Mar 28 How Baltimore’s Key Bridge collapse will affect supply chains and the economy By Hannah Grabenstein The Key Bridge collapse comes at a time when other international routes are under pressure, experts say. Continue reading
Mar 28 What to know about the cargo ship that took down Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge By Nick Perry, Associated Press If stood upright, the Dali would reach almost to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris or about two-thirds of the way up the Empire State Building in New York. Continue reading
Mar 28 Dairy cows in Texas, Kansas test positive for avian flu By Mike Stobbe, JoNel Aleccia, Associated Press The commercial milk supply is safe and risk to people is low, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Dairies are required to only allow milk from healthy animals to enter the food supply, and milk from the sick animals… Continue reading
Mar 28 FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison By Ken Sweet, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Bankman-Fried, 32, was convicted in November of fraud and conspiracy — a dramatic fall from a crest of success that included a Super Bowl advertisement and celebrity endorsements from stars like quarterback Tom Brady, basketball star Stephen Curry and comedian… Continue reading
Mar 28 Biden fundraiser with past presidents Obama and Clinton nets record $25 million, campaign says By Chris Megerian, Colleen Long, Associated Press The Radio City Music Hall fundraiser provides a gilded exclamation mark on a recent burst of campaign travel by Biden, who visited several political battlegrounds in the last few weeks. Continue reading
Mar 28 Former crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried to be sentenced for defrauding FTX investors By Ken Sweet, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Bankman-Fried once led companies so successful that they were featured in a Super Bowl advertisement. A jury found that Bankman-Fried illegally used billions of dollars from FTX depositors. Continue reading
Mar 28 U.S. Census changes how it identifies people by race and ethnicity, creates Middle Eastern category for first time By Mike Schneider, Associated Press The revisions announced Thursday are the latest efforts to categorize and define the people of the United States. Continue reading
Mar 28 Cargo ship that collided with Baltimore Bridge had ‘routine engine maintenance’ in port, officials say By Lea Skene, Brian Witte, Associated Press U.S. Coast Guard Rear Admiral Shannon Gilreath said at a news conference Wednesday that authorities had been informed that the ship was going to undergo the maintenance. Continue reading
Mar 27 Investigation of Baltimore bridge collapse picks up speed as divers recover 2 bodies from water By Lea Skene, Associated Press The ship collided into a support pillar early Tuesday, causing the span to collapse. The bodies of two of six workers who plunged into the water were recovered earlier Wednesday. Continue reading
Mar 27 Watch 2:45 Baltimore crews recover bodies of 2 killed in bridge collapse By William Brangham, Jonah Anderson Officials in Baltimore are continuing the search for the missing after a major bridge collapsed Tuesday. Divers are navigating treacherous waters hoping to recover what remains of those lost. Meanwhile, investigators have recovered the cargo ship’s black box as they… Continue watching