Federal officials say a commuter train was going nearly 30 mph faster than it should have when it crashed into another train in Massachusetts.

Several people are injured and a train operator is trapped after a rush-hour collision between two trains outside Boston.

Two commuter trains have apparently collided at a station in Boston.

Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, a one-time Southern Baptist preacher who’s seen his standing in Iowa surge with Christian evangelicals’ support, wouldn’t say Tuesday whether he thought Mormonism _ rival Mitt Romney’s religion _ was a cult.

Wayne Newton, recently sidelined with a recurring heart infection, will be able to go on the road with ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars” tour. “He’s going to participate,” said Lori Jonas, Newton’s spokeswoman. “We’re not sure to what extent.”

Wayne Newton had been sidelined with a recurring heart infection. The Las Vegas icon and “Danke Schoen” crooner has cardiomyopathy, a viral infection of the heart muscle, said Deanna Pettit, a spokeswoman for Harrah’s Entertainment Inc., on Friday. Pettit said Newton has been previously treated for the virus.

Republican presidential hopeful Fred Thompson said he’s met frequently with influential social conservatives who are willing to accept his position on a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage even though it doesn’t go quite as far as they would like.