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Appeals court overturns finding that BNSF Railway contributed to 2 asbestos deaths in a Montana town
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A federal appeals court has overturned a judge’s finding that BNSF Railway contributed to the deaths of two people in a Montana mining town where thousands have been sickened by asbestos exposure.
Following a civil trial, a jury in 2024 awarded $4 million each to the estates of the two people w ... (full story)
Penguins in party hats? Birthday cards cheer families of babies treated for botulism
The California program that provides the world’s only medical treatment for potentially deadly infant botulism also offers traumatized families hope of a different sort – silly cards on their babies’ first birthdays.
Every year, staff at the state’s Infant Botulism Treatment and Prevention Program decorat ... (full story)
Louvre Museum director resigns in wake of brazen October crown jewel heist in Paris
PARIS (AP) — The Louvre Museum's director resigned Feb, 24, ending months of questions in France’s cultural world over why no top official had stepped down after the October crown jewels theft.
Laurence des Cars' departure closed a bruising chapter for the world’s biggest museum. It came as the Louvre faces a w ... (full story)
In 'Wonder' the musical, young actors with facial differences find their voices onstage
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — When Max Voehl auditioned to play the lead role in the musical “Wonder,” he sensed he was playing a version of himself onstage.
Voehl, who was born with a bilateral cleft lip and palate, has endured multiple surgeries like Auggie Pullman — 13 to Auggie's 28. The 12-year-old from Ut ... (full story)
Prosecutors stand by former militant's conviction but blast judge's prior conduct as prosecutor
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia prosecutors defending the 2002 murder conviction of a onetime Black Panther leader known as H. Rap Brown say new DNA evidence still points strongly to his guilt in the shooting of two sheriff’s deputies. However, they also accuse the case’s original lead prosecutor, now a Fulton County judge ... (full story)