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ELKHART, Ind. — Authorities say a 23-year-old northern Indiana man died when he drove his pickup truck around railroad crossing arms and collided with a freight train. The Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department said Franky Reeves of Osceola died in the fiery crash about 4:30 a.m. Wednesday on a rural road along the Elkhart-St. Joseph county

BEREA, Ohio — Myles Garrett has shredded Ben Roethlisberger. It’s time to tear up the real Big Ben. If he can get his hands on him. Cleveland’s defensive end, who playfully destroyed a photo of Roethlisberger as part of a video parody during the offseason, gets his first crack at Pittsburgh’s star quarterback in a

NEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday: Twitter Inc., down $2.11 to $32.73 Social media executives testified before Congress about their efforts to fight election meddling and charges of political bias. Vera Bradley Inc., up $2.11 to $16.40 The clothing and accessories retailer raised its profit forecast after a strong second

NEW YORK — A day after The Associated Press reported the Kushner family real estate firm owes over a half-million dollars in unpaid fines to New York City, an official is calling for a probe into the larger problem of why a whopping $1.5 billion fines has gone uncollected from landlords and others across the

TOKYO — A powerful earthquake shook Japan’s northernmost main island of Hokkaido early Thursday, causing landslides that crushed homes, knocking out power across the island, and forcing a nuclear power plant to use a backup generator. The magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck southern Hokkaido at 3:08 a.m. Thursday at the depth of 40 kilometers (24 miles),

TOKYO — A powerful earthquake hit wide areas on Japan’s northernmost main island of Hokkaido early Thursday, triggering landslides as well as causing the loss of power at nearly all of 3 million households and a nuclear power plant to go on a backup generator. A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck southern Hokkaido at 3:08 a.m.

SAPPORO, Japan — The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 6.6 earthquake has hit northern Japan near a major city. The agency says earthquake struck the island of Hokkaido about 3 a.m. Thursday and had a depth of 33.4 kilometers (21 miles). The quake’s epicenter is about 27.3 kilometers (17 miles) east of the city

CINCINNATI — Andy Dalton has a reserved parking space near to the players’ entrance at Paul Brown Stadium this year. The leisurely walk reminds him that he’s no longer an up-and-comer. The chances to break that long playoff drought are starting to dwindle for the 30-year-old quarterback. Coming off one of his least-productive seasons, Dalton

CLEVELAND — Corey Kluber became the first 18-game winner in the majors this season, striking out 10 and pitching the Cleveland Indians past the Kansas City Royals 3-1 Wednesday. The Indians moved closer to the third straight AL Central title and reduced their magic number for clinching the division to nine. Kluber (18-7) allowed one

UNITED NATIONS — The 10 elected members of the U.N. Security Council are calling for stepped up efforts to find a peaceful solution in Syria’s rebel-held Idlib province, where a major government offensive is expected. The council members issued a joint statement Wednesday expressing deep concern that a full-scale military operation in Idlib will lead

CHICAGO — Alvin Brian “Ab” McDonald, who played 14 NHL seasons and scored the Stanley Cup-winning goal for the Chicago Blackhawks in 1961, has died. He was 82. McDonald died Tuesday night, according to Blackhawks. The forward played 762 regular-season and 84 NHL playoff games followed by two seasons in the World Hockey Association, where

NEW YORK — Sprouts plans to test curbside grocery pickup, following bigger chains like Walmart and Kroger that have been expanding the service as a way to make shopping more convenient and boost sales. CEO Amin Maredia said Wednesday the tests will occur in the next few months, but declined to specify where. Phoenix-based Sprouts

NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. — Easily overlooked in golf this week is that other “cup,” the one more about finances than flags. Jordan Spieth sure hasn’t forgotten about the FedEx Cup. One year after he was in the mix for the $10 million bonus until the final hour at East Lake in Atlanta, Spieth is simply

Nike has unveiled its first “Just Do It” ad narrated by Colin Kaepernick and a person familiar with the situation says the spot is scheduled to air during the NFL season opener on Thursday night and during football games throughout the season. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because details of the airing have

PARIS — Paris Saint-Germain’s Kylian Mbappe has been suspended for three matches after being sent off during a French league game last weekend. The 19-year-old striker, a member of the France squad which won the World Cup in July, received a red card in stoppage time during PSG’s 4-2 win over Nimes. Mbappe scored in

FORT WORTH, Texas — A federal judge in Texas did not immediately rule on the latest push by Republicans to end the Affordable Care Act. A small group of protesters Wednesday stood outside a Fort Worth, Texas, courtroom where 20 Republican-led states have launched a new challenge over the law that insures 20 million Americans.

PHOENIX — Authorities say a body found in Arizona has been identified as that of a missing 19-year-old Phoenix woman and the case is being investigated as a homicide. Maricopa County sheriff’s officials say Kiera Lanae Bergman was last seen alive at her home on Aug. 4. Her body was found Monday in Buckeye near

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A student has been shot and killed outside a Rhode Island high school on just the second day of the academic year. Providence Police Chief Col. Hugh Clements tells the Providence Journal the male student died after he was shot outside the Providence Career and Technical Academy on Wednesday afternoon. The victim,

WASHINGTON — The Latest on U.S.-Canada negotiations on a revamped North American Free Trade Agreement (all times local): 3:21 p.m. President Donald Trump describes ongoing trade talks with Canada as “intense” but says the United States doesn’t have much to lose. “If it doesn’t work out … that’s going to be fine for our country,”

WASHINGTON — The Latest on U.S.-Canada negotiations on a revamped North American Free Trade Agreement (all times local): 2:03 p.m. Canada’s trade envoy — Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland — sounded positive after emerging from three hours of talks Wednesday with U.S. Trade Rep. Robert Lighthizer. “The atmosphere continues to be constructive and positive,” Freeland

BOGOTA, Colombia — The United Nations says that more than 1.6 million Venezuelans have left their country since the start of 2015, generating an international migrant crisis that has set off alarms in South America and recently led to violent confrontations between migrants and local populations. Here are some facts about Venezuela’s migrant crisis. WHY

SAN FRANCISCO — The cost of repairs and other improvements stemming from last year’s near-disaster at the nation’s tallest dam is $1.1 billion, a staggering total nearly $250 million over projections at the start of the year and that could go higher, California officials said Wednesday. Recent additions to crews racing to meet a Nov.

SAN FRANCISCO — The cost of repairs and other improvements stemming from last year’s near disaster at the nation’s tallest dam is $1.1 billion, a staggering total nearly $250 million over projections at the start of the year and that could go higher, California officials said Wednesday. Recent additions to crews racing to meet a

SAN FRANCISCO — Officials say the cost of dealing with last year’s near-disaster at the nation’s tallest dam in California have climbed to more than $1 billion. The state Department of Water Resources said Wednesday construction costs and related expenses are driving the increase at Oroville Dam. Department spokeswoman Erin Mellon says more workers were

OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Alex Collins enters this season looking to gain 1,000 yards, enhance his stature among NFL running backs and help the Ravens reach the postseason for the first time since 2014. These goals are far more ambitious than his singular objective of a year ago, which was simply to earn a place