Building a new Key Bridge could take years and cost at least $400 million, experts say
By BEN FINLEY and BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Rebuilding Baltimore’s collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge could take…
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As cranes arrive at Baltimore bridge collapse site, governor describes daunting task of cleaning up
By LEA SKENE and BRIAN WITTE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — A crane that can lift 1,000 tons, described as one of the largest on the Eastern…
Continue ReadingNetwork political contributors have a long history. But are they more trouble than they’re worth?
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — One of the nation’s most prominent news outlets has found itself in an embarrassing mess over…
Continue ReadingThe Moscow concert massacre was a major security blunder. What’s behind that failure?
By The Associated Press Hours before gunmen last week carried out the bloodiest attack in two decades in Russia, authorities made an addition to a…
Continue ReadingMany Americans say immigrants contribute to economy but there’s worry over risks, AP-NORC poll finds
By REBECCA SANTANA and AMELIA THOMSON-DEVEAUX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are more worried about legal immigrants committing…
Continue ReadingGeorgia lawmakers approve new election rules that could impact 2024 presidential contest
By SUDHIN THANAWALA and JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia lawmakers have approved new rules for challenging voters and qualifying…
Continue ReadingGeorgia teachers and state employees will get pay raises as state budget passes
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia lawmakers are agreeing on pay raises for public school teachers and state employees, although…
Continue ReadingA Filipino villager is nailed to a cross for the 35th time on Good Friday to pray for world peace
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Filipino villager has been nailed to a wooden cross for the 35th time to reenact Jesus…
Continue ReadingEx-Caltrain employee and contractor charged with building secret homes with public funds
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Authorities allege that a former employee of Caltrain and a former contractor for the mass transit system connecting Silicon…
Continue ReadingOregon city can’t limit church’s homeless meal services, federal judge rules
BROOKINGS, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that a southern Oregon city can’t limit a local church’s homeless meal services. U.S.…
Continue ReadingFort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry dies after medical emergency amid cancer battle
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry has died a day after after experiencing a medical emergency related to his stomach cancer. He…
Continue ReadingA mostly male board will decide whether a Nebraska lawmaker faces censure for sexual harassment
By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska state lawmaker is imploring the Legislature’s Executive Board to hold…
Continue ReadingSyria reports Israeli airstrikes near the city of Aleppo. A war monitor says 44 people are dead
By BASSEM MROUE and ALBERT AJI Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The Syrian army says Israeli airstrikes near the northern city of Aleppo have killed…
Continue ReadingFrance’s Macron embraces Brazil’s Lula — and the memes poking fun at their ‘wedding’
By DAVID BILLER Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — If social media is to be believed, French President Emmanuel Macron’s just-ended trip to…
Continue ReadingHaiti now needs up to 5,000 police to help tackle `catastrophic’ gang violence , UN expert says
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Haiti now needs between 4,000 and 5,000 international police to help tackle…
Continue ReadingBaltimore bridge collapse puts the highly specialized role of ship’s pilot under the spotlight
By NICK PERRY Associated Press The expert pilots who navigate massive ships in and out of Baltimore’s port must often maneuver with just 2 feet…
Continue ReadingCalifornia supervisor who tried to get rid of Shasta County vote-counting machines survives recall
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A local official in a rural Northern California county has survived a recall effort. Kevin…
Continue ReadingCalifornia man convicted of killing his mother is captured in Mexico after ditching halfway house
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a Southern California man convicted of killing his mother as a teenager was captured in Mexico a week…
Continue ReadingA decade after deaths of 2 Boston firefighters, senators pass bill to toughen oversight
By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A decade after two firefighters died when they became trapped in a brownstone in Boston’s…
Continue ReadingAlex Murdaugh’s lawyers say FBI agent’s mention of Joran van der Sloot led to failed polygraph test
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Lawyers for Alex Murdaugh say an FBI agent conducting a polygraph test the agency says…
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