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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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) […]
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 […]
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump indicated to ABC News on Monday that he would testify at his upcoming criminal trial in New York over a hush payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. “I would have no problem testifying,” he said when ABC News asked […]
Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg via Getty Images (ATLANTA) — The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s Georgia election interference case has scheduled a Thursday hearing to hear oral arguments on a number of motions from Trump and his co-defendant David Shafer. The hearing will be the first since the failed disqualification effort […]
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York (WASHINGTON) — The United States has sanctioned China-based hackers for allegedly targeting U.S. critical infrastructure, the Treasury Department announced Monday. The U.S., along with the United Kingdom, sanctioned some representatives of Wuhan Xiaoruizhi Science and Technology Company Ltd. (Wuhan XRZ), a Wuhan, […]
