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Ship that caused bridge collapse had apparent electrical issues while still docked, AP source says | KLRT [Video]

BALTIMORE (AP) Hours before leaving port, the massive container ship that caused the deadly collapse of a Baltimore bridge experienced apparent electrical problems, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Monday, the same day FBI agents boarded the vessel amid a criminal investigation into the circumstances leading up to []

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Ohio River near Pittsburgh is closed as crews search for missing barge, one of 26 that broke loose | KLRT [Video]

A stretch of the Ohio River near Pittsburgh remained closed to maritime traffic on Monday as crews equipped with sonar looked for a barge believed to have sunk over the weekend one of more than two dozen barges that broke loose and floated down the rain-swollen river. The U.S. Coast Guard launched an investigation []

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Atlantic City mayor, wife charged with abusing and assaulting teenage daughter | KLRT [Video]

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small and his wife were charged Monday with abusing and assaulting their teenage daughter on multiple occasions, including hitting her in the head with a broom and knocking her unconscious. The Atlantic County Prosecutors Office said it filed charges against both parents of endangering the welfare []

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Meet the key players in Trumps hush money case | KLRT [Video]

Former President Trumps hush money trial kicked off in New York on Monday, marking the first criminal trial against a former or current U.S. president. The Manhattan trial began with jury selection and is expected to feature a host of star witnesses, including former allies of Trump and those connected to the 2016 hush money []

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Trump hush money trial judge rejects new demand to recuse himself from case | KLRT [Video]

NEW YORK Former President Trumps hush money judge declined to recuse himselffrom the trial underway Monday, refusing Trumps latest demand that he step aside over his daughters employment at a firm that works for prominent Democrats. Judge Juan Merchans denial, made from the bench on the first day of Trumps first criminal trial, eliminates what []

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Bureau of Prisons to close California women’s prison where inmates have been subjected to sex abuse WSB-TV Channel 2 [Video]

The beleaguered federal Bureau of Prisons says it is planning to close a womens prison in California known as the rape club despite attempts to reform the troubled facility after an Associated Press investigation exposed rampant staff-on-inmate sexual abuse

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Will Smith surprises Coachella with Men in Black performance [Video]

Will Smith dusted off his black suit and Ray Bans for a surprise performance at Coachella.The actor and musician made a cameo during J Balvins Sunday night set at the music festival, singing his 1997 hit Men in Black from the film of the same name.Smith, who starred in three Men in Black movies, showed up toward the end of Balvins extraterrestrial-themed set, sporting the iconic look that became synonymous with the alien-fighting agents in the film.With green aliens dancing in the background, Smith sang a portion of the catchy tune and resurrected dance moves from the music video. (Balvins performance and Smiths cameo were shown on Coachellas YouTube livestream.)Fittingly, Smith closed his performance with a reference to the movie, whipping out a memory-erasing neuralyzer and disappearing as quickly as he appeared. This was a performance, however, that attendees and live streamers alike are unlikely to forget.In the Men in Black franchise, Smith starred as Agent J, a former NYPD detective who is recruited to serve in a secret organization that deals with all extraterrestrial matters. Smith starred alongside Tommy Lee Jones.The song that accompanied the film was from Smiths debut solo album Big Willie Style.It won Smith a Grammy Award in 1998.