At least 40 found dead in back of tractor trailer

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A U.S. official says at least

40 people have been found dead inside a tractor-trailer in

a presumed migrant smuggling attempt in South Texas.

The official says 15 others in the truck were taken

to hospitals in the San Antonio, where the bodies were

found Monday. The official spoke to The Associated

Press on condition of anonymity because the information

had not been authorized for public release.

Instagram and Facebook remove posts offering abortion pills

WASHINGTON (AP) — Facebook and Instagram

have begun promptly removing posts that offer abortion

pills to women who may not be able to access them

following a Supreme Court decision that stripped away

constitutional protections for the procedure.

Such social media posts ostensibly aimed to help

women living in states where preexisting laws banning

abortion suddenly snapped into effect on Friday. That’s

when the high court overruled Roe v. Wade, its 1973

decision that declared access to abortion a constitutional

right.

3 killed, dozens hurt in Amtrak train crash in Missouri

MENDON, Mo. (AP) — An Amtrak passenger train

traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago struck a dump

truck Monday in a remote area of Missouri, killing three

people and injuring dozens more as rail cars tumbled off

the tracks and landed on their sides, officials said.

Two of those killed were on the train and one was

in the truck, Missouri State Highway Patrol spokesman

Cpl. Justin Dunn said. It was not immediately clear exactly

how many people were hurt, the patrol said, but

hospitals reported receiving more than 40 patients from

the crash and were expecting more.