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Fire at Texas Exxon Mobil refinery slightly injures 37

HOUSTON - An explosion and fire at an Exxon Mobil oil refinery in Texas on Wednesday left 37 people with minor injuries, in the latest of a series of petrochemical industry blazes this year in the Hou...

Jul 31, 2019

US officials say key rail safety technology 90% complete

WASHINGTON - The railroad industry has installed safety technology on nearly 90% of tracks where it is required, federal officials said Wednesday, but "significant work" is needed to ensure the techno...

Jul 31, 2019

Officials say 57 dead in Brazil prison riot; 16 decapitated

RIO DE JANEIRO - At least 57 prisoners were killed by other inmates during clashes between organized crime groups in the Altamira prison in northern Brazil Monday with 16 of the victims being decapita...

Jul 31, 2019

Judge: Smollett special prosecutor will still be appointed

CHICAGO - A judge told Jussie Smollett's attorneys he's not changing his mind about appointing a special prosecutor in the case against the actor and that he won't let another judge replace him. The l...

Jul 31, 2019

5 dead, 2 injured in residential shootings in Wisconsin

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. - A shooter killed three family members at a home in a small Wisconsin town, then went to a residence in a nearby community and opened fire on more people, sheriff's officials sai...

Jul 31, 2019

Johnson presses EU to give way amid no-deal Brexit warnings

LONDON - Prime Minister Boris Johnson pushed Britain closer to a no-deal exit from the European Union on Monday, insisting he will not hold Brexit talks with EU leaders unless the bloc lifts its refus...

Jul 31, 2019

Towering Broadway director and producer Hal Prince dead

NEW YORK - Harold Prince, a Broadway director and producer who pushed the boundaries of musical theatre with such groundbreaking shows as "The Phantom of the Opera," ''Cabaret," ''Company" and "Sweene...

Jul 31, 2019

R. Kelly judge to decide on order protecting evidence

CHICAGO - A federal judge overseeing singer R. Kelly's child-pornography case in Chicago is set to rule on how tightly he should restrict access to and mentions of the evidence. There's little doubt J...

Jul 31, 2019

Rare Steinbeck story, set in Paris, published this week

NEW YORK - Ernest Hemingway wasn't the only Great American Writer with something to say about Paris. Hemingway's contemporary and fellow Nobel laureate, John Steinbeck, was best known for "The Grapes ...

Jul 31, 2019

Trump signs Sept. 11 victims' compensation fund extension

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Monday signed a bill ensuring that a victims' compensation fund helping those impacted by the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks never runs out of money, ending years of leg...

Jul 31, 2019