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Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapses after ship strikes it, sending vehicles into water

A cargo ship smacked into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore Tuesday morning, bringing the bridge down, knocking vehicles into the city's harbor and sparking a search and rescue effort to find at least seven people who fell in the chilly water.

March 26, 2024

House Judiciary Committee releases 658-page impeachment report

The House Judiciary Committee published a 658-page report just after midnight Monday as the House prepares to vote whether or not to impeach President Trump later in the week.

December 16, 2019

Justin Amash leaves GOP: ‘I’ve become disenchanted with party politics’

Rep. Justin Amash quit the Republican Party on Thursday, using the Independence Day holiday to declare his rebellion against the poison of party politics.

July 4, 2019

Chabad of Poway synagogue shooting: Man detained, multiple injuries reported

One woman is dead and three other people injured following a shooting Saturday at the Chabad of Poway synagogue near San Diego after a man opened fire during a celebration held on the last day of Passover.

April 27, 2019

Trump calls on Democrats to come back and vote for border security

President Trump called on Democrats to come back to Washington on Monday to vote for border security, hoping they'll give him money for the wall he campaigned on building along the southern border.

December 31, 2018

3 shot dead, 2 in critical condition in ‘domestic-related murder-suicide’ in Maryland

Montgomery County police responded just after midnight Monday to a murder-suicide that left a man, woman and boy dead from gunshot wounds and two other relatives in critical condition in a Silver Spring, Maryland, house.

September 17, 2018

Kevin Kamenetz, a Democratic candidate for Md. governor, dies of cardiac arrest

Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz, a Democratic candidate running to be Maryland's next governor, died early Thursday morning of cardiac arrest, county officials confirmed. He was 60 years old.

May 10, 2018

Russia tests new ICBM and nuclear weapon called Sarmat amid rising tension with U.S.

Russia tested its new Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile Friday for the second time, one day after declaring the expulsion of 60 U.S. diplomats from the nation.

March 30, 2018

Austin serial bombing suspect blows himself up as police close in

The person suspected of being the Austin serial bomber killed himself Wednesday morning after detonating a bomb as police were closing in, Austin police confirmed.

March 21, 2018

Tractor-trailer overturns; 20-vehicle crash shuts down I-270 South in Maryland

At least 20 vehicles were involved in an early morning crash Monday that closed Interstate 270 South in Germantown, Maryland, multiple news outlets are reporting. Three lanes have reopened, but there is a major backup in traffic, so use caution in the area.

March 19, 2018

Shooting at gate to NSA headquarters, but ‘no ongoing security or safety threat’

A shooting at the gate to NSA's headquarters in Maryland Wednesday sent three people to the hospital but the injuries weren't from gunfire, said the agency, adding "there's no ongoing security or safety threat."

February 14, 2018

D.C. Metro train derails on Red Line; no injuries or fire

A Metro train carrying 60 passengers derailed Monday morning between the Red Line's Farragut North and Metro Center stations in Washington, D.C. No injuries or fire were reported, D.C. Fire and EMS said.

January 15, 2018

MS-13 gang beheads, dismembers man in Maryland park; teen charged with murder

A teen was charged with first-degree murder Wednesday in connection to the MS-13 killing of a man who was lured to a Maryland park, choked, stabbed 100 times, decapitated and dismembered by nearly 10 gang members, multiple news reports said.

November 23, 2017

Two bodies found in burning house in Capitol Heights, Maryland

Two bodies were found Thursday in a two-story house engulfed with fire in Capitol Heights, Maryland.

November 2, 2017

Baltimore removes Confederate monuments overnight

Workers in Baltimore removed four of the city's Confederate monuments in the early hours on Wednesday, days after many residents took to the streets to protest a white nationalist rally in Virginia that left three dead and many injured.

August 16, 2017

Donald Trump pushes back on Angela Merkel regarding trade, NATO: ‘Very bad for U.S.’

President Trump responded Tuesday to German Chancellor Angela Merkel's assertion that the European Union would have to "take our destiny into our own hands" and not rely on the U.S. or the U.K.

May 30, 2017

Mike Dubke, Crossroads Media founder, to become White House’s new communications director: Report

The White House plans to name Mike Dubke, founder of Crossroads Media, as its new communications director, CNN reported.

February 17, 2017

French nuclear plant explodes; ‘no nuclear risk,’ authorities say

An explosion occurred at a French nuclear power plant Thursday in Flamanville, but authorities say there was no "nuclear risk" or "foul play" involved, media reports said.

February 9, 2017

Paris Louvre Museum: Soldier shoots suspect wielding a machete

A French soldier shot a machete-wielding attacker who shouted "Allahu Akbar" Friday outside the Louvre Museum in Paris, multiple media reports said.

February 3, 2017

Christopher Straham, Baltimore murder suspect, accused of fatally stabbing homeless man

Baltimore City police have taken into custody their latest "Public Enemy No. 1," a teen on the run who was wanted on murder charges for fatally stabbing a homeless man on Friday afternoon.

December 8, 2016