A three-story building collapsed in Brooklyn, New York, on Wednesday, killing at least four people and injuring 17 others as more than 250 firefighters and emergency workers searched for survivors. Officials said the search could take days to complete.
Democrat Scott Colom defeated Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi’s U.S. Senate race, becoming the state’s first Black senator elected since Reconstruction and its first Democratic senator since 1982. Hyde-Smith conceded the race Wednesday.
An Amtrak train struck a vehicle at a railroad crossing on Wolf Road in Western Springs Wednesday morning, injuring at least three people and setting the vehicle on fire. One victim was hospitalized with serious injuries.
Three people suffered minor injuries after scaffolding and part of a brick exterior wall collapsed onto a street in Aurora, closing a stretch of Route 25. Reports conflict on whether the collapse occurred overnight Wednesday or Thursday morning.
An 18-year-old University of Mississippi student linked to a viral video showing women making monkey sounds outside a Black student’s apartment has since apologized and withdrawn from the school. Her family has ties to Kunes Auto Group, a Midwest dealership chain with more than 50 locations.
An Amtrak train struck a vehicle at a railroad crossing in Western Springs, killing two Pleasantdale School District 107 students. A third person was hospitalized in serious to critical condition.
Civil lawsuits filed in Cook County accuse the Salvation Army of covering up sexual abuse allegations at a center in St. Charles, alleging officers were aware of misconduct and failed to act.
A building collapse in Brooklyn killed at least eight people and injured 23 others Wednesday afternoon, with rescue crews searching the rubble as officials warned additional victims may still be missing.
Democrat Scott Colom defeated Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi’s U.S. Senate race, with Fox News describing the result as the first Democratic Senate win in the state since 1982.
President Trump declared the U.S. is pursuing total victory against Iran while Secretary of State Marco Rubio said economic pressure has eliminated the need for major military action, as a foreign policy analyst warned the conflict remains far from resolved.