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LINCOLN, Ala. – About 500 residents evacuated their homes after a train carrying sodium cyanide rear-ended a second train and caught fire, authorities said. No injuries were reported. The collision Wednesday evening in north Alabama sent flames and a plume of black smoke into the air that could be seen …

WASHINGTON – Vice President Dick Cheney is expected to testify as a defense witness in the CIA leak case brought against his former chief of staff, I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, lawyers said Tuesday. Libby faces a January trial on perjury and obstruction charges for allegedly lying to investigators about what …

Coca-Cola was sued Friday in an attempt by parents to force soft drink makers to eliminate ingredients in their products that can form cancer-causing benzene. The complaint against the soft drink giant came as two other companies settled a lawsuit over benzene, which is linked to leukemia. Atlanta-based In Zone …