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  • Brandon ScottEnvironment

    Baltimore leaders strike back after Singaporean firms tried to cap liability in port disaster—’negligence caused them to destroy the Key Bridge’

    By Lea Skene and The Associated Press
  • A shearer breaks apart salvaged pieces of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge at Tradepoint Atlantic, Friday, April 12, 2024, in Sparrows Point, Md. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)Finance

    Baltimore salvage crews are using a floating crane the CIA used to retrieve part of a sunken Soviet submarine to remove chunks of fallen Francis Scott Key Bridge

    By Lea Skene and The Associated Press
  • Francis Key BridgeFinance

    Singaporean ship that collapsed Baltimore bridge had electrical problems at port, source says

    By Eric Tucker, Lea Skene, and others
  • Brandon ScottEnvironment

    ‘Full range of impact’ on businesses in transportation and supply chain logistics after Baltimore bridge collapse, U.S. official says

    By Lea Skene and The Associated Press
  • Wes MooreLeadership

    Maryland governor sees ‘economic catastrophe’ as Baltimore bridge disaster cleanup begins

    By Lea Skene, Brian Witte, and others
  • BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – MARCH 27: Maryland Gov. Wes Moore updates the media on the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 27, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland. Divers have recovered the bodies of two construction workers who were on the bridge when it collapsed, according to officials at the news conference. The work crew was fixing potholes on the bridge, which is used by roughly 30,000 people each day, when the ship struck at around 1:30 am on Tuesday. The accident has temporarily closed the Port of Baltimore, one of the largest and busiest on the East Coast of the U.S. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)Finance

    It’s a ‘very long road ahead’ to rebuild collapsed Baltimore bridge, Maryland governor says, despite Biden’s $60 billion in aid

    By Lea Skene, Brian Witte, and others
  • Wes MooreEnvironment

    Biden signs off on $60 million in federal aid for Baltimore as officials continue search for four missing workers

    By Lea Skene, Brian Witte, and others
  • The collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge is seen in the background of the on ramp to the bridgeFinance

    Dali cargo ship had ‘engine maintenance’ in Baltimore port before crashing into Francis Scott Key Bridge

    By Lea Skene, Brian Witte, and others
  • The Key Bridge was hit by a ship and collapsedLeadership

    Baltimore ‘hero’ police officers stopped traffic passing over Francis Scott Key Bridge within 90 seconds of warning

    By Lea Skene and The Associated Press
  • BaltimoreFinance

    Baltimore mayor bemoans ‘unthinkable tragedy’ as all 6 construction workers on collapsed bridge presumed dead

    By Lea Skene and The Associated Press
  • Virginia wildlife centerEnvironment

    Virginia wildlife center employees put on giant animal masks to raise orphaned fox kit

    By Denise Lavoie, Lea Skene, and others
  • Baltimore-HomicidesPolitics

    Baltimore’s historic 20% drop in homicides sees killings fall to rate of once every 1.3 days

    By Lea Skene and The Associated Press
  • iPhone 13 showing its screen with Netflix applicationLifestyle

    Hit Netflix show ‘The Keepers’ revives cold case as FBI exhumes body from unsolved 1969 killing

    By Lea Skene and The Associated Press
  • Frank LaPere, Nico LaPere and Caroline Frank, the family of Pava LaPereLifestyle

    The man accused of killing a Baltimore entrepreneur was let out of prison less than a year ago on good behavior

    By Brian Witte, Lea Skene, and others
  • Frank LaPere, Nico LaPere and Caroline Frank, the family of Pava LaPere, founder of tech startup EcoMap Technologies, speak during a vigil on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023, in Baltimore. Loved ones are remembering the slain Baltimore tech entrepreneur for her compassion and dedication to helping others. Baltimore police found 26-year-old Pava LaPere dead from blunt force trauma in her apartment complex after she was reported missing late Monday morning. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)Tech

    Police arrest suspect in Baltimore killing of 26-year-old tech founder who made Forbes 30 Under 30 list

    By Lea Skene and The Associated Press