ST. LOUIS (AP) — Railway commuters traveling between St. Louis and Chicago have yet to see faster rail journeys, despite most of the Amtrak corridor’s $1.95 billon upgrade concluding a year ago. Delays in installing and testing new GPS-related safety technology kept Amtrak trains from hitting high speeds of 90 mph during 2018, as the…
By DAISY NGUYEN , Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California police officer who was killed in the line of duty was hailed Saturday as a “Fiji-born American hero” who made the ultimate sacrifice for his adopted country. At a funeral held for Cpl. Ronil (row-neel) Singh, mourners remembered the 33-year-old officer as a…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The U.S. Senate has confirmed a new U.S. attorney for central Illinois five months after President Donald Trump nominated him. John Milhiser has been the acting U.S. attorney for the 46-county region since that nomination. The Senate’s unanimous voice vote on Wednesday solidifies his position as central Illinois’ top federal prosecutor.…
By SOPHIA ROSENBAUM A late-night fight at a suburban Los Angeles bowling alley turned deadly late Friday night, killing three men and injuring four. Police in the coastal city of Torrance responded to calls of “shots fired” at the Gable House Bowl shortly before midnight. Multiple victims were found with gunshot wounds inside Gable House…