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Via NTSB (BALTIMORE) — Just hours before the Tuesday morning commute was to get underway, the crew of a massive cargo ship leaving Baltimore harbor lost propulsion and control of the vessel, causing it to crash into a support column of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, triggering a catastrophic collapse of the 1.6-mile long span […]
John Nacion/Getty Images (OAKLAND, Calif.) — Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has named Nicole Shanahan as his running mate. Kennedy spoke glowingly about Shanahan on stage during his announcement event in Oakland, California, citing, among other attributes, her passion for health care. He also said choosing a young running mate was crucial. Shanahan, […]
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Tuesday — a day after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu canceled the delegation to the United States that was going to discuss plans for an operation in Rafah. Israel pulled its delegation after the U.S. allowed, through abstention, […]
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 issued a mayday call as […]
joe daniel price/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday heard a challenge to the Food and Drug Administration’s regulation of mifepristone, a widely used drug used in medication abortions. In what was the most significant reproductive rights case brought before the high court since its conservative majority overruled Roe v. Wade in […]
Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Mega Million’s jackpot swelled to $1.12 billion after no winners were selected in last week’s drawing. The next drawing is Tuesday night at 11 p.m. ET. This is the sixth time the Mega Millions jackpot prize has surpassed $1 billion. If won Tuesday night, this would […]
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House Ethics Committee is investigating Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, the panel said in a statement on Tuesday. The committee did not specify what it is investigating and said it will make another announcement on the matter by May 10. The issue was first flagged to […]
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 by Trump about witnesses, prosecutors, […]
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 the water, at the Francis […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A New York appellate court has ruled that former President Donald Trump can post a lower bond to cover his $464 million civil fraud judgment. The Appellate Division, First Department said Trump can post a bond “in the amount of $175 million” to cover the judgment. Trump’s attorneys had argued […]