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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on ‘remarkably complicated’ Baltimore bridge recovery and rebuilding

By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas

President Biden visited the site of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore this afternoon, getting a firsthand look at the clean-up and recovery efforts to reopen one of the nation’s key shipping hubs. Biden met with the families…

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Federal report finds 68,000 guns were illegally trafficked through unlicensed dealers over 5 years

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press

The report released Thursday was the first in-depth analysis of firearm trafficking investigations in more than 20 years.

U.S. employers added 303,000 jobs in March in surprising show of economic strength

By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press

America's employers delivered another outpouring of jobs in March, adding a sizzling 303,000 workers to their payrolls and bolstering hopes that the economy can vanquish inflation without succumbing to a recession in the face of high interest rates.

EPA announces $20 billion in green bank grants for clean energy projects

By Alexa St. John, Associated Press

Clean energy projects like residential heat pumps, electric vehicle charging stations and community cooling centers aim to combat climate change.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen arrives in China to talk trade, green technology tensions

By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press

The world’s two largest economies still appear to be hashing out the rules on how to compete against each other.

Number of Americans applying for jobless benefits ticks up, but layoffs remain low

By Matt Ott, Associated Press

Weekly unemployment claims are considered a proxy for the number of U.S. layoffs in a given week.

Powell says the Federal Reserve still sees rate cuts this year; election timing won’t affect decision

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

Federal Reserve officials will likely reduce their benchmark interest rate later this year, Chair Jerome Powell said, despite recent reports showing that the U.S. economy is still strong and that U.S. inflation picked up in January and February.

Freight railroads must keep 2-person crews, according to new federal rule 2 years in the making

By Josh Funk, Associated Press

The Transportation Department's Federal Railroad Administration released the details of the rule two years in the making on Tuesday. It comes amid an intense focus on railroad safety following a fiery February 2023 derailment in Ohio.

A tugboat pushing a fuel barge is the first vessel to use an alternate channel to bypass the Key Bridge wreckage

By Lea Skene, Associated Press

Officials say they're working on a second channel that will allow for deeper draft vessels but didn't say when that might open.

Trump Media stock falls more than 21 percent after company discloses $58 million loss for 2023

By Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Associated Press

After merging with a blank-check company called Digital World Acquisition Corp., Trump Media began trading on the Nasdaq last week under ticker symbol DJT. It's been a volatile ride since.