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Utah tour bus in crash that killed 4 had previous problem

A tour bus that crashed and killed four Chinese tourists near a national park in Utah in 2019 had problems earlier that day with the engine not starting, according to a new documents released Wednesday by U.S. authorities investigating the incident.

California facing ‘second dry year in a row’

California’s hopes for a wet “March miracle” did not materialize and a dousing of April showers may as well be a mirage at this point.

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Pfizer: COVID-19 vaccine protects younger teens

Pfizer said Wednesday that its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and strongly protective in kids as young as 12, a step toward possibly beginning shots before they head to school this fall.

Watergate mastermind G. Gordon Liddy dies at 90

The former FBI agent and Army veteran was convicted of conspiracy, burglary and illegal wiretapping for his role in the Watergate burglary.

Officer in Floyd case gave onlookers a ‘cold’ stare, witness says

As onlookers pleaded with Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin to take his knee off George Floyd’s neck, Chauvin just gave them a “cold” and “heartless” stare, the teenager who shot the harrowing video of the arrest testified Tuesday at Chauvin’s murder trial.

 
Video used early as ex-officer’s trial in George Floyd’s death begins

The former Minneapolis police officer charged with killing George Floyd went on trial Monday, with prosecutors showing the jury video of Derek Chauvin pressing his knee on the Black man’s neck for several minutes as onlookers yelled at him repeatedly to get off and Floyd gasped that he couldn’t breathe.

Animals likely source of COVID, new report says

A joint WHO-China study on the origins of COVID-19 says that transmission of the virus from bats to humans through another animal is the most likely scenario and that a lab leak is “extremely unlikely,” according to a draft copy obtained by The Associated Press.

 
Massive ship stuck in Suez Canal freed after 6 days

Suez Canal officials say the massive container ship that was stuck in vital waterway for nearly a week has been set free and is on the move.

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