Divers have recovered the remains of two of the six missing workers tossed into Baltimore Harbour from a highway bridge that collapsed after being rammed by a faltering cargo freighter. The bodies were pulled from the Patapsco River on Wednesday, a day after the massive container ship lost power and its ability to manoeuvre before … Read more
A Texas family has filed a lawsuit against a hotel chain after an 8-year-old girl was sucked into a pool pipe and drowned. Aliyah Jaico’s body was found on Saturday at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Houston after first responders drained the pool. Aliyah was reported missing when she “disappeared in a split second” while … Read more
The pilot of the ship that crashed into the Baltimore bridge did “everything that he could have done” to slow the vessel and keep it from drifting towards the structure. That’s according to the American Pilots Association (APA) about what unfolded on the Singapore-flagged container ship Dali in the moments leading up to the crash … Read more
One body has reportedly been recovered during the ongoing search for at least six people missing after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore, according to Baltimore City Council Member Phylicia Porter. “We are hearing one body was found,” she told CNN. Porter added the body had been pulled from the water after the … Read more
An Australian engineer has revealed his shock at the collapse of a major bridge on North America’s east coast, saying it appeared that immense force on an important pillar was enough to bring the crossing down. There are grave fears for about 20 people after a cargo ship collided with Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge … Read more
The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed early Tuesday morning after it was struck by a large ship, according to video obtained by CNN. All traffic is being detoured due to an “incident”, the Maryland Transportation Authority (MTA) said on social media. It is unclear if anyone was injured. Watch the latest News on … Read more
DNA found in a piece of discarded chewing gum led to the arrest and conviction of a suspect in a 1980 cold case murder in Oregon, prosecutors say. Robert Plympton, 60, was found guilty last week on one count of first-degree murder and four counts of second-degree murder in the killing of Mt. Hood Community … Read more
A 62-year-old US man with end-stage renal disease has become the first human to receive a new kidney from a genetically modified pig, doctors from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston have announced. The four-hour surgery, performed on March 16, “marks a major milestone in the quest to provide more readily available organs to patients”, the … Read more
A suspect has barricaded himself in a home in New Jersey and is holding hostages after shooting three people to death in suburban Philadelphia. The Saturday morning shooting in Falls Township in eastern Pennsylvania forced the cancellation of a St Patrick’s Day parade and shut down a children’s theme park. Authorities in Bucks County issued … Read more
A US family is mourning the loss of their one-year-old baby boy after their dog attacked him in their backyard. Baby Lennox was playing on a trampoline with his mother when the attack happened on Wednesday afternoon at the home on Fuller Ave in East Hartford, Connecticut, the family said. The dog is a family … Read more
