LAMBERTVILLE, Mich. – A community in far southeast Michigan is remembering an elderly man who would wave at passing motorists every day as he waited for the mail carrier. Norman Hall died July 28 at age 88. Now an enlarged photo of him waving from a pontoon with the message …

VINITA PARK, Mo. – A white Ferguson court clerk who was fired over racist emails uncovered by the U.S. Justice Department after a police officer killed 18-year-old Michael Brown has a new job with another St. Louis-area court. Vinita Park Mayor James McGee told The Associated Press on Friday that …

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Here’s a look at the latest developments in the Colorado mine spill. All times are local. 12:05 p.m. Tribal officials with the Navajo Nation have declared an emergency as a massive plume of contaminated wastewater from an abandoned Colorado mine flows downstream toward Lake Powell, which …

HELSINKI – Swedish officials say they’re making a last-minute attempt to quiz WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange over sex crimes allegations, most of which are set to expire by next week. Assange, holed up in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London since 2012, is wanted on four allegations involving rape and sexual …

BERLIN – A barn belonging to a couple in a northern German village who have been outspoken opponents of local neo-Nazis has burned down in what police say appears to be a case of arson. Police said Thursday that the fire in the village of Jamel broke out shortly after …

SAN FRANCISCO – The California Highway Patrol has released the name of a woman they’re looking for who either jumped or fell from the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge trying to evade police in a stolen car. The CHP says Thursday that they’re seeking 25-year-old Erlynn Kay Sanchez-Edwards, whose last known …

LONDON – The operator of the Channel Tunnel says the number of migrants trying to enter Britain has dropped as new fencing and other security measures have begun to take hold. Eurotunnel said Sunday the number of migrant incursions had dropped to about 150 a night — down from as …

NEWTOWN, Pa. – A late World War II veteran’s prayer book found in New Zealand was safely returned to his wife in suburban Philadelphia after 70 years. WPVI-TV reports (http://6abc.cm/1JnUMHG ) a military family living in New Zealand found Anthony DeFinis’ military prayer missal with his name and military serial …

BEIJING – By official data, China is becoming safer from accidents year after year. But the explosions over the Tianjin port last week are a stark reminder that it has far to go in preventing workplace disasters — from blasts on factory floors to leaks of oil pipes and warehouse …

WASHINGTON – A government survey shows most states have truck parking shortages every day and at all times of the day. They also don’t provide enough information to truckers on where they can park safely. Almost half of the state transportation departments surveyed by the Federal Highway Administration said truckers …