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Investigators fault Pittsburgh for poor inspection, maintenance of bridge that collapsed 02/23/2024 05:24am • The city of Pittsburgh did not adequately maintain or repair a bridge and failed to act on inspection reports, leading to the corrosion of the structure's steel legs and its collapse into a ravine, federal investigators said Wednesday. The city-owned Forbes Avenue bridge fell down on Jan. 28, 2022, Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke give sexploitation cinema a queer spin in 'Drive-Away Dolls' 02/22/2024 11:45pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Scripts of all kinds sit in the drawers of Ethan Coen���s home, some to be returned to, some forever abandoned. When writing with his brother Joel over many years, the absurd narrative paths they���d venture down would inevitably lead to strange mental roadblocks. ���Sometimes part Live updates | Israeli strikes kill over 70 in Gaza, and West Bank shooters kill an Israeli 02/22/2024 11:31pm • Israeli strikes have killed at least 71 people in southern and central Gaza in about 24 hours, the territory's health officials said Thursday. Meanwhile, tensions are rising in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, where three gunmen opened fire Thursday morning on a road near a checkpoint, killing one I 'People have absolutely gone crazy': The latest effort to curb speeding in Maryland work zones 02/22/2024 10:15pm • Maryland Lt. Gov.��Aruna Miller testified in favor of a bill that's designed to get drivers to slow down near work zones on Thursday. Miller, a former transportation engineer, told lawmakers in Annapolis that in 2023 there were more than 1,200 crashes in work zones across the state. "That's ov A stray whale's death in a Japanese bay raises questions about the cause and the cost of disposal 02/22/2024 08:20pm • TOKYO (AP) ��� A whale as long as a train car that died after straying into a Japanese bay is set to be buried until it naturally becomes a skeletal specimen for a local museum. It's the third year in a row that whales have become stranded in Osaka Bay, raising questions about the reasons why and t Mideast cease-fire efforts gain steam as US envoy visits. Mediators report 'encouraging' signs 02/22/2024 06:57pm • JERUSALEM (AP) ��� International efforts to broker a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas appeared to gain new momentum Thursday as the White House said a visit by a senior envoy with Israeli leaders was ���going well��� and other mediators reported encouraging signs from the warring parties. The new A Michigan toddler's shooting highlights new gun storage law and other states' strategies 02/22/2024 06:34pm • A Michigan man is the first person to face charges under the state's new law requiring gun owners to keep weapons in locked storage containers around minors. The case is bringing attention to similar state laws across the U.S. and prosecutors' determination of when to bring criminal charges using t What to know about the Harmony Montgomery murder case in New Hampshire 02/22/2024 06:16pm • CONCORD, N.H. (AP) ��� A New Hampshire man faces up to life in prison after being convicted Thursday of killing his 5-year-old daughter then hiding her body for months before disposing of it. Adam Montgomery, who did not attend his two-week trial in Manchester, was accused of beating Harmony Montgom South Carolina bans inmates from in-person interviews. A lawsuit wants to change that 02/22/2024 06:07pm • COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) ��� A South Carolina prison policy banning inmates from speaking to reporters in person or having their writings directly published violates the First Amendment free speech rights of prisoners, a civil rights organization said in a federal lawsuit Thursday. While prisons across t Volkswagen to recall 261,000 cars to fix pump problem that can let fuel leak and increase fire risk 02/22/2024 04:55pm • DETROIT (AP) ��� Volkswagen is recalling more than 261,000 cars in the U.S. to fix a potential fuel leak that can increase the risk of fires. The recall covers certain Audi A3s and VW Golfs and GTIs from the 2015 through 2020 model years. Also included are 2015 through 2019 Golf Sportwagens, and 201 Wind farm off the Massachusetts coast begins delivering steady flow of power 02/22/2024 04:45pm • BOSTON (AP) ��� Vineyard Wind, the wind farm under construction off the coast of Massachusetts, has begun delivering energy to the power grid from five of its planned 62 wind turbines, company and state officials said Thursday. The five turbines are operating at full capacity, generating 68 megawat New Hampshire man convicted of killing daughter, 5, whose body has not been found 02/22/2024 04:22pm • MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) ��� A New Hampshire man was convicted of second-degree murder Thursday in the death of his 5-year-old daughter, who police believe was killed nearly two years before she was reported missing in 2021 and whose body was never found. Adam Montgomery, 34, did not attend the trial Data from phone, Apple Watch help lead police to suspects in Iowa woman's death 02/22/2024 03:08pm • MARENGO, Iowa (AP) ��� Data from an iPhone and Apple Watch helped lead police to suspects after a woman's body was found in an Iowa lake, authorities said. Iowa County Sheriff Robert Rotter on Tuesday identified the victim as 20-year-old Melody M. Hoffman of Marion, Iowa. Her body was discovered Sun Putin takes a flight in nuclear-capable bomber in a tough message to the West ahead of election 02/22/2024 02:52pm • MOSCOW (AP) ��� Russia's President Vladimir Putin on Thursday took a co-pilot's seat in a nuclear-capable strategic bomber on a flight that appeared aimed at bolstering his image ahead of next month's election he's all but certain to win. Putin's 30-minute flight in a Tu-160M supersonic strategic bo A Los Angeles woman was arrested in Russia on charges of treason. Here's what we know 02/22/2024 02:49pm • Russia's main domestic intelligence agency has arrested a woman with dual U.S. and Russian citizenship on charges of treason, accusing her of collecting money for the Ukrainian military. The Federal Security Service said in a statement early Tuesday that the Los Angeles resident was arrested in the