By Dakin Andone and Nic F. Anderson, CNN (CNN) — Perhaps the most obvious cause for the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday is what’s seen in footage from the scene: a massive cargo ship laden with shipping containers striking the bridge, which buckles into the river below. It’s still
Continue ReadingBy CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York is on track to become the first U.S. city with congestion tolls on drivers entering its central business district after transit officials approved a $15 fee for most motorists headed to the busiest part of Manhattan. Members of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board on
Continue ReadingBARNSTABLE, Mass. (AP) — A robotic dog is being thanked by state police in Massachusetts for helping avert a tragedy involving a person barricaded in a home. The robotic dog named Roscoe was part of the Massachusetts State Police Bomb Squad and deployed on March 6 in a Barnstable house after police were fired upon.
Continue ReadingBy HELENA ALVES Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal’s newly-elected Parliament has elected a new house speaker, following a deal between the country’s two main centrist parties. The chamber elected José Aguiar Branco of the Social Democrats by 160 votes, well above the 116 needed. The vote Wednesday came after the Social Democrats reached
Continue ReadingBy David McKenzie and Sarah Dean, CNN (CNN) — The family members clutched each other and wailed as attendants pulled small bundles out of the funeral van. Remains so degraded that a handwritten card identified each victim of the cult. “I did not believe to see my people the way they are. The condition is very
Continue ReadingDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — In a story published March 26, 2024, about a victim services audit, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the Iowa attorney general’s office has a completed draft of the audit. The attorney general’s office says work on the audit is continuing.
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s military authorities say they have dismissed the Polish commander of the Eurocorps rapid reaction unit. Lt. Gen. Jaroslaw R. Gromadziński is facing a military counterintelligence investigation involving him. Poland’s Defense Ministry said Wednesday that new information regarding Gromadziński had been revealed and an investigation into his security clearance had been
Continue ReadingBy NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer David Rubenstein’s purchase of the Baltimore Orioles has been approved by Major League Baseball owners. That clears the way for the Angelos family to finalize the sale after over three decades running the team. Approval of 75% of all owners was required, and MLB said the vote was unanimous.
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In a story published March 26, 2024, about Truth Social, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Truth Social had 5 million monthly active users in February, according to Similarweb. The platform had 5 million monthly visits.
Continue ReadingBy GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thousands of Myanmar military personnel have held their annual parade of strength even after a recent series of unprecedented battlefield defeats. The head of Myanmar’s ruling military council alleged in a speech that the nation’s youth are being tricked by propaganda into supporting the resistance against army
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has imposed sanctions on an online media site called Gaza Now and its founder Mustafa Ayash, for allegedly supporting Hamas. On Wednesday, U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control said that after the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas against Israel the online entity began a
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Miguel Rojas says he was upset by criticism from former Miami Marlins teammate Jazz Chisholm Jr. The 35-year-old Rojas spoke on “The Chris Rose Rotation” podcast released Tuesday and responded to comments Chisholm made on ” The Pivot Podcast” released March 19, hosted by former NFL players
Continue ReadingBy HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Trade Commission is investigating TikTok over its data and security practices, a probe that could lead to a settlement or a lawsuit against the company, according to a person familiar with the matter. The investigation is the latest battle in Washington for the
Continue ReadingBy PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A British financial trader described as the ringleader in the manipulation of a key interest rate before and after the global financial crisis has lost his appeal to have his conviction quashed. Tom Hayes was a former trader at U.S. bank Citigroup and Switzerland’s UBS. He was
Continue ReadingBy WILL GRAVES AP National Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Amani Bartlett doesn’t know exactly how she got the job as LSU’s hype woman. She didn’t apply for it. No one asked her to do it. It just kind of happened. So when the lights go down and the music comes up right before the Tigers’
Continue ReadingBy WILL GRAVES AP National Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Amani Bartlett doesn’t know exactly how she got the job as LSU’s hype woman. She didn’t apply for it. No one asked her to do it. It just kind of happened. So when the lights go down and the music comes up right before the Tigers’
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — An exhibit in the French capital before this summer’s Paris Olympics shows how the games have been a “mirror of society” since the beginning of the 20th century. Historian Paul Dietschy is one of the curators. He told The Associated Press on Wednesday that “this exhibit tries
Continue ReadingBy KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama has set a May 30 execution date for a man convicted in the 2004 slaying of a couple during a robbery. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey set the date for the execution by lethal injection of 50-year-old Jamie Mills. The Alabama Supreme Court last week authorized
Continue ReadingOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Myles Straw’s elite defense isn’t enough anymore for the Guardians. The center fielder was assigned outright to Triple-A Columbus after being waived last week by Cleveland. The move was posted by Major League Baseball on his transaction list Tuesday night after days of unclarity. Straw, acquired by Cleveland in a 2021
Continue ReadingBy Fredreka Schouten, Veronica Stracqualursi and Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — Kari Lake, a Republican Senate candidate from Arizona who has advanced election conspiracy theories, is asking a judge to decide whether she must pay damages to a top county election official who sued her for defamation – after opting not to defend her statements
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