- — Biden admin. approves Maryland's $60M emergency request to rebuild collapsed bridge
- The Biden administration has approved Maryland's request for $60 million in emergency federal funding to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which collapsed earlier this week after a cargo ship struck the structure.
- — Russia vetoes U.N. group monitoring North Korean sanctions
- Russia voted against extending the mandate of a U.N. panel that monitors North Korean sanctions, prompting accusations that Moscow is helping the regime evade Security Council resolutions in exchange for weapons.
- — Latvian arrested over scheme to export plane parts from U.S. to Russia
- Authorities in Latvia have arrested a 55-year-old man accused in the United States of participating in a multiyear scheme to illegally export aviation components to Russian companies amid the Kremlin's war in Ukraine.
- — World Court: Israel must allow Palestinians access to aid
- Israel must without delay ensure Palestinians throughout Gaza have unhindered access to humanitarian aid and services, the World Court unanimously ordered Thursday as famine threatens the Palestinian enclave.
- — 8-year-old lone survivor among 45 dead in South Africa bus crash
- An 8-year-old child is the lone survivor of a bus crash in South Africa that killed 45 worshippers on their way to an Easter festival on Thursday when the driver apparently lost control, according to local authorities.
- — California man pleads guilty to selling Pentagon $3.5M in counterfeit electronics
- A California man has pleaded guilty for a scheme to sell more than $3.5 million worth of counterfeit or used electronics to the Defense Department, the Justice Department announced Thursday.
- — Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin vetoes marijuana bills
- Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Thursday vetoed legislation that would have legalized the sale of recreational marijuana in the state.
- — Well-known politician Don Saunders gunned down in robbery attempt in Bahamas
- A well-known Bahamian politician was gunned down Wednesday while fleeing two masked gunmen during an armed robbery, police said.
- — Make-A-Wish seeks 1M new 'wish-makers' to help ill children
- The Make-A-Wish foundation on Thursday announced a campaign to recruit one million new wish-makers.
- — Without Supreme Court ruling, South Carolina forced to use 'unconstitutional' congressional map
- A panel of federal judges ruled Thursday that South Carolina can use its current congressional map after the Supreme Court has taken too long to rule on its constitutionality before the fall election.
- — House Oversight Committee chair invites Joe Biden to testify in impeachment probe
- Kentucky Republican Rep. James Comer, chair of the GOP-led House Oversight Committee, on Thursday formally invited President Joe Biden to testify in the ongoing impeachment inquiry.
- — Colleges partner with NASA on CubeSat projects crucial for future STEM workforce
- NASA and its military partners have selected teams from eight universities to work on NASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative designed to give students a chance to launch their own career in the space industry.
- — Palestinian Authority approves new Cabinet members
- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday approved the members of a new cabinet that is expected to take over the Gaza Strip once Hamas is expelled from the region.
- — Dole abandons Fresh Express deal under DOJ antitrust pressure
- Fresh Express has dropped its plans to acquire Dole's plc's Fresh Vegetables division after anti-trust regulators said the move would harm competition.
- — Authorities charge suspect in Illinois rampage that killed 4, injured 5
- Christian Ivan Soto, the man who authorities say allegedly killed four people in Rockford, Ill., Wednesday in an attack using a knife, a baseball bat and a vehicle, was charged with multiple counts of murder Thursday.
- — State Department 'deeply concerned' about candidate registration for Venezuela election
- The U.S. State Department said it is "deeply concerned" by the Venezuelan government's pattern of blocking opposition parties from registering candidates in the upcoming presidential election.
- — Baltimore bridge collapse could disrupt supply chain for weeks
- The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge spanning the entrance to the Port of Baltimore has cut off the nation's ninth-largest port from all shipping activity and temporarily closed the port.
- — CBP seizes 500 pounds of unauthorized mangos at U.S.-Mexico border
- Customs and Border Protection agents have seized nearly 500 pounds of unauthorized mangos at the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge in Laredo, Texas.
- — Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas impeachment to go to Senate April 10
- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., told Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., Thursday that House Republicans are sending their impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate.
- — Maryland asks for $60M in federal relief for bridge collapse; experts predict $4B loss
- The state of Maryland on Thursday requested $60 million in emergency federal relief funds after a container ship struck Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge and caused it to collapse Tuesday.
- — TSA announces expansion of PreCheck program to eight new airlines
- The Transportation Security Administration announced the expansion of its PreCheck program on Thursday, adding eight new airlines.
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