Last summer, Carole and Michael Middleton’s bankruptcy issues with their Party Pieces company were exposed. Their creditors were owed over $3.2 million that they were not able to recoup the money from Kate Middleton’s parents, and the uncomfortable headlines plagued the royal family. Now, a new twist in the situation adds another awkward layer to […]
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Maryland opens temporary channel at collapsed Baltimore bridge site
(Reuters) -The U.S. state of Maryland has opened a temporary channel on the northeast side of the collapsed Baltimore bridge, allowing vessel traffic around the container ship stuck at the disaster site, Governor Wes Moore said on Monday. “It will help us to get more vessels in the water around the site of the collapse,” […]
California’s Highway 1 remains closed after road collapsed in storm
A famous California highway remains closed Monday after a portion of the road collapsed, leaving nearly 2,000 travelers stranded during Easter weekend. A section of California’s Highway 1 – which winds along the state’s cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean – crumbled during a major storm on Saturday, the Associated Press reported. The damaged road in […]
Russian officials end efforts to reach 13 workers in a collapsed gold mine and declare them dead
Authorities in Russia’s Far East on Monday called off a rescue effort for 13 workers trapped deep underground in a collapsed gold mine and declared them dead. The miners got trapped on March 18 at a depth of about 125 meters (400 feet) when part of the mine collapsed in the Zeysk district of the […]
Traffic moving again on California’s scenic Highway 1 after lane collapsed during drenching storm
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Traffic was moving again Sunday on California’s scenic Highway 1 after a section of the coastal route collapsed during an Easter weekend storm, forcing closures and stranding motorists near Big Sur, authorities said. The collapse occurred amid rain Saturday afternoon near Rocky Creek Bridge about 17 miles (27 kilometers) south of […]
Engineers continue work to remove twisted steel from collapsed bridge
Teams of engineers are continuing the intricate process of cutting and lifting the first section of twisted steel from the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge, which crumpled into the Patapsco River this week after a cargo ship crashed into one of its supports. Sparks could be seen flying from a section of bent and crumpled […]
Crews carefully start removing first piece of twisted steel from collapsed Baltimore bridge
BALTIMORE (AP) — Teams of engineers worked Saturday on the intricate process of cutting and lifting the first section of twisted steel from the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge, which crumpled into the Patapsco River this week after a massive cargo ship crashed into one of its supports. Sparks could be seen flying from a […]
Crews carefully start removing first piece of twisted steel from collapsed Baltimore bridge
BALTIMORE (AP) — Teams of engineers are working Saturday on the intricate process of cutting and lifting the first section of twisted steel from the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland, The bridge crumpled into the Patapsco River on Tuesday after a massive cargo ship crashed into one of its main supports. Sparks could […]
Work starts to cut and lift first section of collapsed Maryland bridge
Engineers have started work on the process of cutting and lifting the first section of twisted steel from a bridge which collapsed in Maryland after a cargo ship crashed into one of its main supports. The Francis Scott Key Bridge crumpled into the Patapsco River on Tuesday after the incident. US Coast Guard officials confirmed […]
Salvage crews to lift first piece of collapsed Baltimore bridge
By David Lawder and Joel Schectman (Reuters) – Salvage crews were set to lift the first piece of Baltimore’s collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge from the water on Saturday to allow barges and tugboats to access the disaster site, Maryland and U.S. officials said, the first step in a complex effort to reopen the city’s […]
Maryland seeks $60M in federal help to start recovery plan for collapsed Baltimore bridge
BALTIMORE (AP) — Massive barges carrying cranes streamed toward Baltimore on Thursday to begin the challenging work of removing twisted metal and concrete in an attempt to open a key shipping route blocked by the wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore promised that “the best minds in the world” were […]
Divers find bodies of 2 construction workers in pickup truck near collapsed Key Bridge in Baltimore
BALTIMORE — Divers braving the frigid waters of the Patapsco River near the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge on Wednesday found two bodies of missing construction workers inside a red pickup truck. Maryland State Police Superintendent Roland Butler identified the victims as Alejandro Hernandez Fuentes, 35, of Baltimore, originally from Mexico, and Dorlian Ronial Castillo […]