Tweet SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The San Antonio Fire Department says it’s rescued more than 200 people from homes and cars amid flooding that killed at least one person…. See the rest here: San Antonio flooding kills 1; 200-plus rescued  Read More →

Tweet SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – One woman died when her car was washed off a bridge and a second was believed to have drowned on Saturday as drenching rains in San Antonio triggered floodwaters so strong they swept a city bus off the street and forced the rescue of some 130 people, officials said. The rest is here: Two believed dead as heavy... 

Tweet CHAFFEE, Mo. (AP) — A highway overpass in southeast Missouri collapsed early Saturday when rail cars slammed into one of the bridge’s pillars after a cargo train collision, authorities said. More here: Mo. highway buckles after rail cars hit overpass  Read More →

Tweet ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. More: Giffords, husband address graduates at Bard  Read More →

Tweet VICKSBURG, Mississippi (Reuters) – A century and a half after the Civil War’s battle of Vicksburg, a large group of Iowans led by Governor Terry Branstad joined Southerners on Saturday to commemorate the Iowa soldiers who lost their lives on the Mississippi battlefield. Read the original post: Mississippi monument rededicated... 

Tweet SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Massive flooding from torrential rains in the San Antonio area left at least one person dead Saturday and sent emergency workers rushing in boats to rescue more than 100 residents stranded in cars and homes…. View post: San Antonio flooding kills 1; dozens rescued  Read More →

Tweet SEATTLE (AP) — The chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board said Saturday the bridge collapse in Washington state is a wake-up call for the nation…. Original post: NTSB: Bridge collapse in Wash. is wake-up call  Read More →

Tweet NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) – A leading official from the Catholic archdiocese of Newark has resigned his post as vicar general following the arrest of a priest accused of violating a deal that barred him from interacting with children, the archdiocese said on Saturday. Here is the original post: Newark archdiocese official resigns... 

Tweet SEATTLE (AP) — It’s going to take time to find both short- and long-term fixes for the bridge that collapsed on Interstate 5, Washington state officials said Saturday as federal inspectors scoured for clues that may impact bridge safety across the nation…. Here is the original post: Quick, long-term fixes in works for Wash.... 

Tweet SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state officials say it’s going to take time to find both short- and long-term fixes for the bridge that collapsed on Interstate 5 on Thursday…. Go here to read the rest: Both quick, long-term fixes in works for WA bridge  Read More →