Two migrants were found dead in a shipping container on a train the authorities stopped east of Uvalde, Texas, on Friday, according to local police. One other person was left in serious condition and another in critical condition. In a news release Friday night, Uvalde police said they “received a 911 phone call from an unknown third-party caller advising there were numerous undocumented immigrants ‘suffocating’ inside of a train car.” US Border Patrol stopped the train, which was operating on Union Pacific tracks, near the town of Knippa, northeast of...

A North Carolina teacher identified as Dawn Felix has resigned after allegedly taping 11-year-old Brady Webster’s mouth shut because he was talking too much, resulting in the boy taking a selfie and sending it to his outraged mother, Catherine Webster. The mother is speaking out after receiving the picture which shows multiple pieces of heavy-duty blue painter’s tape on her son’s mouth. The boy was humiliated by the disciplinary incident, his mother told WRAL-TV. The photo was sent to Catherine Webster in February from her son’s Smithfield Middle School sixth-grade...

Two migrants died and at least a dozen more were injured after being trapped in a train car in Texas, police said Friday. Driving the news: Uvalde Police said in a statement it responded to a tip on Friday afternoon about numerous undocumented immigrants "suffocating" inside of a train car. At least 10 people were hospitalized from the incident. • Border Patrol was notified of the tip and they stopped the train near Knippa, Texas, law enforcement said. • Two of the immigrants inside were pronounced dead, according to police....

Luis Severino is dealing with a right side, low-grade lat strain and won’t be able to make his scheduled first start of the season for the Yankees. Manager Aaron Boone said Severino felt tightness after his last start while he was performing his arm care routine and that tightness remained in the days since. Boone said this does not appear to be a long-term injury — calling it “subtle” — but said it was “probably an IL” situation for the righty. The Yankee skipper said Clarke Schmidt will likely start...

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- One day after leaving a spring training game with lightheadedness, Red Sox closer Kenley Jansen said he felt a bit better and that the issue had nothing to do with heart-related problems he has experienced in the past. Jansen left in the ninth inning of Boston’s win over the Braves on Friday night after feeling dizzy on the mound during his appearance. He said it was unlike anything he had ever experienced while pitching. • None Related: Mobile sports betting is live in Massachusetts on BetMGM....

Five people were dead and six missing after an explosion ripped through a chocolate factory in West Reading, Pennsylvania, on Friday, officials said. West Reading Police Chief, Wayne Holden, said in a brief statement he read to reporters there were rescue efforts under way at the scene. Images on WGAL television showed debris piled in the street with at least one fire still burning hours later. The tragedy struck the R.M. Palmer Company, which says on its website it has been making candy since 1948, specializing in seasonal items for...

Roads near rivers in southeast Indianapolis and southern Indiana may have some flooding this weekend after days of rain, according to the National Weather Service. "Do not attempt to cross any flooded areas," said meteorologist Randy Bowers. The National Weather Service identified the following rivers for flood warnings until the end of the day: Big Blue River at Carthage, Mill Creek near Cataract, Buck Creek at Acton and Sugar Creek at New Palestine. Smaller streams will flood this weekend and flow into larger rivers that may flood in the upcoming...

At least 23 people are dead after tornadoes tore across Mississippi overnight while thousands more are without power Saturday morning, according to state emergency officials, who said they expect the death toll to rise as cleanup and rescue efforts continue. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MSEMA) said Saturday morning that 23 people were killed by tornadoes in the state, while dozens more were injured and four people were missing. The agency noted the death toll and numbers for people injured and missing “are expected to change,” as both the agency...

A massive fire destroyed five beachside homes and left three families displaced in Scituate late Friday, news outlets reported. The five-alarm fire started at 72 Glades Road shortly after 8 p.m., spreading rapidly to multiple other homes near Minot Beach, The Boston Globe reported. The blaze destroyed five homes, three of which were burnt to rubble, and heavily damaged two other structures, according to the newspaper. Along with the Scituate Fire Department, firefighters from Duxbury, Hanover, Hanson, Hull, Plymouth and Rockland also responded to the scene of the blaze to...