New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy came under fire after he did not return to the Garden State following the historic earthquake on Friday that left residents rattled. Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-N.J., spoke with “FOX News Live” on Saturday after Murphy did not issue an on-camera address to residents, despite a few TV and phone interviews, including an interview Saturday …
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Biden cites family ties to Baltimore, promises to rebuild collapsed bridge, tells city 'nation has your back'
President Biden described his familial ties to the Maryland city of Baltimore during a Friday visit to the site where a cargo ship struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge last week, killing six construction workers. During his remarks, Biden said “heaven and earth” would be moved to re-construct a new bridge, while also affirming his support for the state of …
Read More »Biden to visit Baltimore bridge collapse site, urge Congress to approve recovery funds
President Biden is scheduled to travel to Baltimore on Friday afternoon, where he will tour the wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Coast Guard and Army Corps of Engineers officials on site will give the president an operational update on response efforts as workers continue to clear the Patapsco River to reopen the Port of Baltimore. Biden will be …
Read More »Taiwan earthquake survivors recall destruction, rescue from sealed tunnels
Taiwan residents endured harrowing experiences on Wednesday when the ground shook with the strongest earthquake to hit the island in 25 years. People saw rocks tumble onto roadways, watched parts of their homes fall around them and waited for rescuers to free them from rubble. The historic quake killed at least 12 people and injured more than 1,000. Several hundred …
Read More »Storms, flooding in West Virginia kill 1, damage 200-year-old graveyard
Storms and flooding in West Virginia have caused at least one death and washed out about 200 tombstones at a cemetery where graves date back to the early 1800’s, officials said. The death was reported Thursday evening in Wood County, which borders the Ohio River, the Wood County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement on social media. A vehicle got …
Read More »Body of third Baltimore bridge collapse victim recovered, 3 still missing
The body of a third construction worker killed when the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed last week after it was struck by a cargo ship was recovered Friday, officials said. Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott announced the recovery of 38-year-old Maynor Yasir Suazo-Sandoval from the Patapsco River on Friday evening. “This evening, the Unified Command announced that divers were …
Read More »Florida construction crane segment collapses onto downtown bridge killing 1 worker, hospitalizing 2 others
A construction worker is dead, and two others are injured after a piece of a construction crane plummeted down on a busy bridge in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Thursday afternoon. According to the Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue, first responders were called to the Southeast 3rd Avenue Bridge, which spans the New River, around 4:30 p.m. Thursday. “During the process of …
Read More »Taiwan earthquake: Rescue operations ongoing as death toll reaches 12
Rescuers continued the search Friday for dozens of people still missing after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake rocked Taiwan, killed at least 12 people and injured more than 1,000. The quake struck the sparsely populated, largely rural eastern county of Hualien, stranding hundreds in a national park as boulders barreled down mountains, cutting off roads. The death toll rose after searchers …
Read More »New Hampshire home explosion kills woman, injures child amid nor'easter
A woman is dead, and her family member is hospitalized, after a fire official said a tree “may have” collapsed on a propane tank, instigating a massive fire and home explosion during Thursday’s powerful nor’easter in New Hampshire. Derry Fire Chief Shawn Haggart said in a press conference on Thursday afternoon that his department received reports of a home explosion …
Read More »3 migrants, 2 from Cameroon, dead in Mexico highway crash
Three migrants died in a highway accident in the southern Mexico state of Oaxaca, authorities said Thursday. At least two of the dead — a man and a woman — are from the African nation of Cameroon, and the identity of the third is being checked. Five more migrants were injured and are being treated at local hospitals. The country’s …
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