MEG KINNARD / The Associated PressFeb 5, 2018
A federal probe is trying to determine why a switch was in the wrong position, sending an Amtrak train into a freight train and killing two in South Carolina. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
MEG KINNARD / The Associated PressFeb 4, 2018
A passenger train slams into a freight train parked on a side track in South Carolina, the third deadly wreck involving Amtrak in less than two months. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
The Associated PressDec 18, 2017
The train was making the inaugural run on a new route in Washington state as part of a $180.7 million project designed to speed up service. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigMay 26, 2016
Etan Thomas, who once played for the Wizards, took to Facebook after a woman allegedly refused to let him take the seat next to her. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Carrie Rickey / TruthdigJan 12, 2016
The scandal-plagued awards show gets a nod for spotting groundbreakers, but the back-scratching nature of the ceremony makes it a little hard to swallow. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigOct 26, 2015
Turns out Amy and Chuck share more than their last name, their gene pool and public recognition. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigAug 25, 2015
Despite the suspect's initial claims that he had been hungry and acting purely out of self-interest when he held up a Paris-bound train last Friday, the French government is now officially investigating the foiled attempt by 26-year-old Moroccan gunman Ayoub El-Khazzani as a terrorist act. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Roisin Davis / TruthdigAug 3, 2015
With her cousin U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer alongside, the comedian unveiled a new legislative initiative taking aim at gun violence. The move is in response to the fatal shooting last month of two people at a Lafayette, La., showing of the movie comedy, which she wrote and in which she stars. The gunman then killed himself. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigJul 27, 2015
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal made an appearance on Sunday's "Face the Nation" and departed from the GOP script on gun control by recommending stricter standards in states other than his own. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 25, 2015
Patton Oswalt, Sugar Ray Leonard and Bill de Blasio are among those weighing in after the shooting that left three dead and nine wounded in Lafayette. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigJul 24, 2015
Three people died and seven others were injured at a Lafayette theater Thursday night after a gunman opened fire during a screening of "Trainwreck." One of the dead was reported to be the shooter. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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