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A freight train derailed outside Baltimore on Tuesday afternoon, sending a huge plume of smoke billowing from flaming wreckage.Hazardous-materials crews were dispatched to the crash site in Rosedale, Md., NBC affiliate WBAL reported. Several cars from the CSX train were off the tracks, and it appeared some adjacent buildings were damaged.No injuries have been reported and the cause was unknown.Amt...
A Florida judge ruled Tuesday that George Zimmerman’s defense team cannot mention Trayvon Martin’s suspension from school, prior marijuana use, text messages or past fighting during opening statements at next month’s trial.Judge Debra Nelson said that during the trial she will consider motions to admit details as evidence on a case-by-case basis, outside the presence of jurors who will decide if Z...
An American woman who went to Mexico for a family funeral has been stuck there for nearly a week, accused of smuggling drugs and facing a potential 10-year prison sentence.Yanira Maldonado's family says she is a victim of Mexican corruption and is hopeful a judge frees her today.Six days ago, Maldonado and her husband, Gary, were on a bus to Phoenix after going to her aunt's funeral in Mexico. The...
