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Chicago police officers work at the scene of a fatal car crash in the 5300 block of DuSable Lake Shore Drive Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021. According to police, two male victims were inside a vehicle driving at a high rate of speed and struck a tree. The vehicle caught on fire. Both victims were pronounced dead at area hospitals.

May 17, 2022 at 8:04 am

Nearly 43,000 people died on U.S. roads in 2021, highest in 16 years

Nearly 43,000 people were killed on U.S. roads last year, the most in 16 years, as Americans returned to the highways after the pandemic forced...

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FILE – Traffic flows along Interstate 90 highway as a Metra suburban commuter train moves along an elevated track in Chicago on March 31, 2021. With upcoming data showing traffic deaths soaring, the Biden administration is steering $5 billion in federal aid to cities and localities to address the growing crisis by slowing down cars, carving out bike paths and wider sidewalks, and nudging commuters to public transit. (AP Photo/Shafkat Anowar, File) NYCD201 NYCD201

May 16, 2022 at 2:44 am

Buttigieg sends $5B to cities for safety as road deaths soar

Upcoming data shows traffic deaths soaring in the U.S. The Biden administration is steering $5 billion in federal aid to localities to address the growing...

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May 1, 2022 at 11:46 am

GOP Gov Hutchinson says 2024 presidential bid ‘on the table’

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson says he is weighing a presidential run in 2024 and his decision won’t be affected by whether former President Donald Trump...

April 24, 2022 at 8:45 am

Warren calls McCarthy a ‘liar’ and ‘traitor’ over Jan 6 tape

Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren is slamming Rep. Kevin McCarthy as a “liar and a traitor” over recordings that show the House Republican leader, despite his...

April 10, 2022 at 7:22 am

US doubts new Russian war chief can end Moscow’s floundering VIEW

Russia has tapped a new Ukraine war commander to take centralized control of the next phase of battle after its costly failures in the opening...

March 27, 2022 at 2:54 pm

AP FACT CHECK: Trump distorts Obama-Biden aid to Ukraine

Former President Donald Trump is misrepresenting the amount of U.S. military aid provided to Ukraine during the Obama-Biden administration.

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Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson testifies during her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) DCAH141 DCAH141

March 23, 2022 at 1:55 pm

AP FACT CHECK: Senators misrepresent Jackson on abortion VIEW

Republican senators are painting Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson as broadly hostile to anti-abortion views.

March 22, 2022 at 8:16 am

AP FACT CHECK: Republicans skew Jackson’s record on crime VIEW

Republican senators are characterizing Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson’s judicial views as extremist and soft on crime.

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FILE – Tulsa Transit General Manager Ted Rieck boards a new electric bus on Aug. 3, 2021 in Tulsa, Okla. Tulsa Transit has 4 new electric buses in their fleet. Public transit systems straining to win back riders after crushing waves of the COVID-19 pandemic are getting a $3 billion boost to stay afloat and invest in electric buses. It’s part of several initiatives being announced by the Biden administration March 7, 2022, to promote green-friendly mass transit as workers begin returning to offices (Mike Simons/Tulsa World via AP, File) OKTUL202 OKTUL202

March 7, 2022 at 2:21 am

Public transit gets $3.7B to woo riders, adopt green fleets WATCH

Public transit systems straining to win back riders after being crushed by COVID-19 are getting a $3.7 billion boost to stay afloat and invest in...

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March 2, 2022 at 5:00 am

Buttigieg tells states to consider safety for road projects

The federal government has a new warning to states seeking billions of dollars from President Joe Biden’s infrastructure law to widen roads: You must protect...