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Matt Delaney

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In this photo provided by the Maryland National Guard, the cargo ship Dali is stuck under part of the structure of the Francis Scott Key Bridge after the ship hit the bridge March 26, 2024, in Baltimore. (Maryland National Guard via AP) **FILE**

Two blackouts set cargo ship on path to destroy Key Bridge in Baltimore, NTSB says

A loose wire and a dormant fuel pump triggered two blackouts aboard the massive cargo ship Dali, federal officials said Tuesday, causing the freighter to crash into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge last year in a crash that toppled the structure and killed six construction workers.

November 18, 2025

Virginia Attorney General candidate Jason Miyares addresses the Virginia FREE Leadership Luncheon in McLean, Va., on Sept. 1, 2021. The state of Virginia, backed by 21 other states, urged a federal court not to dismiss a case brought by victims’ families of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terrorist attack on Israel, accusing a Virginia nonprofit of assisting and supporting the terror group. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File) **FILE**

Virginia school settles with family after allowing antisemitic bullying of daughter

A Virginia family on Tuesday settled with the Nysmith School for Gifted Children after the parents alleged that the school condoned antisemitic bullying of their 11-year-old daughter and then expelled the girl and her two siblings when concerns were brought to administrators.

November 18, 2025

Department of Homeland Security police officers stand during a protest after federal immigration authorities conducted an operation on Friday, June 6, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) **FILE**

Off-duty DHS agent charged in gunpoint traffic stop of California teen

Southern California authorities said they arrested an off-duty Department of Homeland Security agent after he was accused of pulling a gun on a teenage boy during a traffic stop.

November 17, 2025

Republican 3rd district congressional candidate Greg Goode talks with supporters at a Johnson County Republican election watch party in Overland Park, Kan., Aug. 2, 2016. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner) **FILE**

Indiana state senator swatted on same day Trump criticized him over redistricting effort

An Indiana lawmaker was targeted in a swatting attack just hours after President Trump bashed the state senator over Republicans' stalled push to take up redistricting, authorities said.

November 17, 2025

FILE - New York Jets cornerback Kris Boyd takes part in an NFL football training camp, July 23, 2025, in Florham Park, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger, File)

N.Y. Jets CB Kris Boyd hospitalized in critical condition after Manhattan shooting

Officials said New York Jets cornerback Kris Boyd was rushed to a hospital in critical condition early Sunday after shots rang out near a Midtown restaurant.

November 16, 2025

With the Founders Library in the background, a young man reads on the Howard University campus July 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Teenager charged in October mass shooting on Howard University campus

D.C. police said they have arrested and charged a 17-year-old in a shooting that left five people wounded last month at Howard University.

November 16, 2025

A gavel rests on the bench inside a courtroom. The District of Columbia's attorney general secured a record $40 million payout Monday from a billionaire and his business after officials said the entrepreneur skirted city income taxes by posing as a nonresident. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)

Ex-college professor charged with killing wife after being caught in ‘sextortion’ scam

A former Ohio State University professor charged with murder appeared in court Thursday after police said he killed his wife when the suspect found out he was duped in a "sextortion" scheme.

November 13, 2025

Alina Habba speaks after being sworn in as interim U.S. Attorney General for New Jersey, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, on March 28, 2025. (Pool File via AP, File)

Justice Dept. searching for man who smashed part of Alina Habba’s New Jersey office

The Department of Justice on Thursday said it is searching for a suspect who became aggressive toward federal prosecutor Alina Habba in her New Jersey office a day earlier.

November 13, 2025

In this Feb. 22, 2018 photo, a man rides a shared electric-assisted bicycle in downtown Seattle. Shared bikes that can be left wherever the rider ends up are helping more people get access to the mode of transportation that reduces car traffic and increases exercise, but they are also producing some chaos with discarded bikes cluttering public spaces, blocking sidewalks and even placed in trees and lakes. Over the last year, startup companies have brought the bikes that can be unlocked with an app and don't require docking stations into city after city in the U.S. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

D.C. pumps the brakes on e-bike speeds to fight crime

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said she advocated for lower speeds on electric bikes after the shareable rides were linked to crime throughout the city.

November 13, 2025

Yellow crime tape blocks off an area near a mall parking area in Baltimore, Md. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) **FILE**

Baltimore cop charged with attempted murder over viral chase

Ivan Bates, the state's attorney for Baltimore, said Wednesday his office is bringing attempted murder charges against a police officer accused of trying to run over a man in a wild chase that went viral.

November 12, 2025

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a press conference Friday, Oct. 24, 2025, in Minneapolis. (Kerem Yücel//Minnesota Public Radio via AP)

DHS captures over 150 migrant sex predators in Florida

The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday said more than 150 illegal immigrant sexual predators were arrested during an enforcement blitz in Florida that targeted foreigners linked to crimes.

November 12, 2025

U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents arrive to escort U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Gregory Bovino from federal court in Chicago, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Mexican migrant with criminal record charged with shooting at Border Patrol agents in Chicago

Federal officials have arrested an illegal immigrant from Mexico with a criminal record on charges of targeting Border Patrol agents in a Chicago shooting last weekend.

November 11, 2025

A Sig Sauer P320 handgun is held by a Maine gun shop owner, Tuesday, June 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Veteran remains hospitalized after fatally shooting naked attacker outside Los Angeles home

A Vietnam veteran remains in a Los Angeles area hospital after a naked intruder body-slammed and broke both of the veteran's legs before the victim gunned down the attacker.

November 11, 2025

Washington Metropolitan Police vehicles are stationed on the perimeter of the Capitol in Washington on Aug. 26, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Several shootings, stabbing in D.C. leave four dead over weekend

Four killings in the District on Saturday marked the third weekend in a row the city has seen a spike in violence.

November 10, 2025

U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents arrive to escort U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Gregory Bovino from federal court in Chicago, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Homeland Security says Border Patrol agents targeted in Chicago shooting

Officials with the Department of Homeland Security said Border Patrol agents were shot at Saturday in Chicago.

November 9, 2025

The FBI headquarters building is seen in Washington, Dec. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) **FILE**

Maryland sues Trump administration for yanking new FBI headquarters out of state

Maryland leaders on Thursday sued the Trump administration for reneging on plans to relocate the FBI's new headquarters in Prince George's County.

November 6, 2025

Posters of a person throwing a sandwich are pictured along H Street, Aug. 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) **FILE**

Ex-DOJ employee who threw sandwich at federal agent acquitted by D.C. jury

A D.C. jury lacked the stomach Thursday to convict the man who hurled a hoagie at federal officers during President Trump's law enforcement surge over the summer.

November 6, 2025

FILE - North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein delivers the State of the State address at the Legislative Building, March 12, 2025, in Raleigh N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward, File)

North Carolina congressmen urge governor to call in National Guard, citing ‘growing violence crisis’

A group of North Carolina congressmen urged Gov. Josh Stein to deploy the National Guard into Charlotte over a "growing violence crisis" that has the city's understaffed police force on the defensive.

November 6, 2025

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg speaks to the media after a jury found former President Donald Trump guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, Thursday, May 30, 2024, in New York. Donald Trump became the first former president to be convicted of felony crimes as a New York jury found him guilty of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through hush money payments to a porn actor who said the two had sex. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Soros-backed Manhattan District Attorney Bragg cruises to reelection

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg easily won his reelection Tuesday, despite the prosecutor's soft-on-crime reputation that is often associated with his ties to liberal financier George Soros.

November 5, 2025

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Man charged in deadly Loudoun County fire is connected to powerful Russian mob boss

A man accused of igniting a deadly Loudoun County house fire has ties to a Russian mob boss who was previously on the FBI's Most Wanted list.

November 5, 2025