highway that serves as a key trucking route. Initial passersby posted video and photos on social media of crumpled train cars and billowing, black smoke. No injuries were reported in the midday train […]