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/// The Chesapeake 1000 crane, which will be used to help remove wreckage from the collapse of the Key Bridge, is docked at Tradepoint Atlantic in Sparrows Point, Md. on Friday, March 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Brian Witte)

As cranes arrive at Baltimore bridge collapse site, governor describes daunting task of cleaning up

A crane that can lift 1,000 tons has appeared near the site of a collapsed highway bridge in Baltimore as crews prepare to begin clearing wreckage.

FILE - A U.S. flag flies on a moored boat as the container ship Dali rests against the wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, Tuesday, March 26, 2024, as seen from Pasadena, Md. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Could tugboats have helped avert the bridge collapse tragedy in Baltimore?

A container ship rests against the wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge on Thursday, March 28, 2024, in Baltimore, Md. After days of searching through murky water for the workers missing after the bridge collapsed, officials are turning their attention Thursday to what promises to be a massive salvage operation. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Building a new Key Bridge could take years and cost at least $400 million, experts say

Protesters raise their hands as they face police officers during a rally in Paterson, N.J., Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019, in reaction to the death of Jameek Lowery. Lowery, 27, who recorded a frantic video at police headquarters, wound up unresponsive after being taken to a hospital in an ambulance with police officers inside. He died two days later. (Danielle Parhizkaran/The Record via AP)

He didn’t trust police but sought their help anyway. Two days later, he was dead

FILE - Medical volunteer Karen Parker, left, touches a 2-year-old child with a fever as she talks to a family of asylum-seeking migrants as they wait to be processed in a makeshift, mountainous campsite after crossing the border with Mexico, Feb. 2, 2024, near Jacumba Hot Springs, Calif. A federal judge on Friday, March 29, sharply questioned the Biden administration's position that it bears no responsibility for housing and feeding migrant children while they wait in makeshift camps along the U.S-Mexico border. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

Judge questions Border Patrol stand that it’s not required to care for children at migrant camps

Aerial footage shows crane working on wreckage of Baltimore bridge collapse

Crews were set to begin removing the wreckage of a collapsed highway bridge in Baltimore on Friday. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said a large crane, which can lift up to 1,000 tons, would be one of at least two used to clear the channel of the twisted metal and concrete remains of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, and the cargo ship that collided with it this week.

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Abortion

FILE - Demonstrators march and gather near the Texas Capitol following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, June 24, 2022, in Austin, Texas. Lizelle Gonzalez, a Texas woman who was charged with murder over self-managing an abortion and spent two nights in jail, sued prosecutors Thursday, March 28, 2024, along the U.S.-Mexico border who put the criminal case in motion before it was later dropped. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Texas woman sues prosecutors who charged her with murder after she self-managed an abortion

LGBTQ+

Antonina Favorskaya stands in a glass cage in a courtroom in the Basmanny District Court in Moscow, Russia, Friday, March 29, 2024. A court in Moscow makes a decision on measure of restrain to journalist Antonina Favorskaya in the case of her connection with the FBK, the Anti-Corruption Foundation set up by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in 2011 and declared extremist and closed in 2021. (AP Photo/Dmitry Serebryakov)

A Russian journalist who covered Navalny’s trials is jailed in Moscow on charges of extremism

Shootings

Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the former armorer at the movie "Rust", listens to closing arguments in her trial at district court on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, in Santa Fe, N.M. (Luis Sánchez Saturno/Santa Fe New Mexican via AP, Pool)

New trial denied for ‘Rust’ armorer convicted in fatal shooting of cinematographer by Alec Baldwin

Immigration

State Rep. Jesse Petrea, R-Savannah, speaks in favor of immigration bill HB 1105 at the House of Representatives in the Capitol in Atlanta on Sine Die, the last day of the legislative session, Thursday, March 28, 2024. The measure would require local sheriffs to work with the federal government when someone in custody is discovered to be in the country illegally. (Arvin Temkar/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Georgia bill aimed at requiring law enforcement to heed immigration requests heads to governor

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In this photo provided by the Office of the Mayor of New York, Mayor Eric Adams, second from right, laying back, participates in a baptism ceremony with Rev. Al Sharpton, right, while visiting the Rikers Island jail complex in New York, Friday, March 29, 2024. (Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office via AP)

New York City’s mayor gets baptized in jail by Rev. Al Sharpton on Good Friday

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has received a jailhouse baptism from Rev. Al Sharpton. The ceremony on Friday came as part of a scheduled visit to the Rikers Island jail complex where Adams was expected to meet with detainees on the Christian holiday, Good Friday.

Children are transported from a fatal school bus crash on Texas State Highway 21 near Caldwell Road on Friday, March 22, 2024, in Bastrop, Texas. Texas authorities say a school bus with more than 40 pre-K students collided with a concrete truck and rolled over while returning from a field trip, killing a boy on the bus and a man in another vehicle. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

Truck driver charged with criminally negligent homicide in fatal Texas bus crash

The driver of a cement truck that veered into oncoming traffic and hit a school bus carrying more than 40 pre-K students has been arrested and charged with criminally negligent homicide.

FILE - Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers addresses a joint session of the state Legislature in the Assembly chambers during his State of the State speech at the state Capitol, Jan. 22, 2019, in Madison, Wis. Evers vetoed a $3 billion Republican tax cut proposal as promised on Friday, March 29, 2024, along with other GOP proposals that would have set a number of wolves that could be hunted every year and banned political loyalty pledges for higher education employees. (AP Photo/Andy Manis, File)

Gov. Evers vetoes $3 billion Republican tax cut, wolf hunting plan, DEI loyalty ban

Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has vetoed a $3 billion Republican tax cut proposal as promised, along with other GOP proposals that would have set a number of wolves that could be hunted every year and banned political loyalty pledges for higher education employees.

Maine governor proposes budget revisions to fund housing and child care before April adjournment

Democratic Gov. Janet Mills has unveiled a budget revision that includes one-time spending to build more housing, to deliver grants to child care providers, and to accelerate nursing facility rate reform.

A crane is seen near the wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge on Friday, March 29, 2024 in Baltimore. A cargo ship rammed into the major bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday, causing it to collapse in a matter of seconds. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)

Baltimore bridge collapse: Who will pay for the destroyed bridge, harmed businesses and lost lives?

The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland is a multi-layered tragedy: For the families and friends of those killed or presumed dead, it’s a profound and personal loss.

FILE - An American Airlines grounds crew unloads a dog from the cargo area of an arriving flight, Aug. 1, 2012, at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. American Airlines is relaxing part of its pet policy to let owners bring their companion and a full-size carry-on bag into the cabin. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

A big airline is relaxing its pet policy to let owners bring the companion and a rolling carry-on

American Airlines is easing a restriction in its pet policy. For years, people with a small pet could only bring one other thing into the cabin — a small personal item that fits under their seat.

Mississippi’s ‘The W’ offers scholarships to students at soon-to-close Birmingham Southern

After hearing the news of the impending closure of Birmingham-Southern College, Mississippi University of Women said it welcomes affected students and will provide scholarship offers to those who qualify.

Mother says she wants justice after teen son is killed during police chase in Mississippi

A mother says she wants justice after her 17-year-old son died when a police SUV ran over him in the Mississippi Delta.

In this photo made from video, a child points to the sky, where a helicopter had dropped thousands of marshmallows to a park below in Southfield, Mich., on Friday, March 29, 2024. The annual Great Marshmallow Drop took place at Catalpa Oaks County Park in Southfield, Michigan, and was hosted by Oakland County Parks. (AP Photo/Mike Householder)

Children race to collect marshmallows dropped from a helicopter at a Detroit-area park

It has been raining marshmallows in suburban Detroit. A helicopter dropped thousands of the gooey sweet treats onto a park in Southfield Friday in the annual Great Marshmallow Drop.

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis looks on during a hearing on the Georgia election interference case, Friday, March, 1, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Alex Slitz, Pool, File)

Trump asks appeals court to review ruling allowing Fani Willis to remain on Georgia election case

Former President Donald Trump and other defendants accused of illegally trying to interfere in Georgia’s 2020 election have submitted an application to appeal a ruling allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to remain on the case.

Alaska Department of Transportation program manager Ryan Marlow demonstrates the agency's robotic dog in Anchorage, Alaska, on March 26, 2024. The device will be camouflaged as a coyote or fox to ward off migratory birds and other wildlife at Alaska's second largest airport, the DOT said. (Marc Lester/Anchorage Daily News via AP)

Robot disguised as a coyote or fox will scare wildlife away from runways at Alaska airport

A headless robot about the size of a labrador retriever will be camouflaged as a coyote or fox to ward off migratory birds and other wildlife at Alaska’s second largest airport.

Minnesota Legislature will return from Easter break with plenty of bills still in the pipeline

The Minnesota Legislature will return from its Easter break with plenty of bills in the pipeline. Bills awaiting legislative attention on Tuesday include several high-profile pieces of legislation, ranging from cannabis and sports betting, to rights for trans people, to maintaining the state’s roads

Iowa's Caitlin Clark (22) is seen during a morning practice session at a college basketball NCAA Tournament in Albany, N.Y. Friday, March 29, 2024. Iowa plays Colorado in a Sweet 16 game on Saturday. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

Clark and Reese bring star power to Albany 2 Regional that features Iowa, LSU, Colorado and UCLA

Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese bring a lot of star power to the Albany 2 Regional as two of the biggest names in college basketball.

3 Pennsylvania men have convictions overturned after decades behind bars in woman’s 1997 killing

A Pennsylvania judge has overturned the convictions of three men imprisoned for decades in the 1997 slaying of a 70-year-old woman even though their DNA never matched what was found at the scene.

ACLU, Planned Parenthood challenge Ohio abortion restrictions after voter referendum

A new lawsuit is challenging some of Ohio’s abortion laws now that Ohio voters have enshrined voting rights in the state’s constitution.

FILE - Clouds are reflected in the Ford sign at a dealership, June 5, 2014, in Wexford, Pa. U.S. auto safety regulators are investigating complaints that more than 540,000 Ford pickup trucks can abruptly downshift to a lower gear and increase the risk of a crash. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)

US probes complaints that Ford pickups can downshift without warning, increasing the risk of a crash

U.S. auto safety regulators are investigating complaints that more than 540,000 Ford pickup trucks can abruptly downshift to a lower gear and increase the risk of a crash.

FILE - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at a news conference in Dallas on June 22, 2017. Paxton says he's investigating a key Boeing supplier that is already under scrutiny by federal regulators over the quality of its work on Boeing planes, Friday, March 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)

The Texas attorney general is investigating a key Boeing supplier and asking about diversity

The Texas attorney general says he’s investigating a key Boeing supplier that is already under scrutiny by federal regulators over the quality of its work on Boeing planes.

FILE - Commuters wait to load as a train of passengers arrives at the South Station Red Line subway stop, Wednesday, July 13, 2022, in Boston. Lower income riders who rely on greater Boston's public transit system could soon be getting a break on the cost of their fares under a plan approved by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s board of directors, Thursday, March 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Low-income subway, bus and commuter rail riders in Boston could be getting cheaper fares

Tens of thousands of lower income riders who rely on greater Boston’s public transit system could soon be getting a break on their fares under a plan approved by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s board of directors.

FILE - California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during an event in San Francisco, Nov. 9, 2023. Newsom announced Friday, March 29, 2024 that hundreds of new high-tech surveillance cameras are coming to the city of Oakland and state freeways in the East Bay to battle criminal activity and freeway violence. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

California governor to deploy 500 surveillance cameras to Oakland to fight crime

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says hundreds of high-tech surveillance cameras are coming to the city of Oakland and surrounding freeways to battle crime.

New Jersey father charged after 9-year-old son’s body found in burning car

Authorities say a 9-year-old boy was found dead inside a burning car after his father doused the vehicle with gasoline and set it on fire at a New Jersey high school following a domestic dispute at their family home.

FILE - Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference the Federal Reserve in Washington, March 20, 2024. On Friday, March 29, 2024, Powell takes part in a moderated discussion about interest rate policy at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Powell says Fed wants to see ‘more good inflation readings’ before it can cut rates

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell reiterated a message he has sounded in recent weeks: While the Fed expects to cut interest rates this year, it won’t be ready to do so until it sees “more good inflation readings’’ and is more confident that annual price increases are falling toward its 2% target.

The main office of Special Olympics Maine, which is being sued over alleged sexual abuse by its founder, is seen on Friday, March 29, 2024 in South Portland, Maine. (AP Photo/David Sharp)

Special Olympics Maine founder accused in lawsuit of grooming, sexually abusing boy

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The founder of Special Olympics Maine groomed a 9-year-old boy for sexual abuse that spanned two decades in which he encouraged the victim to accompany him on business trips and provided him with employment — and threatened him to keep it quiet, according to a lawsuit.

FILE - A customer removes her purchases at a Kroger grocery store in Flowood, Miss., Wednesday, June 26, 2019. Don't count on a favorite store being open on Easter Sunday. Several stores will be closed March 31, 2024, in observance of the holiday. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

What stores are open on Easter Sunday 2024? See Walmart, Target, Costco hours

Don’t count on a favorite store being open on Easter Sunday. Several stores will be closed March 31 in observance of the holiday.

FILE - The Tennessee Capitol is seen, Jan. 8, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. Republicans in the Tennessee House and Senate both plan to offer businesses new tax help worth upward of $1 billion, Friday, March 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

Tennessee lawmakers split on how and why to give businesses major tax help under fear of lawsuit

Tennessee House and Senate Republicans could pass new corporate tax help worth upward of $1 billion. But beyond broad strokes, they are in disagreement.

FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2014, file photo, former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin arrives at the Hale Boggs Federal Building in New Orleans. Nagin, who was convicted on federal bribery, money laundering and other corruption charges in 2014, has completed his 10-year sentence is asking a federal judge to restore his rights to carry a gun and vote. Prosecutors said Thursday, March 28, 2024, the New Orleans-based federal judge in the case has no authority to restore his federal firearms rights. And, it's up to the state of Texas, where he now lives, to decide on his voting privileges.(AP Photo/Jonathan Bachman, File)

Convicted ex-New Orleans mayor has done his time. Now, can he get the right to carry a gun?

A former mayor of New Orleans who was convicted on federal corruption charges wants the right to carry a gun, but the path to that is complicated.

2 Vermont troopers referred to court diversion after charges of reckless endangerment

The Vermont attorney general says two state troopers have been referred to court diversion following charges of reckless endangerment after they fired bean bag rounds from a shotgun against a man who was acting irrationally.

FILE - The moon covers the sun during a total solar eclipse Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, in Cerulean, Ky. On April 8, 2024, the sun will pull another disappearing act across parts of Mexico, the United States and Canada, turning day into night for as much as 4 minutes, 28 seconds. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)

April’s total solar eclipse is nearly here. Here’s why it’s worth the watch and how to stay safe

A total solar eclipse is coming to North America. On April 8, the sun will pull another disappearing act across parts of Mexico, the United States and Canada, turning day into night for as much as 4 minutes, 28 seconds.

This photo provided by the St. Paul Saints shows a pig named Ozempig on Thursday, March 28, at a farm in Wisconsin. Some people have criticized the Minnesota team's decision to name the pig after the weight loss drug Ozempic, saying the play on words belittles people who are overweight. (St. Paul Saints Baseball via AP)

‘Ozempig’ remains Minnesota baseball team’s mascot despite uproar that name is form of fat-shaming

For a Minnesota minor league baseball team known for a history of outlandish promotions, the idea of naming its longtime live pig mascot after the weight loss drug Ozempic made perfect sense.

Former NYPD officer acquitted of murder in shooting of childhood friend during confrontation

A former New York City police officer has been acquitted of murder in the shooting of his childhood friend during a confrontation on Long Island.

FILE - Surveillance cameras are seen as a visitor looks at Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong, Monday, March 11, 2024. The president of U.S.-funded Radio Free Asia said its Hong Kong bureau has been closed because of safety concerns under a new national security law, deepening concerns about the city’s media freedoms. Bay Fang, the president of RFA, said in a statement Friday March 29, 2024 that it will no longer have full-time staff in Hong Kong, although it would retain its official media registration. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte, File)

US-funded Radio Free Asia closes its Hong Kong bureau over safety concerns under new security law

The president of U.S.-funded Radio Free Asia says its Hong Kong bureau has been closed because of safety concerns under a new national security law, deepening worries about the city’s media freedoms.