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Officials stopped traffic onto Baltimore Key Bridge before collapse: ‘These people are heroes’

Officials stopped traffic onto Baltimore Key Bridge before collapse: ‘These people are heroes’

Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (BALTIMORE) — Officials were able to stop the flow of traffic onto the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore before a massive cargo ship crashed into a support column, helping to save lives in the disaster, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said. The container ship Dali […]

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Baltimore Key Bridge collapse live updates: At least six unaccounted for, no evidence of terrorism

Baltimore Key Bridge collapse live updates: At least six unaccounted for, no evidence of terrorism

Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (BALTIMORE) — A cargo ship crashed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge early Tuesday morning, causing a near-total collapse of the span and halting vessel traffic into and out of the Port of Baltimore. A search-and-rescue effort is underway, with divers and emergency personnel desperately […]

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Judge in New York hush money case places limited gag order on Trump

Judge in New York hush money case places limited gag order on Trump

Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The judge in Donald Trump’s criminal hush money case in New York has granted the Manhattan district attorney’s request for a limited gag order on the former president. The order, by Judge Juan Merchan, restricts Trump’s public statements about witnesses and others. Statements made […]

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The history of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge

The history of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge

Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division A cargo ship struck Baltimore’s historic Francis Scott Key Bridge early Tuesday, causing a partial structural collapse and plunging multiple vehicles from the bridge into the water. The 1.6-mile bridge on the I-695 beltway crosses the Patapsco River, where Key was inspired to […]

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What to know about the massive ship that crashed into the Baltimore bridge

What to know about the massive ship that crashed into the Baltimore bridge

WJLA A giant container ship struck a bridge in the Baltimore harbor early Tuesday morning, collapsing the structure and sending construction workers into the water. Rescuers are searching for six people, officials said. Two people have been rescued, including one who is currently hospitalized in very serious condition, officials added. […]

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Ship strikes major Baltimore bridge causing partial collapse

Ship strikes major Baltimore bridge causing partial collapse

Andrew Doyle (BALTIMORE) — A ship struck Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge early Tuesday, causing a partial collapse and sending vehicles and people into the water, officials in Maryland said.  “I can confirm at 1:35 a.m., Baltimore City police were notified of a partial bridge collapse, with workers possibly in […]

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Zoo releases final necropsy results on Flaco the owl’s death

Zoo releases final necropsy results on Flaco the owl’s death

Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Flaco, the Eurasian eagle owl who escaped from his vandalized Central Park Zoo enclosure in February 2023, had high levels of rat poison in his system and was suffering from “severe herpesvirus” that he contracted from eating pigeons when he died last […]

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Drag story hours continue to be targets amid conservative backlash

Drag story hours continue to be targets amid conservative backlash

Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (LANCASTER, Penn.) — Several drag queen story hours across the country have been faced with bomb threats, backlash and cancellations. On Saturday morning, Lancaster Public Library in Pennsylvania became the most recent story hour impacted by such threats. A Lancaster City Police K-9 and Lancaster County Sheriff […]

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Diddy’s Los Angeles, Miami homes raided by federal agents

Diddy’s Los Angeles, Miami homes raided by federal agents

Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Sean “Diddy” Combs’ Los Angeles and Miami homes were raided by federal agents on Monday, according to authorities. A Homeland Security Investigations spokesperson said in a statement that the raid was executed as part of an “ongoing investigation.” “Earlier today, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) […]

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Pregnant Amish woman was shot in head, 3-year-old son saw her killer come into their house: Court documents

Pregnant Amish woman was shot in head, 3-year-old son saw her killer come into their house: Court documents

Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (SPARTA, Penn.) — A pregnant Amish woman’s 2-year-old daughter and 3-year-old son were home when she was attacked and killed, and the 3-year-old saw the killer, according to newly unsealed court documents. The 3-year-old told police a green truck pulled into their driveway and a man wearing […]

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