Mar 27 DeSantis allies, Disney reach settlement in lawsuit over park’s governing district By Mike Schneider, Associated Press The agreement ends almost two years of litigation that was sparked by DeSantis’ takeover of the district from Disney supporters following the company’s opposition to Florida’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay” law. Continue reading
Mar 27 3 men who killed Ahmaud Arbery ask appeals court to overturn their hate crime convictions By Kate Brumback, Russ Bynum, Associated Press The 25-year-old Black man was chased by men in pickup trucks and fatally shot in the streets of a coastal Georgia subdivision in 2020. Continue reading
Mar 27 Police had less than 2 minutes to stop traffic before Key Bridge collapse By Lea Skene, Associated Press Audio from first responders shows a scramble to halt traffic just before the crash. Continue reading
Mar 26 Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ lawyer says raids of the rapper’s homes were ‘excessive’ use of ‘military-level force’ By Jonathan Landrum Jr., Associated Press The public statement Tuesday is the first from the music mogul's team since his properties were raided Monday as part of an ongoing sex trafficking investigation. Continue reading
Mar 26 6 presumed dead after Baltimore bridge collapse By Lea Skene, Associated Press Roland L. Butler Jr., superintendent for Maryland State Police, says the search and rescue mission was transitioning to one of search and recovery. Continue reading
Mar 26 Watch 3:14 Baltimore bridge collapses after powerless cargo ship rams support By William Brangham, Courtney Norris, Eliot Barnhart, Ryan Connelly Holmes Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed Tuesday after being struck by a cargo ship. Officials say six people remain unaccounted for as rescue and response efforts remain underway. As William Brangham reports, investigators are still seeking answers to what happened. Continue watching
Mar 26 Watch 4:50 News Wrap: Russian officials attempt to connect Ukraine to Moscow terror attack In our news wrap Tuesday, Russian officials insisted Ukraine played a role in Friday's terror attack near Moscow, a Russian court extended the detention of American Evan Gershkovich through June, a British court blocked Wikileaks founder Julian Assange from being… Continue watching
Mar 26 Watch 8:42 Troubled rollout of FAFSA overhaul causes major delays for students seeking financial aid By Laura Barrón-López, Karina Cuevas, Maria Witcher, Macayla Ramsey, Cass Technical High School Students waiting on financial aid will have to wait even longer after the Department of Education found a calculation error on hundreds of thousands of FAFSA applications. Laura Barrón-López has reaction from students questioning when and if they will get… Continue watching
Mar 26 Watch 6:02 How baseball’s biggest star is entangled in a gambling and theft investigation By William Brangham, Shoshana Dubnow, Courtney Norris Gambling and theft allegations are swirling around baseball star Shohei Ohtani as his former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, is under criminal investigation accused of using millions of dollars of Ohtani's money to pay off gambling debts. Ohtani hasn’t been accused of… Continue watching
Mar 26 Watch 2:33 A Brief But Spectacular take on crying in public By Steve Goldbloom, Ana Davila, Katie Hodgman Brandon Stosuy is the author of several books on creativity and the co-founder and editor-in-chief of The Creative Independent. His latest book, "Sad Happens: A Celebration of Tears," began when Brandon noticed someone crying in public and decided to tweet… Continue watching