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The scene this morning after a BNSF train carrying ethanol and corn syrup derailed and caught fire in the west-central Minnesota town of Raymond early Thursday, March 30, 2023, and residents living near the scene were evacuated in the middle of the night.

A train carrying ethanol derails and catches fire in Minnesota, evacuation lifted

Twenty-two cars, including 10 carrying ethanol, derailed west of Minneapolis; four are on fire. The derailment's cause is under investigation.

<em>Wall Street Journal</em> reporter Evan Gershkovich is escorted by Russian officers from the Lefortovsky court to a bus, in Moscow, Thursday. Russia's Federal Security Service said its agents detained Gershkovich in the Ural Mountains city of Yekaterinburg, accusing him of trying to obtain classified information.

The U.S. condemns Russia's arrest of a Wall Street Journal reporter

Evan Gershkovich, a U.S. citizen, was on a reporting assignment in the Ural mountain city of Yekaterinburg when he was detained by agents from Russia's Federal Security Service.

Emergency responders are seen near a site where two military helicopters crashed Wednesday night during a routine training mission in Trigg County, in southwestern Kentucky, on March 30, 2023.

9 people are dead after Army helicopters crash during a training mission in Kentucky

Fort Campbell says the two HH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, part of the 101st Airborne Division, crashed around 10 p.m. Wednesday in Trigg County, Kentucky. The crash is under investigation.

Rain on the windshield of a car stuck in freeway traffic in Spring Valley, Jan 19., 2017.

Latest storm piles more snow on California mountains

The Mammoth Mountain ski resort in the Eastern Sierra says this has been its snowiest season on record.

Jailed under Duterte, Philippine politician sends dire warnings on democracy

Supporters say Leila de Lima is a human rights defender still paying the price for speaking out against the abuses of the former president's drug war.

Rain falls on a pedestrian on the University of Southern California campus on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, in Los Angeles.

Another storm is expected to bring more snow and flooding to California

Storms have been sweeping across California since last December. Areas with high elevation are forecasted to experience the brunt of this week's extreme weather.

FILE - Sunrise at the U.S. Capitol, Monday, Dec. 19, 2022 in Washington.

Poll: Dangers for both parties on the economy, crime and transgender rights

The latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist survey finds the economy is still top of mind for Americans — and that both parties are vulnerable on different issues.

Kristen Stewart (left) is a fan of the surgery Léa Seydoux performs in <em>Crimes of the Future</em>.

'Crimes of the Future' is a dystopian thriller that cuts to the heart

David Cronenberg's film is set in a grim future where humans, having lost the ability to feel physical pain, start operating on their own bodies. This movie mixes blood and guts with great tenderness.

San Diego Padres owner Peter Seidler talks about the 11-year contract extension for third baseman Manny Machado during a news conference Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, at the team's spring training baseball facility in Peoria, Ariz.

Padres' Seidler willing to spend big for a shot at a parade

The most eagerly anticipated season in Padres history starts Thursday and it’s not a stretch to say that Seidler is as beloved as the superstar quartet of Manny Machado, Juan Soto, Fernando Tatis Jr. and Xander Bogaerts.

President Biden talks to the press on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One on March 28 for a trip to Durham, N.C.

President Biden pushes for assault weapons ban, but GOP leaders remain opposed

The president said he's already used the "full extent" of his executive authority to combat gun violence. GOP lawmakers argue it's premature to press bills before the facts are out.

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