Houston Grand Jury Indicts ICE Agent on Charges of Ramming Man in Chase

31 October 2026 at 02:14

The agent is facing charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The immigrant who was struck is recovering from severe leg injuries.

Traffic Control Errors Caused Spain’s Deadly Train Crash, Official Says

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By: Carlos Barragán

30 October 2026 at 19:35

The transport minister said a judge would investigate controllers’ actions, including authorizing a train to proceed at high speed though another was stalled in front of it.

Removing a wrecked carriage at the scene of the crash near Urda, Spain, on Friday. At least 69 people were killed.

Spain Crash Investigators Focus on Train Traffic Controllers’ Role

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By: Jason Horowitz

29 October 2026 at 13:32

After the country’s second major rail disaster in a year, Spaniards were confronting questions about the safety of their once-vaunted rail system.

Emergency workers were still searching for survivors and victims at the site of the crash on Thursday.

At Least 68 Killed in Spain Train Crash, and Democrats’ Secret Effort to Stack Alaska’s Ballot

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By: Tracy Mumford · Will Jarvis · Margaret Kadifa · Jake Lucas · Ian Stewart · Kellen Browning and Manny Fernandez

29 October 2026 at 13:00

Plus, the legacy of Dolores Huerta.

Is There a ‘Safest Seat’ in a Train Crash? Experts Say It’s Not So Simple.

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By: Mark Walker

29 October 2026 at 06:16

After a high-speed collision near Toledo, Spain, killed at least 68 people, rail safety experts said the rough consensus that it is best to sit in the middle of a train has its limits.

Emergency workers at the scene of a crash involving two trains near Toledo, Spain, on Wednesday.

Spain Train Crash Kills at Least 68

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By: Jason Horowitz · José Bautista and Carlos Barragán

28 October 2026 at 23:26

The accident, the second in less than a year on the same busy rail line, was one of the deadliest in the country’s history.

Emergency services work at the scene of a crash between two trains in Urda, Spain, on Wednesday.

Spain Crash Survivor Describes a ‘Twisted Tangle of Metal’

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By: Carlos Barragán

28 October 2026 at 20:29

Fernando Seco, 62, said he and others moved at least a dozen wounded passengers from the crash site, using parts of the wreckage as makeshift stretchers.

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