Could tugboats have helped avert the bridge collapse tragedy in Baltimore?
By JOSHUA GOODMAN and RICHARD LARDNER Associated Press With the 95,000-ton cargo ship Dali powerless and hurtling helplessly toward the Francis Scott…
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What stores are open on Easter Sunday 2024? See Walmart, Target, Costco hours
Don’t count on a favorite store being open on Easter Sunday. Several stores will be closed March 31 in observance of the holiday. Walmart,…
Continue Reading UN experts decry water woes in Guadeloupe and say scientists and activists are being censored
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — U.N. independent experts are denouncing chronic water cuts in the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe and say they…
Continue Reading Poland’s president vetoes law on free access to morning-after pill for ages 15 and above
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The office of Poland’s President Andrzej Duda says he has vetoed a law that would have allowed over-the-counter access…
Continue Reading Convicted ex-New Orleans mayor has done his time. Now, can he get the right to carry a gun?
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, who was convicted on federal bribery, money laundering and…
Continue Reading ‘Ozempig’ remains Minnesota baseball team’s mascot despite uproar that name is form of fat-shaming
By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press For a Minnesota minor league baseball team known for a history of outlandish promotions, the idea of naming its…
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Here’s how crews will remove up to 4,000 tons of debris to help find victims of the Baltimore bridge collapse
CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe, Holly Yan and Aditi Sangal, CNN (CNN) — The largest crane on the East Coast will soon try to lift the treacherous,…
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ABC-7 at 4: TX Dot Closures: March through April 5th
El Paso, TX (KVIA)- It will be a quiet weekend for closures due to Easter weekend, but next week, TXDot projects will be back along with…
Continue Reading A tropical cyclone makes landfall in northern Madagascar, killing 18 people
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — A tropical cyclone that swept across Madagascar has killed 18 people and left four missing after making landfall on…
Continue Reading Former NYPD officer acquitted of murder in shooting of childhood friend during confrontation
MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — A former New York City police officer has been acquitted of murder in the shooting of his childhood friend during a…
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Louis Gossett Jr., Oscar-winning star of ‘An Officer and a Gentleman,’ dead at 87
CNN By Keith Allen and Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — Louis Gossett Jr., who won an Academy Award for his performance in “An Officer and a…
Continue Reading A Russian journalist who covered Navalny’s trials is jailed in Moscow on charges of extremism
By The Associated Press A Moscow court has ordered a Russian journalist who covered the trials of late Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny…
Continue Reading Doris Kearns Goodwin and Laurie Anderson to receive medals from American Academy of Arts and Letters
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Doris Kearns Goodwin, Laurie Anderson and the president of the Harlem School of the Arts, James…
Continue Reading Blind people can hear and feel April’s total solar eclipse with new technology
By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — While eclipse watchers look to the skies, people who are blind or visually impaired will be…
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Federal judge warns of Trump’s attacks in extraordinary rebuke
CNN By Shania Shelton and Rashard Rose, CNN (CNN) — A sitting federal judge on Thursday harshly criticized Donald Trump’s attacks on the…
Continue Reading Comer invites Biden to testify before the Oversight Committee
Originally Published: 28 MAR 24 16:43 ET By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — House Oversight Chairman James…
Continue Reading Texas appeals court overturns voter fraud conviction for woman on probation
By KEN MILLER Associated Press A Texas appeals court has overturned a Fort Worth woman’s voter fraud conviction and five-year prison term for…
Continue Reading Five wounded when man shoots following fight over parking space at a Detroit bar
DETROIT (AP) — Five people are wounded in Detroit after what police say was a dispute over a parking space outside a blues club and bar. Assistant…
Continue Reading US-funded Radio Free Asia closes its Hong Kong bureau over safety concerns under new security law
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — The president of U.S.-funded Radio Free Asia says its Hong Kong bureau has been closed because of…
Continue Reading Leader of Northern Ireland’s main unionist party steps down as he is charged with sexual offenses
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Northern Ireland’s finely balanced power-sharing arrangements have been thrown into disarray as…
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City of El Paso invites community to take part in Easter Egg-Stravaganza Carnivals
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso is inviting the public to take part in their Easter Egg-Stravaganza happening at several recreation…
Continue Reading Jerry Seinfeld once famously joked about Pop-Tarts. He’s now made a film about the beloved breakfast treat
Originally Published: 28 MAR 24 21:01 ET By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — In 2012, Jerry Seinfeld appeared in a New York…
Continue Reading Biden says he’s working to secure release of Wall Street Journal reporter held for a year in Russia
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden says the U.S. is working every day to secure the release of a Wall Street…
Continue Reading EPA sets strict emissions standards for heavy-duty trucks and buses in bid to fight climate change
By MATTHEW DALY and TOM KRISHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency has set strict emissions standards for…
Continue Reading Louis Gossett Jr., 1st Black man to win supporting actor Oscar, dies at 87
By BETH HARRIS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar and an Emmy winner for…
Continue Reading Chinese investigators arrive in Pakistan to probe suicide attack that killed 5 of its nationals
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Officials say a team of Chinese investigators has arrived in Pakistan to join a probe into a suicide attack that killed five…
Continue Reading An inflation gauge closely tracked by the Federal Reserve shows price pressures easing gradually
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A measure of inflation that is closely tracked by the Federal Reserve slipped last month in a…
Continue Reading France asks for foreign police and military help with massive Paris Olympics security challenge
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press France says it has asked 46 countries if they would be willing to supply more than 2,000 police officers to help…
Continue Reading Magnitude 2.8 earthquake shakes southern Illinois; no damage or injuries reported
GERMANTOWN, Ill. (AP) — A magnitude 2.8 earthquake has been reported in southern Illinois, near the Missouri state line. The U.S. Geological Survey…
Continue Reading Easter is March 31 this year. Here’s why many Christians will wake up before sunrise to celebrate
By HOLLY MEYER Associated Press On Easter morning, many Christians wake before dawn to celebrate their belief in the resurrection of Jesus, the son…
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