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NTSB: Impaired driver likely cause of GOP train crash

The driver's blood contained the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana as well as an anti-seizure medication for which investigators found no prescription.

Nation Video shows teen's beating during W. Virginia traffic stop
A police dashcam video released Thursday shows a West Virginia police officer kicking and punching a handcuffed teenage boy on the ground and kneeling on his shoulder during a November traffic stop.
3/21/19
Nation Missouri gov. declares state of emergency amid flooding
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson declared a state of emergency Thursday following flooding that left several people stranded and continues to cause damage and strain levees in several Midwest states.
3/21/19
World European Union offers UK more time to leave the bloc
BRUSSELS — Worn down by three years of indecision in London, European Union leaders on ...
3/21/19
Nation LI and NYC photos of Jimmy Carter, who tied a record today
On Thursday, Jimmy Carter, who is 94, tied George H.W. Bush's record for the oldest living former president in U.S. history.
3/21/19
World New Zealand banns 'military-style' guns immediately
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced an immediate ban Thursday on semiautomatic and automatic weapons like the ones used in the attacks on two mosques in Christchurch that killed 50 worshippers.
3/21/19
World Women's health issues focus of conference
UNITED NATIONS — Jincy Chacko, a registered nurse at Northwell Health in New Hyde Park, ...
3/21/19
Nation Trump: U.S. recognizes Israeli control of Golan Heights
JERUSALEM — President Donald Trump abruptly declared Thursday the U.S. will recognize Israel's sovereignty over ...
3/21/19
World Photos: Extreme weather and natural disasters
See photos of extreme weather, natural disasters and their aftermath from around the globe.
3/19/19
Politics 1600: Trump and the question of free inquiry
Signaling civic virtue Joined by students who complained of having their conservative and religious messages ...
3/21/19
Nation Trump signs order on colleges and free speech
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to withhold federal research ...
3/21/19
New York Mail bomb suspect pleads guilty in NYC
"I made devices designed to look like pipe bombs and sent them in the U.S. mail," Cesar Sayoc said. "...I sent all of the 16 devices with the intent to threaten and intimidate people, and with the intent to injure property."
3/21/19
Nation LI and NYC photos of Jimmy Carter, who tied a record today
On Thursday, Jimmy Carter, who is 94, tied George H.W. Bush's record for the oldest living former president in U.S. history.
3/21/19