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A truck crashing into Swansea United Methodist Church on Tuesday damaged part of the building and rattled residents, while also renewing concerns about public safety in a town that has been without its own police department for months. Residents and town leaders have raised concerns about the lack of a local police presence for nearly eight months, with no permanent solution yet in place.

Saturday will bring more 90s to the Midlands before some relief is finally on the way. A statewide burn ban is in effect as of Friday at 7 a.m., with dangerous fire weather conditions persisting across all 46 counties. Dry conditions and increasing winds this weekend bring a heightened fire concern. Ongoing drought conditions are a key driver of the elevated fire concern. A cold front moves in Sunday, dragging highs back down to the upper 70s.

Basketball legend Sue Bird and soccer star Megan Rapinoe, two of the most prominent figures in American women’s sport, announced their separation in a joint Instagram post on Friday. Bird, a WNBA legend, spent her entire 22-season career with the Seattle Storm, leading the franchise to four championships and earning five Olympic gold medals.

President Donald Trump reportedly expects the Iran war to end this weekend. He told Axios on Friday that Washington and Tehran negotiators will likely reach an agreement on Saturday or Sunday. "The Iranians want to meet. They want to make a deal. I think a meeting will probably take place over the weekend,” Trump said. “I think we will get a deal in the next day or two.” There have been encouraging developments in the war in recent days, although progress has previously reversed just as quickly.

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Truck carrying approximately 1 million bees crashes on I-40 in Knoxville A truck carrying approximately 1 million bees crashed near the Tennessee/North Carolina state line on Interstate 40 on April 17 in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Photo: Tennessee Department of Transportation)

Senator Susan Collins, the Maine Republican, said Thursday it’s very likely that she votes to curb President Donald Trump’s war against Iran if it extends past the end of the month. The lawmaker explained during a Washington forum held by the news outlet Semafor that she would try to end U.S. involvement if the conflict, which began weeks ago, reaches a 60-day mark.

Alabama GOP senator says Haitian refugee status extension is ‘dead on arrival’ in Senate Senator Katie Britt urged the U.S. on Friday to continue helping return Ukrainian children who have been displaced during the war with Russia (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Breakthrough T1D)