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The engineer killed when the Amtrak train he was driving slammed into a parked freight train in South Carolina had seen a counselor to help him cope after being rattled by a previous train wreck, his mother said. Within the past year, Michael Kempf ‘s train hit a vehicle at a rail crossing, Catherine Kempf,

NEW YORK — A New York judge rejected a bail request Monday for a prominent Hong Kong businessman charged in a United Nations-linked bribery scandal, saying he was too great a risk to flee. U.S. District Judge Katherine B. Forrest, who set trial for Nov. 5, listened to more than an hour of arguments before

FRANKFORT, Ind. — Authorities say six people have been hospitalized after an overnight firer tore through a central Indiana farmhouse. Frankfort Fire Chief John Kirby says firefighters pulled a man and a 5-year-old boy from the home and both were airlifted to Indianapolis hospitals. He says four other victims of the fire also were sent

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Breeders’ Cup is adding the Juvenile Turf Sprint to the two-day world championships lineup, which will feature 14 races to be run Nov. 2-3 at Churchill Downs. The 5 ½-furlong Juvenile Turf Sprint will carry a $1 million purse and be open to 2-year-olds. Previously, the race was part of the

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX’s new megarocket launched on its first test flight Tuesday from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center as thousands jammed surrounding beaches. Some details about the Falcon Heavy rocket, its cargo and what’s ahead: THE ROCKET The Falcon Heavy has three first-stage boosters, strapped together with 27 engines in all. Stretching 40 feet

ARLINGTON, Texas — Australian center Liz Cambage signed a multiyear contract with the Dallas Wings on Monday, returning to the WNBA organization that drafted her second overall seven years ago. Wings president Greg Bibb called the 6-foot-8 Cambage “one of the best players in the world.” Cambage was 19 when the Tulsa Shock drafted her

ARLINGTON, Texas — Australian center Liz Cambage has signed a multiyear contract with the Dallas Wings, returning to the WNBA organization that drafted her second overall seven years ago. In announcing the deal Monday, Wings president Greg Bibb called the 6-foot-8 Cambage one of the best players in the world. Cambage was 19 when the

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — “Mudbound” director and co-writer Dee Rees is more interested in the future than she is excited about making history. Rees recently became the first black woman to get nominated for a best adapted screenplay Academy Award. “Mudbound” also scored another historic nomination for cinematographer Rachel Morrison, who became that category’s first

DETROIT — The Detroit Lions have hired Matt Patricia of the New England Patriots as their coach. The expected hiring of the defensive coordinator comes a day after the Patriots lost to the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl. Lions general manager Bob Quinn made the move Monday, reuniting with someone he worked with in

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — It’s Monday at the annual Oscars Nominees Luncheon but “The Shape of Water” director Guillermo del Toro is still riding high from his Directors Guild Award win on Saturday night. The Mexican director was all smiles thinking about the evening with his peers. Del Toro said the night was fun and

SAN FRANCISCO — The Latest on the court fight between Google spin-off Waymo and Uber (all times local): 12:45 p.m. The leader of Google’s self-driving car spinoff Waymo says one of the company’s former top engineers became “an enemy” after he left to found a startup that he later sold to Uber. Waymo CEO John

LOS ANGELES — Detectives hope the latest round of renewed interest in the mysterious 1981 death of actress Natalie Wood will bring forward new witnesses, but this may otherwise be the end of the investigation, a Los Angeles County sheriff’s official said Monday. “We’re doing our last shot here, seeing if anybody else comes forward

WASHINGTON — The Latest on the Trumps’ trip to Ohio (all times local): 5:35 p.m. The White House is responding to Monday’s stock market beating by saying President Donald Trump is focused on “long-term economic fundamentals, which remain exceptionally strong.” Spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders says those fundamentals include stronger U.S. economic growth, historically low unemployment

WASHINGTON — The Latest on the Trumps’ trip to Ohio (all times local): 3:15 p.m. President Donald Trump is accusing Democrats of being “un-American” and maybe even treasonous for failing to applaud him during his State of the Union speech. Trump says during a speech in Blue Ash, Ohio, that the Democrats last week gave

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Jazz rookie Donovan Mitchell will compete in the Slam Dunk contest during NBA All-Star weekend in Los Angeles after Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon left because of a hip injury. Mitchell will play in the Rising Stars Challenge, but will no longer take part in the Skills Challenge. The 6-foot-3,

VATICAN CITY — The latest on an Associated Press report that Pope Francis received detailed testimony from a sex abuse survivor in 2015, despite having insisted he never heard from victims (all times local): 11:40 p.m. The head of a U.S.-based group that has compiled a clergy abuse database says revelations that Pope Francis heard

VATICAN CITY — The latest on an Associated Press report that Pope Francis received detailed testimony from a sex abuse survivor in 2015, despite having insisted he never heard from victims (all times local): 11:40 p.m. The head of a U.S.-based group that has compiled a clergy abuse database says revelations that Pope Francis heard

SANTA ROSA, Calif. — The Latest on fiery, multiple-vehicle crash in Northern California (all times local): 12:10 p.m. Six people were taken to hospitals in California after a dump truck crashed into several cars, some of which were burned in a resulting fire. The Santa Rosa Press Democrat on Monday reported the injuries ranged from

“Force of Nature: a Novel” (Flatiron Books), by Jane Harper A team-building expedition into Australia’s bush land quickly evolves into a taut plot about survival — both in business and in personal life — as well as corporate intrigue, jealousy and family issues in Jane Harper’s compelling novel “Force of Nature.” Executives and assistants of

INDIANAPOLIS — The Latest on a suspected drunken-driving crash that killed Indianapolis Colts linebacker Edwin Jackson and another man (all times local): 5 p.m. A man being held in a suspected drunken-driving crash that killed Indianapolis Colts linebacker Edwin Jackson and his Uber driver had a blood-alcohol level nearly three times Indiana’s legal limit immediately

INDIANAPOLIS — The Latest on a suspected drunken-driving crash that killed Indianapolis Colts linebacker Edwin Jackson and another man (all times local): 2:25 p.m. An Indiana congressman says “all Americans” should be angry that a suspected drunken-driving crash which killed Indianapolis Colts linebacker Edwin Jackson was allegedly caused by a man police say has been

There’s a strange sense of calm that has replaced the tumult typically associated with college football recruiting this time of year. The arrival of a December signing period has removed much of the suspense from the traditional national signing day that takes place on the first Wednesday of February. About three-quarters of the top 250

NEW YORK — WETLANDS REGULATION The Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers are pushing back the implementation of a widely debated Obama-era regulation that’s opposed by many small businesses and that seeks to expand government jurisdiction over bodies of water. The agencies plan to reconsider which bodies of water should be covered

“Feel Free: Essays” (Penguin Press), by Zadie Smith The subject matter of Zadie Smith’s newest collection of essays, “Feel Free,” ranges wide. She addresses world issues from the perspective of Britain, her home, including climate change, Brexit and multiculturalism. She discusses the origin and use of Facebook. Within the fields of the arts, she presents

COLUMBIA, Maine — Two Maine game wardens and two hunters have come to the aid of a moose trapped up to its neck in a muddy spring. WGME-TV reports the hunters were searching for deer antlers in a cedar swamp in Columbia last week when they discovered the moose. The female moose was buried in