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By BEN FINLEY and JAMES POLLARD Associated Press Authorities are gathering evidence about what led to this week’s bridge collapse in Baltimore. So far, we know that a massive cargo ship lost power and issued a mayday call moments before it struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge early Tuesday, causing the span to crumble into

LONDON (AP) — Bruce Springsteen is the first international songwriter to be named a fellow of The Ivors Academy, the U.K’s professional association of music creators. The American icon was announced as the next recipient of the 80-year old Academy’s highest honor Tuesday, in recognition of the impact his career has had on the cultural

By DENG MACHOL Associated Press JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan’s government says schools will reopen next week following a two-week closure due to extreme heat across the country. The health and education ministries say temperatures are expected to steadily drop with the rainy season set to begin in the coming days. During the

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — President Joe Biden has won Missouri’s primary, the state Democratic Party announced. Biden’s win was not in doubt; he has already beaten his major competitors. But the primary races are still closely watched by insiders for turnout and signs of protest voters. Saturday’s primary was the Missouri Democratic Party’s first party-run

By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A school bus company will terminate its contract with St. Louis Public Schools a year early. The termination ends a strained relationship after a noose was found near the workstation of a Black mechanic. An ensuing driver walkout that snarled bus service for one of Missouri’s

NEPTUNE, N.J. (AP) — Someone in New Jersey who bought a single ticket overcame the odds Tuesday night and won the $1.13 billion Mega Millions jackpot, breaking a winless streak that dated to last December. The numbers drawn were: 7, 11, 22, 29, 38 and the gold Mega Ball 4. State lottery officials said the

By DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press A major bridge that collapsed in Baltimore after getting hit by a ship is named for Francis Scott Key, who turned a wartime experience in the early 19th century into the poem that became the national anthem of the United States. Key was a prominent attorney in the region during

By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s government has begun handing over to relatives the bodies of 429 members of a doomsday cult at the center of a legal case that has shocked the country. Exhumed bodies from a vast rural area in coastal Kenya have shown signs of starvation and strangulation.

By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The head of a Lebanese Sunni political and militant group that has joined the Shiite militant group Hezbollah in its fight against Israel on Lebanon’s border says the conflict has helped strengthen cooperation between the two groups. The leader of the Islamic Group, Sheikh Mohammed Takkoush said

By MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — As Israel battles a prolonged war in Gaza, broad exemptions from mandatory military service for ultra-Orthodox men have reopened a deep divide in the country and rattled the government coalition, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s fellow War Cabinet members staunchly opposed to his proposed new conscription law.

BEIRUT (AP) — A series of airstrikes on eastern Syria have killed more than a dozen people, including an Iranian military adviser and a team member working for the World Health Organization. It’s not immediately clear who was behind the Tuesday airstrikes in Syria’s eastern province of Deir el-Zour that borders Iraq. Iran’s state news

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — People participate in documentaries for all kinds of reasons. But Steve Martin may be unique in making a film about his life with the instruction of: “See if you can make sense of all THAT.” Morgan Neville’s Apple TV+ documentary “STEVE! (martin) a documentary in

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine has sunk or disabled a third of all Russian warships in the Black Sea in just over two years of war, the navy spokesman said Tuesday, a heavy blow to Moscow’s military capability. Ukraine’s Navy spokesman Dmytro Pletenchuk told The Associated Press that the latest strike on Saturday night hit

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press KADUNA, Nigeria (AP) — A Nigerian court has sentenced a Chinese national to death after finding him guilty of killing his girlfriend. The Kano state justice commissioner tells The Associated Press he will recommend execution if the man unsuccessfully appeals the ruling. Death sentences for capital offenses are common in

By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s defense minister says it will soon be able to deliver 78 Caesar howitzers to Ukraine. Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu also said Tuesday that France will boost its supply of artillery shells to meet Kyiv’s urgent needs for ammunition to fight Russia’s full-scale invasion. Lecornu said that

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia’s biggest bank says it has recouped nearly 80% of the cash it lost during a system glitch that allowed customers to take out more money than they had in their accounts. Abe Sano, president of the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia, told reporters Tuesday that around $14 million was withdrawn

By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Hiring woes may be easing for small businesses. The CBIZ Small Business Employment Index reported a seasonally adjusted increase of 0.17% in February as the U.S. economy stays strong despite high interest rates. Small businesses have a tougher time retaining workers since they often can’t

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — People participate in documentaries for all kinds of reasons. But Steve Martin may be unique in making a film about his life with the instruction of: “See if you can make sense of all THAT.” Morgan Neville’s Apple TV+ documentary “STEVE! (martin) a documentary in

The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Former President Donald Trump launched his social media platform, Truth Social, in early 2022, after he was banned from major sites such as Facebook and the former Twitter following the Jan. 6 insurrection. While he’s since been reinstated to both, he’s largely stayed off X, the Elon Musk-owned

By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press One of the buzzy new shows of the spring TV season is “Diarra from Detroit”,” now streaming on BET+. The comedic mystery was created by and stars Diarra Kilpatrick, who is best-known for a role on HBO’s “Perry Mason.” Kilpatrick plays a woman also named Diarra who has a great