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Bridge collapses are rare, but not without precedent. Here are a list of other notable bridge disasters.

A group of 12 organizations has written a letter of support for Sherita Golden, a respected chief diversity, equity, and inclusion officer who resigned after her definition of “privilege” caught the ire of high-profile conservatives. The letter includes several demands.

The SEC Player of the Year has teamed with Goldman Sachs’ One Million Black Women initiative for a national TV and digital campaign to ask Congress to help narrow the racial wealth gap Black women are facing.

Baltimore is filled with must-visit places. In response to BuzzFeed’s list of things to do in the city, check out these equally great gems the next time you’re in town.

Robert Hur, in his report, concluded that President Joe Biden should not face criminal charges over his mishandling of documents but also impugned the president’s age and competence.

Darker mornings and more evening light together can knock your body clock out of whack.

The Robert E. Lee Monument Removal Act, which was proposed by Democrats, would remove a statue of the Confederate general from Antietam National Battlefield.

Sherita Golden, the chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer at Johns Hopkins Medicine, resigned from her position after months of controversy over her definition of privilege.

The Baltimore resident has been campaigning remotely, saying American Samoa deserves a president who will be an advocate for the U.S. territory.

Actress Lex Scott Davis, originally from West Baltimore, is set to star in the pilot for “Suits: L.A.,” the highly anticipated installment of the hit legal drama.

Harriet Tubman should be honored by putting her image on the $20 bill because she embodied America’s highest principles and aspirations, says Linda Harris, director of the Harriet Tubman Museum and Education Center.

Maryland’s Department of Emergency Management said it was “aware of the widespread internet and cellular outages” across the state and was “monitoring the situation.”

U.S. officials are revising their preliminary findings on what happened to two Navy SEALs who died during a mission to board an unflagged ship that was carrying illicit Iranian-made weapons to Yemen.

An Iranian man who federal prosecutors say operates a criminal network that targets dissidents and activists abroad has been charged alongside a pair of Canadians with plotting to kill two Maryland residents, including a defector from Iran.

Charleston, Clavel Mezcaleria and Alma Cocina Latina are among the Maryland establishments in contention for the James Beard Foundation Awards, one of the culinary industry’s top honors.

Terrence M. Sawyer, the president of Loyola University Maryland, will officially acknowledge the university’s past role in benefitting from the slave economy in a nearly 40-page report released Wednesday and in a more detailed account this spring.

The New York Times lists Baltimore at No. 14 of places to visit this year alongside destinations such as Paris, Maui, New Zealand (by train), Singapore and Geneva, Switzerland — just to name a few.

“Saving Our Service Academies” and “The Academy” should be required reading for Vice Adm. Yvette Davids as she starts her delayed but historic tenure in Annapolis Thursday as the first woman named superintendent of the Naval Academy.

St. Frances alum Blake Corum contributed 134 rushing yards and two touchdowns.

23-year-old Naomi Winston, who creates coloring books to help young people and others embrace their skin tone, was recently featured on "CBS Mornings" with Gayle King.