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FILE – An American Airlines jetliner that caught fire after landing the previous day at Denver International Airport sits near a hangar at the airport, March 14, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

NTSB finds fuel leak and improperly installed parts in the engine of an airliner that caught fire in Denver

June 6, 2025 at 8:35 a.m.

The preliminary findings don’t identify the cause of the fire because the NTSB won’t reach that conclusion until after it completes its investigation sometime next year.

FILE – In this July 28, 2012 file photo, chicken eggs are transported by conveyor belt from the production side to the packaging side at a farm in Cortland, Ind. (Aaron Piper/The Tribune via AP, File)

Egg prices could jump another 41% this year, USDA says, as Trump’s bird flu plan unveiled

March 31, 2025 at 3:45 p.m.

Farmers have already been working to protect their birds since the 2015 bird flu outbreak.

FILE – A worker heads into the JBS meatpacking plant Monday, Oct. 12, 2020, in Greeley, Colo. Meatpacking giant JBS has agreed to a $52.5 million settlement in a beef price-fixing lawsuit, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022, that some say supports their concerns about how the lack of competition in the industry affects prices. Colorado-based JBS didn’t admit any wrongdoing as part of the settlement and a spokeswoman said the company will continue to defend itself. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Labor Department puts spotlight on child labor in slaughterhouses with 3 settlements this week

January 16, 2025 at 5:57 p.m.

Greeley-based JBS USA agreed to $4 million settlement earlier in the week.

In this image taken with a long exposure, people look at the night sky towards the northern lights, or Aurora Borealis, on Friday, May 10, 2024, in Estacada, Ore. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued a rare severe geomagnetic storm warning when a solar outburst reached Earth on Friday afternoon, hours sooner than anticipated. The effects were due to last through the weekend and possibly into next week. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

Solar storm puts on brilliant light show across the globe, but no serious problems reported

May 11, 2024 at 11:45 a.m.

A powerful solar storm put on an amazing skyward light show across the globe overnight but has caused what appeared to be only minor disruptions to the electric power grid,...

People attend a candlelight vigil for victims of a shooting at a Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl victory rally Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024 in Kansas City, Mo. More than 20 people were injured and one woman killed in the shooting near the end of Wednesday’s rally held at nearby Union Station. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Kansas City tries to recover after mass shooting at Super Bowl celebration

February 16, 2024 at 9:36 a.m.

As Kansas City, Missouri, tries to recover after the mass shooting that turned a Super Bowl celebration into chaos, police are working with juvenile prosecutors to determine what happens next...

In this photo taken with a drone, portions of a Norfolk Southern freight train that derailed the previous night in East Palestine, Ohio, remain on fire at mid-day, Feb. 4, 2023. The Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration proposed a new rule Wednesday, June 21, that would require all railroads to quickly provide the details of everything aboard their trains electronically to every emergency responder within 10 miles of a derailment. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Decisions made after fiery Ohio train derailment being examined at NTSB hearing

June 22, 2023 at 11:30 a.m.

The fire chiefs whose departments were the first on scene of February’s fiery train derailment in eastern Ohio agree that firefighters need more training about hazardous chemicals, but that it...

Brain-eating amoeba suspected in second Midwest death

August 18, 2022 at 3:13 p.m.

A child likely died from a rare infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba after swimming in an eastern Nebraska river, health officials said, making it the second such probable death...

States scale back virus reporting just as cases surge

July 24, 2021 at 10:59 a.m.

Several states scaled back their reporting of COVID-19 statistics this month just as cases across the country started to skyrocket, depriving the public of real-time information on outbreaks, cases, hospitalizations...

FILE – In this Wednesday, July 7, 2021, file photo, patrons enjoy cold tropical cocktails in the tiny interior of the Tiki-Ti bar as it reopens on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles. COVID-19 cases have doubled over the past three weeks, driven by the fast-spreading delta variant, lagging vaccination rates in some states and Fourth of July gatherings. Los Angeles County public health officials have urged people to resume wearing masks indoors regardless of their vaccination status. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

U.S. COVID-19 cases rising again, doubling over three weeks

July 13, 2021 at 7:49 p.m.

The COVID-19 curve in the U.S. is rising again after months of decline, with the number of new cases per day doubling over the past three weeks, driven by the...

Stopping coronavirus is a huge challenge at crowded U.S. meat plants

April 23, 2020 at 7:49 a.m.

Daily reports of giant meat-processing plants closing because workers tested positive for the coronavirus have called into question whether slaughterhouses can remain virus-free.

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