Breaking: The Arizona House votes to repeal the 1864 abortion ban, despite fierce challenges from Republicans who fought to stop the body from taking this vote. The measure now heads to the state senate.

The Tennessee legislature passed a bill to allow teachers and school staff to carry guns. Just after the one-year anniversary of the Covenant School shooting, the bill’s passage drew protests this afternoon at the statehouse.

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And with some powerful reporting from Teo Armus, who also worked on this heart-wrenching piece with Emily Davies and Jasmine Hilton: “Six presumed dead in bridge collapse were immigrants, soccer fans, family men”

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In one year, Maritza Guzman has seen 12 workers die in Baltimore — most of them immigrants and one of them her husband.

The latest deaths, she said, underscore how immigrants are some of the most vulnerable, least-protected workers in the US. W/ Scott Dance shorturl.at/jrzRY

The desperate effort had been ongoing since the collapse of the bridge at about 1:30 a.m. Tuesday after being struck by a freighter.

Two survivors were pulled from the water immediately afterward. Six others were presumed dead by late Tuesday. wapo.st/3PFXL4G

The 18-hour search for people believed to have plunged into the waters beneath Baltimore’s Key Bridge was complicated by perilous conditions and low temperatures that gave victims a short window for survival. wapo.st/3PFXL4G

All day, the Baltimore bridge rescue effort faced rough, dangerous conditions and a ticking clock. A look at the challenges in the water: wapo.st/3TrMbLm

When a massive ship lost power on its way out of the Port of Baltimore and headed toward major bridge, the pilot ordered its rudder turned hard to the left and its left anchor dropped in an effort to slow the vessel and stop it swinging to the right. wapo.st/3IUma2z

It’s a nightmare scenario for drivers: Your car leaves the road and plunges into water, transforming the vehicle into a sinking trap.

Here's some tips on how to escape if your car goes underwater: wapo.st/3TBCYjK

The 18-hour search for people believed to have plunged into the waters beneath Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge was complicated by perilous conditions, as the steel wreckage created obstacles for rescuers and gave victims a short window for survival. wapo.st/3PFnp9I

All day, the Baltimore bridge rescue effort faced rough, dangerous conditions and a ticking clock. A look at the challenges in the water: wapo.st/3TrMbLm

Trump says undocumented immigrants accused of crimes are 'not people.' The former president also warned of “a bloodbath” if he does not defeat Joe Biden in November, by Marisa Iati
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Sheriff should’ve taken Maine gunman into custody before attack, commission finds, blaming sheriff's office and Army Reserve for missing opportunities to intervene before he killed 18 people in October washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/03…

Alabama's top court ruled that frozen embryos are people and someone can be held liable for destroying them, a decision reproductive rights advocates say could imperil IVF and affect the hundreds of thousands of patients who depend on treatments like it.

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“Some have been reunited with their parents, but remain vulnerable. Others appear to be alone in the world, their families dead or unreachable — raising vexing questions about who is responsible for their care,and what will happen to them…” Claire Parker
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