Lea Skene

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  • US President Donald Trump speaks to the press in the Oval Office of the White House on August 25, 2025.Politics

    Court tosses Trump lawsuit against Maryland federal judges, saying allowing it to continue would ‘offend the rule of law’

    By Lea Skene, Sudhin Thanawala, and others
  • FILE – Elon Musk attends the finals for the NCAA wrestling championship, Saturday, March 22, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, file)Politics

    Elon Musk’s DOGE can once again access tens of millions of Americans’ private data including Social Security numbers and citizenship status, court rules

    By Lea Skene and The Associated Press
  • An artists rendering of the new design concept for the Francis Scott Key Bridge rebuildFinance

    New designs unveiled for Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge replacement almost a year after deadly ship strike and collapse

    By Lea Skene and The Associated Press
  • Suspect Luigi Mangione is taken into the Blair County Courthouse on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in Hollidaysburg, Pa. (Janet Klingbeil via AP)Health

    Accused UnitedHealthcare CEO killer Luigi Mangione advocated for others to get back surgery he had, social media posts show

    By Lea Skene, Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, and others
  • ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND – JUNE 29: Incoming plebes (freshmen) take part in their Oath of Office Ceremony during Induction Day at the U.S. Naval Academy on June 29, 2023 in Annapolis, Maryland. Approximately 1,200 midshipmen with the Naval Academy’s Class of 2027 took part in Induction Day which is their first official day of Plebe Summer and their transition from civilians into fourth-class midshipmen. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)Politics

    A judge who served in the military for over 20 years upholds use of race in Naval Academy admissions, citing national security

    By Lea Skene and The Associated Press
  • The Dali container ship collides with the Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore, MarylandFinance

    The companies behind the Baltimore Bridge collapse just got slapped with a fresh lawsuit by the state of Maryland

    By Lea Skene, Brian Witte, and others
  • In this aerial image released by the Maryland National Guard, the cargo ship Dali is stuck under part of the structure of the Francis Scott Key Bridge after the ship hit the bridge.Politics

    DOJ sues for $100 million in ‘entirely avoidable’ Baltimore bridge collapse

    By Lea Skene, Alanna Durkin Richer, and others
  • Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, second from left, speaks during a press conference to mark the full reopening of the Port of Baltimore after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in March, Wednesday, June 12, 2024, at the Port of Baltimore in Dundalk, Md. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)Finance

    Baltimore’s busy port is expected to return to normal in July, 4 months after Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse

    By Lea Skene, Brian Witte, and others
  • FILE – Explosive charges are detonated to bring down sections of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge resting on the container ship Dali, May 13, 2024, in Baltimore. The main shipping channel into Baltimore’s port has fully reopened to its original depth and width following the March 26 collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, according to officials Monday, June 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)Finance

    Baltimore shipping channel closed after Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse finally fully reopens

    By Lea Skene and The Associated Press
  • Powerful storms the night before left a gas station heavily damaged on West Ten Mile Road, in Farmington Hills, Mich., June 6, 2024. (David Guralnick/Detroit News via AP)Environment

    Michigan tornado and Ohio and Maryland storms kill toddler and injure at least 13

    By Lea Skene, Melina Walling, and others
  • Crews work to move the cargo ship Dali in Baltimore, Monday, May 20, 2024. The vessel on March 26 struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge causing it to collapse and resulting in the death of six people. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)Environment

    The damaged ship that caused Baltimore’s deadly bridge collapse has been escorted back to port—a major milestone in the recovery effort

    By The Associated Press and Lea Skene
  • Baltimore BridgeFinance

    Ship that collapsed Baltimore bridge had blackouts both 10 hours before leaving port and shortly before fatal collision

    By Lea Skene, Denise Lavoie, and others
  • Explosive charges are detonated to bring down sections of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge resting on the container ship Dali on Monday, May 13, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)Finance

    Crewmember mistakenly caused the ship’s engine to stall hours before a blackout led to the Baltimore Bridge collapse

    By Lea Skene, Denise Lavoie, and others
  • Controlled explosions light up collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge on Monday.Finance

    The collapsed Baltimore bridge is finally demolished as explosives clear steel section off grounded ship, sending wall of water to Dali

    By Lea Skene and The Associated Press
  • collapsed bridge and cargo shipFinance

    The collapsed Baltimore bridge will be demolished soon, and the crew of the ship that’s trapped underneath will be onboard when the explosives go off

    By Lea Skene and The Associated Press