Who are the victims in Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse? What we know about those missing and presumed deadverified_publisherCBS News - By Adam Thompson
Fallen crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prisonAssociated Press - By KEN SWEET and LARRY NEUMEISTER
Gaza starvation could amount to war crime, UN human rights chief tells BBCbbc.co.uk - By Jeremy Bowen
US journalist marks a year in a Russian prison as courts keep extending his time behind barsAssociated Press - By EMMA BURROWS
Associated PressNowBiden administration restores threatened species protections dropped by TrumpAssociated Press - By MATTHEW BROWNBILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration on Thursday restored rules to protect imperiled plants and animals that had been rolled back back under former President Donald Trump. Among the changes announced, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will reinstate a decades-old regulation that mandates …
ABC News1 hour agoWhat to know about the deadly Rockford, Illinois, stabbing spreeABC News - Bill Hutchinson and Leah SarnoffA 22-year-old suspect was arrested in the incident that left four people dead. A 22-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a stabbing spree …
ABC News4 hours agoCongo displacement reaches 'devastating level' as violence escalates, aid groups warnABC News - Emma OgaoThere has been a resurgence of violence as warring groups fight for territory. LONDON -- Almost a million people have been forced to flee their homes …
CNN6 hours agoHow the Baltimore bridge collapse spawned a torrent of instant conspiracy theoriesCNNCNN — Even before most Americans woke up Tuesday morning to news of the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, wild conspiracy theories about what supposedly had “really” happened were running rampant online. The claims ranged from a cyber-attack or a ship captain impaired by side …
NBC News7 hours agoWhy some Haitians don’t want foreign nations intervening in their crises — and others doNBC News - By Char AdamsHaiti’s history is riddled with foreign intervention from other nations, that many say did more harm than good. Johnny Celestin generally believes that Haiti, which continues to be under heightened violence from armed groups and gangs, must re-establish order on its own. “My heart is against foreign …
DW English12 hours agoColombia expels Argentine diplomats over Milei remarksverified_publisherDW English - Deutsche WelleThe action comes after Argentine President Javier Milei called Colombia's Gustavo Petro a "terrorist" in a recent interview. Colombia has ordered the …
Bloomberg12 hours agoHouthi Ravaged Ship Was Caught Between Combat Drones and Piratesverified_publisherBloomberg - By Verity RatcliffeA salvage crew climbing up a fire-ravaged ship lined with barbed wire. A French naval vessel fighting off combat drones. And seafarers navigating …
Axios12 hours agoBiden urged to expand Haiti migrant protections as violence escalatesAxios - Rebecca Falconer, Stef W. KightPresident Biden is facing pressure from dozens of lawmakers and hundreds of rights groups to expand immigration protections for people fleeing …
The Hill15 hours agoMan who threatened Pelosi, Mayorkas sentenced to 11 months in prisonThe Hill - Sarah FortinskyA California man who left threatening voicemails for Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Homeland Security Sec. Alejandro Mayorkas was …
POLITICO1 day agoHunter Biden’s bid to dismiss tax case meets judge’s skepticismverified_publisherPOLITICO - By Melanie MasonA federal judge pressed a lawyer for the president’s son about the claim that the tax charges represent a selective prosecution. LOS ANGELES — Hunter Biden’s effort to dismiss the federal tax charges against him got a chilly reception in court on Wednesday, as a federal judge sounded skeptical that …
CBS News17 hours agoIllegal border crossings shifting from Texas to Arizonaverified_publisherCBS NewsAs Texas has become more hostile to migrants, the number of people crossing in Arizona has soared. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo …
The New York Times16 hours agoPolice Fatally Shoot Queens Man Who Brandished Scissors, Officials Sayverified_publisherThe New York Times - Ed ShanahanThe victim’s brother contradicted aspects of the police account of the shooting and said his mother had been restraining her son when officers fired their guns. A 19-year-old man who was in mental distress and called 911 seeking help was fatally shot by the police in his Queens home on Wednesday …
Associated Press23 hours agoAlabama sets May lethal injection date for man convicted of killing couple during robberyAssociated Press - By KIM CHANDLERMONTGOMERY, 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 Jamie Mills, 50. The Alabama Supreme Court last week authorized the governor to set an …
NBC News19 hours agoNearly 170-year-old private college in Alabama says it will close at the end of MayNBC News - By The Associated PressLegislation aimed at securing a taxpayer-backed loan for the Birmingham-Southern College recently stalled in the Alabama Statehouse. Birmingham-Southern College, a private liberal arts college in Alabama, will close at the end of May after running into financial difficulties and being unable to …
Associated Press18 hours ago4 people killed and 5 wounded in stabbings in northern Illinois, with a suspect in custodyAssociated PressROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — Four people were killed and seven were hurt when a man went on a stabbing rampage Wednesday across multiple locations in a northern Illinois community, authorities said. A 22-year-old man is in police custody and was being questioned, according to Rockford Police Chief Carla …
NBC News21 hours agoU.S. measles cases this year have already surpassed the 2023 totalNBC News - By Aria Bendix and Joe MurphySeveral outbreaks have led to an early spike in measles cases, including an ongoing outbreak in Chicago. A chart shows how the case count compares to past years. Measles cases have spiked in the last three months, driven in part by outbreaks centered in a migrant shelter in Chicago, an elementary …
19 hours agoCanada is a role model on immigration. But many Canadians feel it’s lost its way.csmonitor.com - Sara Miller LlanaThe bright headquarters of ApplyBoard effuses the spirit that has long defined Canada’s immigration narrative. Founded in 2015 by three brothers from …
Associated Press1 day agoA Japanese supplement pill is recalled after two people died and more than 100 were hospitalizedAssociated Press - By YURI KAGEYAMATOKYO (AP) — Health supplement products believed to have caused two deaths and sickened more than 100 people have been ordered to be taken off store shelves in Japan. The products from Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., billed as helping to lower cholesterol, contained an ingredient called “benikoji,” a …
ABC News23 hours agoPuerto Rico's health department declares public health emergency as dengue cases riseABC News - Mary KekatosAt least 549 cases of dengue fever have been recorded this year, officials say. Puerto Rico has declared a public health emergency as the number of …
PBS NewsHour1 day agoIn Nigeria, parents finally able to see children who were abducted from school in early MarchPBS NewsHour - Chinedu Asadu, Associated PressKADUNA, Nigeria (AP) — Parents of more than 130 Nigerian schoolchildren who were rescued after more than two weeks in captivity said they saw them on …
1 day agoFlixBus: Five dead as coach crashes on German motorway near Leipzigbbc.co.uk - BBC NewsFour people have been killed and 35 injured in a motorway crash involving a coach near the east German city of Leipzig, police say. The FlixBus coach veered to the right on the busy A9 autobahn before falling on to its side. It had left Berlin with two drivers and 52 passengers and was on its way to …
Associated Press1 day agoPope appears in better health, praises Israeli and Arab fathers who both lost daughters in conflictAssociated PressVATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis appeared in better health on Wednesday, walking into the Vatican audience hall on his own with a cane for his weekly general audience and delivering his prepared text with a clear voice. The encounter was Francis’ first public event since Palm Sunday Mass in St. …
Associated Press1 day agoThe British royal family learns that if you don't fill an information vacuum, someone else willAssociated Press - By DAVID BAUDERNEW YORK (AP) — A media frenzy was born on Feb. 27, when the hashtag #WhereIsKate exploded online with speculation about the whereabouts of Britain’s Princess of Wales. It opened a rabbit hole of amateur detective work, memes, bizarre theories and jokes — mixed with genuine concern about Kate’s …
CNN1 day agoChinese workers killed in suicide bomb blast as Pakistan grapples with attacks on Beijing’s interestsCNNIslamabad CNN — Five Chinese workers and their local driver were killed in a suicide bomb blast in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, authorities said, the latest in a string of terror attacks that the South Asian country’s military and government say aims to disrupt Islamabad’s close ties with …
CNBC19 hours agoModerna moves three vaccines into final stage trials as it works to rebound from Covid slumpverified_publisherCNBC - Annika Kim ConstantinoModerna has more to offer beyond its Covid vaccine. The biotech company Wednesday announced positive clinical trial data on three experimental …
Los Angeles Times1 day agoA man who went into a Wells Fargo and said he had explosives is shot by officer, police sayverified_publisherLos Angeles Times - Hannah WileyAn ordeal at a Fullerton Wells Fargo bank on Tuesday evening began with a possible robbery attempt in which a man threatened witnesses with an “explosive device” and ended when police shot the individual outside the bank’s doors, according to law enforcement officials. In a statement on social …
DW English1 day agoUS says it did not carry out airstrikes in Syriaverified_publisherDW English - Deutsche WelleThe Pentagon has said that the US has not carried out air strikes in Syria after Syrian and Iranian state media blamed Washington for a dawn bombing …
UPROXX1 day agoDiddy’s Attorney Called The Raids Of His Homes ‘A Gross Overuse Of Military-Level Force’UPROXX - Alex GonzalezFollowing the raid of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ Los Angeles and Miami homes this past Monday (March 26), Combs’ team has broken their silence. Today (March 27), Combs’ attorney Aaron Dyer has issued a statement to HipHopDX, maintaining Combs’ innocent. In the statement, Dyer called the raids “a gross …
1 day agoMacron rattled as EU election defeat loomspolitico.eu - Clea Caulcutt, Sarah PaillouPresident cracks the whip as his campaign stutters amid a widening gap between centrists and the far right. PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron …
POLITICO2 days agoAbortion proves winning strategy for Alabama Democratverified_publisherPOLITICO - By Liz CramptonMarilyn Lands won a state House special election in a rare battleground race. An Alabama Democrat who campaigned aggressively on abortion access won a special election in the state Legislature on Tuesday, sending a message that abortion remains a winning issue for Democrats, even in the deep …
Bloomberg1 day agoSix Killed in Latest Pakistan Militant Attack on China Interestsverified_publisherBloomberg - By Kamran Haider and Ismail DilawarFive Chinese nationals and one Pakistani were killed in a suicide bomb blast in Pakistan’s northwest Shangla region on Tuesday, the latest attack …