Union Pacific wants to buy Norfolk Southern in a $85 billion deal that would create the first transcontinental railroad in the U.S, and potentially trigger a final wave of rail mergers across the country. The proposed merger, announced Tuesday, would marry Union Pacific’s vast rail network in the West with Norfolk’s rails that snake across 22 Eastern states, and the District of Columbia.
Officials say Russian glide bombs and ballistic missiles have struck a Ukrainian prison and a medical facility as Russia’s relentless strikes on civilian areas killed at least 27 people across the country. The attacks came despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to soon punish Russia with sanctions and tariffs unless it stops the barrages. Authorities said four powerful Russian glide bombs hit a prison in Ukraine’s southeast, killing at least 16 inmates and wounding more than 90 others. In the Dnipro region of central Ukraine, authorities said Russian missiles partially destroyed a three-story building and damaged a maternity hospital and a city hospital ward. Regional authorities said at least five people were killed, including a 23-year-old pregnant woman.
Officials say a man carrying a rifle killed four people at a New York City office tower. The shooting took place Monday afternoon at a midtown Manhattan office building that houses finance companies and the NFL headquarters. The victims include an off-duty New York City police officer. The gunman also wounded a fifth person before taking his own life. He was identified as a Las Vegas resident. Four other people got minor injuries attempting to flee the scene. Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said the gunman had a "documented mental health history." The motive is still unknown.
At least two people, including a New York City police officer, were shot Monday in a midtown office building that houses some of the country’s top financial firms and the National Football League, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.
The person, who did not immediately know the victims' conditions, was not authorized to publicly discuss the ongoing investigation and spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity.
The Fire Department of New York said emergency crews were called to the Park Avenue office building Monday evening for a report of someone shot. A spokesperson said the call came in around 6:30 p.m. but provided no other details.
Police provided no additional information.
Mayor Eric Adams posted on social media that there was an “active shooter investigation” in midtown. He urged people to stay indoors and take safety precautions if they're in the area.
The city’s emergency management alert system warned of traffic delays, road closures and disruptions to public transportation in the area.
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino said in a social media post that agents and other bureau personnel were responding to provide support to what he said was an “active crime scene.”
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