President Donald Trump announced sweeping new tariffs on nearly all goods imported into the U.S. Wednesday.

The tariffs will begin at a baseline of 10%, but many countries with relatively large trade deficits will see higher rates due to reciprocal tariffs, which will tax their imports to the U.S. at roughly half the rate of their own tariffs on U.S. goods.

The orders also begin a 25% tariff on foreign-made automobiles imported to the U.S.

Reaction on Capitol Hill has been mixed. Republicans have largely backed President Trump's plans, or are willing to allow him the chance to to see how the measures play out.

"The experts think they're always right," Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy told reporters earlier on Wednesday. "They're almost always wrong. Some of these guys I've listened to for the last two weeks, and gals, talking about what the impact on the economy is. I know them. I've read their materials. I've looked at their past predictions. They make those late-night psychic hotlines look respectable."

"Nobody knows. Nobody knows. But we'll find out pretty soon," he said.

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But there is some pushback. Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul spoke on the Senate Floor Wednesday shortly before President Trump's tariffs announcement, warning that the emergency declaration used to implement the tariffs represented executive overreach.

"You can't have a country ruled by emergency. You can't have a country without a separation of powers, without checks and balances," he said.

"Tariffs are a terrible mistake. They don't work, they will lead to higher prices, they are a tax and they have historically been bad for our economy."

A number of Senate Republicans voted along with all Democrats in the chamber Wednesday night to pass a measure intended to stop the emergency declaration President Trump declared concerning fentanyl trafficking from Canada, which formed the basis of new tariffs on the country.

The vote passed 51-48, but it has little chance of making it to the House floor for a vote.

Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer on Trump's tariffs

Scripps News spoke with Delaware's Democratic Governor Matt Meyer after the president's announcement.

"A tariff is a tax," Gov. Meyer said. "The first sentence defining tariff in any dictionary. This is a 10% tax on every American. It makes no sense. It's an economic theory that was disproven 95 years ago when Smoot-Hawley was passed. Look back in 1930. Herbert Hoover, it was his great policy. What did it lead to? The Great Depression."

"It's not a matter of which sector is going to see it and which sector is not going to see it. The president was clear. This is a tax on everyone."

This is a developing story and will be updated.

On what the White House has dubbed as "Liberation Day," President Donald Trump announced a spate of new tariffs on all U.S. trade partners, as well as additional tariffs on dozens of countries that his administration has described as the "worst offenders."

Speaking Wednesday afternoon during a "Make America Wealthy Again" ceremony from the Rose Garden, President Trump said baseline tariffs of 10% will go into effect April 5th, while the higher reciprocal rates will take effect April 9th amounting to about 50% of what other countries tax U.S. exports.

WATCH | President Trump's full speech on reciprocal tariffs

President Trump announced sweeping new tariffs on US trade partners

In addition, President Trump said that beginning at midnight Thursday, the U.S. will place a 25% tariff on all foreign-made automobiles.

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"This is one of the most important days, in my opinion, in American History," he said. "It's our declaration of economic independence. For years, hardworking American citizens were forced to sit on the sidelines as other nations got rich and powerful much of it at our expense. But now it's our turn to prosper."

President Trump said his sweeping tariffs are in response to what he called a U.S. "national emergency" arising from economic security concerns and trade deficits. Other countries, however, have indicated they are preparing for retaliatory responses or reserve the right to respond, including Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, the European Union, China and Japan.

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Trump administration officials said if any countries announced retaliatory measures in response to President Trump's tariffs, it would be seen as undermining the protections of the president's executive order and the White House would respond.

President Trumps trade policy has sought to address what his administration views as unfair trade with other nations, boost manufacturing, raise revenue, and pay down the national debt.

WATCH | Peter Navarro on Trump's tariffs addressing 'chronic trade deficit'

Peter Navarro on Trump's tariffs addressing 'chronic trade deficit'

"Jobs and factories will come roaring back into our country and you see it happening already," President Trump said. "We will supercharge our domestic industrial base. We will pry open foreign markets and break down foreign trade barriers, and ultimately more production at home will mean stronger competition and lower prices for consumers."

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Despite recent swings in the stock market in anticipation of the president's tariffs, the White House has maintained that the market is a snapshot in time." Earlier this year, President Trump said there could be a "little disturbance" from his proposed tariffs, but added that his administration will "be okay with that," citing long-term benefits.

Some economic experts, however, have warned that the new tariffs could place a larger burden on low and middle-income families.

I think fundamentally families are going to face higher costs," said Brendan Duke, senior director of federal budget policy at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. "Businesses have made clear they plan on raising prices in reaction to these enormous tariffs hes talking about."

The Biden Administration faced a lot of political heat because of rising prices and this is just pouring gasoline on that fire of too high a prices, Duke added.

A federal judge on Wednesday granted the Department of Justice's motion to dismiss its corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.

Adams was indicted in 2024 on federal bribery and fraud charges. The charges alleged illegal activity dating back to 2014 when Adams was the Brooklyn borough president.

By 2018, when Adams announced plans to run for mayor, the indictment saied he accepted and sought illegal campaign contributions and other things of value from foreign nationals seeking influence over him. The activities allegedly continued into his time as mayor.

The DOJ under the new Trump administration said it sought a dismissal because continuing these proceedings would interfere" with Adams' ability to govern, threatening federal immigration initiatives and policies."

While District Court Judge Dale Ho agreed to dismiss the charges, he denied the DOJ's request for the dismissal to be "without prejudice," meaning charges cannot be refiled.

"In light of DOJs rationales, dismissing the case without prejudice would create the unavoidable perception that the Mayors freedom depends on his ability to carry out the immigration enforcement priorities of the administration, and that he might be more beholden to the demands of the federal government than to the wishes of his own constituents," Ho wrote in his ruling.

Adams has maintained his innocence.

"Let me be clear, as I've said all along, this case should have never been brought," Adams said on Wednesday. "And I did nothing wrong."

Democratic Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey began a speech on the Senate floor Monday night, saying he planned to speak through the night and into Tuesday to protest what he called a "crisis" instigated by President Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans in the Legislative Branch.

Booker spoke "because Donald Trump and Elon Musk have shown a complete disregard for the rule of law, the Constitution, and the needs of the American people."

"Tonight I rise with the intention of getting in some good trouble I rise with the intention of disrupting the normal business of the United States Senate for as long as I am physically able," Booker said.

"In just 71 days, the president of the United States has inflicted so much harm on Americans safety; financial stability; the core foundations of our democracy; and even our aspirations as a people from our highest offices for a sense of common decency," Sen. Booker said. These are not normal times in America. And they should not be treated as such in the United States Senate.

Sen. Booker began speaking around 7p.m. Eastern Time. He brought with him a binder full of reference material. Other Democratic lawmakers are expected to speak during his appearance.

You can watch Sen. Booker's appearance on the Senate livestream website.

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While Sen. Booker's speech may run long enough to overlap with Senate business on Tuesday, it is not a formal filibuster because it will not delay any outstanding vote on nominations or legislation.

Sen. Booker spoke for a 15-hour stretch in 2016 to draw attention to gun violence in the country.

The record for the longest Senate speech is 24 hours and 18 minute, set by then- South Carolina Sen. Strom Thurmond in 1957.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday meant to address ticket scalping and entertainment event prices.

With Kid Rock appearing beside him in the Oval Office, President Trump signed an order that will task Attorney General Pam Bondi and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent with making sure IRS rules apply to ticket resales. It also directs the Federal Trade Commission to enforce price transparency for ticket sales, and "take enforcement action to prevent unfair, deceptive, and anti-competitive conduct in the secondary ticketing market."

Americas live concert and entertainment industry has a total nationwide economic impact of $132.6 billion and supports 913,000 jobs, a White House fact sheet on the order read. But it has become blighted by unscrupulous middle-men who impose egregious fees on fans with no benefit to artists.

"I want the fans to have fair ticket prices, Kid Rock said during the signing. Theres plenty of money to go around. Nobodys going to lose here."

Agencies have six months to take their initial steps and to recommend any other legislation or policy to protect consumers in the event ticket market.

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President Joe Biden's administration took similar aim at the entertainment ticket industry. The Justice Department under Biden sued Ticketmaster and Live Nation Entertainment, alleging the companies ran a virtual monopoly over ticket sales, and caused customers to pay unfair prices.

Fans of Taylor Swift also recently brought suit against the companies, alleging violation of antitrust laws.

Lawmakers are weighing in after President Donald Trump repeated suggestions over the weekend that he would seek a third term in office, an act which would be unconstitutional under current law.

Trump made the comments to NBC News Kristen Welker in an exclusive phone interview with the network over the weekend. Trump told Welker, There are not plans. There are, there are methods which you could do it, according to the network.

When asked again later if he was planning to leave office at the end of his term, Trump did not answer.

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There is no constitutional basis for a president to serve a third term. The 22nd Amendment of the U.S. Constitution forbids a person from being elected to serve as president more than twice.

In the past, Republicans on Capitol Hill have repeatedly affirmed those limits. And so far their comments on President Trump's intent to seek a third term are similar.

"We all know you would have to change the Constitution, and that would be highly unlikely," Sen. Jon Husted of Ohio said on CNBC.

"Read the Constitution," Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley told reporters, when he was asked about President Trump's comments.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

Coffins, tombstones and a spooky eye peering through a ripped book. They're all hiding something, but probably not what you're expecting.

Its a color correcting palette. But it was built off, like, embalming fluids," Cat Erwin, said while holding up a small package with color palettes.

It's makeup. Each item is shipped in a tombstone box that reads 'Here Lies Your Face.' So don't think death is knocking at your door. It's just the delivery guy.

Cat Erwin is the owner of LunatiCK Cosmetic Labs. Its a makeup brand based in Milwaukee, but she ships worldwide.

She started the company back in 2012. Much of her makeup has an alternative aesthetic, with products that feature ghoulish eyes and brains. The color shades have names like Redrum Red, Widow Maker, or Dead Time Story.

LunatiCK Cosmetic Labs was started when Erwin saw a gap in the makeup market. She is a cosmetologist by trade and worked as a special effects makeup artist for small-budget films.

"I used to have to make the makeup back then because they didn't have the right colors. They didn't have shades for people of color. They didn't have shades for really pale people," Erwin said.

So Erwin began to create her own makeup with the shades she wanted. She would mix ingredients together to get the right consistency and shades.

"I chemisted it up and started make it that way, and the actors wanted it because they're like this doesn't give me a ghost face," Erwin said.

She sells her makeup online at lunaticklabs.com or at tattoo and oddity expos.

Gradually, her products became more popular. Despite being in a saturated makeup field, Erwin has built a successful alternative makeup brand over the last 13 years.

When I started alternative makeup, what is this? You can get it at Halloween time, maybe. Hot Topic once a year. Now, this is almost normal. There are a billion brands like this now, but they come and go.

Erwin is here to stay, just like her love for all things alternative.

Thats just my make and model since I was a tween. Its not a phase, mom.

The brand just keeps growing. She licenses her packaging, like her coffin design or bullet casings for lipstick, to other companies. Various businesses have even tried to buy her out, but she always refuses.

Stubborn, prideful, Im not sure which one it is, but it is what it is," she said.

Or maybe its because of her commitment to her mission. Everything is ethically sourced, designed for sensitive skin, and made in the U.S.

"They would either 86 all my stuff, and I would just be no competition. Or they would take it and disregard my ethics, and then everything would be made from overseas where I would no longer be cruelty-free, vegan, talc-free, all that."

Because of her stubbornness, pride, or commitment, she's had to change manufacturers to maintain her mission. But for Erwin, that's okay. She's not giving that up.

"I continue to just reinvest for years and years and years, and I won't go away."

Plus, it wouldn't have that same flair. After all, ghoulish glam isn't a phase. It's a lifestyle.

Watch Cat Erwin's story to see more of her macabre and ghoulish designs...

Ghoulish Glam: The Milwaukee woman who created a worldwide alternative makeup brand

This story was originally published by James Groh with the Scripps News Group in Milwaukee.

School officials said Monday federal agents arrested a student near the Minnesota State University campus in Mankato, south of Minneapolis.

"Last Friday, at an off-campus residence, one of our students was detained by officials from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. No reason was given. The university has received no information from ICE, and they have not requested any information from us," the university said in a message to students and staff.

The incident is the second such arrest in Minnesota in several days and the latest in a string of ICE arrests of students across the nation.

Officials at the University of Minnesota said on Saturday that ICE arrested an international student the preceding week at an off-campus residence near the school's Twin Cities campus. The cause for their arrest was not known.

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And Last week at Tufts University in Boston, Massachusetts, a Turkish graduate student was detained by federal authorities.

A witness recorded video on Tuesday of authorities detaining Rumeysa ztrk on a sidewalk in a Boston suburb. The officers were wearing masks when they appeared to put her in handcuffs and walk her to a black vehicle.

U.S. authorities determined she had engaged in activities in support of Hamas, a foreign terrorist organization that relishes the killing of Americans, according to reporting by The Associated Press.

Officials have not provided evidence showing ztrk engaging in such activities.

Several other students have been arrested on national security concerns, many of them after they participated in pro-Palestinian protests.

A lucky ticket sold at a 7-Eleven gas station in Anaheim, California, has made one person an overnight multimillionaire following Saturday's Powerball drawing.

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The winning ticket matched all six numbers, resulting in a jackpot of $526.5 million. The winning numbers were 7, 11, 21, 53, 61, and the Powerball number was 2.

Additionally, five players matched the five white ball numbers, each walking away with a $1 million prize.

The jackpot winner faces a significant choice: they can opt for 29 annual payments or take a one-time lump sum payment of $243.8 million. In addition, the 7-Eleven store will receive a $1 million bonus for selling the ticket.

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The Powerball jackpot now resets to $20 million, with the next drawing scheduled for Monday night.

This story was initially reported by a journalist and has been converted to this platform with the assistance of AI. Our editorial team verifies all reporting on all platforms for fairness and accuracy.

The U.S. has sent another group of suspected gang members to El Salvador.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a post on X that the group of 17 included "violent criminals from the Tren de Aragua and MS-13 organizations, including murderers and rapists."

Rubio did not provide the names of the individuals removed from the country. He also didn't say whether they were convicted of a crime in the U.S.

Nonetheless, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele posted a video on X showing a plane arriving in his country Sunday night. He said "all individuals are confirmed murderers and high-profile offenders, including six child rapists."

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The video showed the individuals being removed from a plane and loaded onto a bus. They were then taken to a high-security prison, where their heads were shaved and they were locked behind bars.

This was the second time the Trump administration has sent suspected gang members to El Salvador. Earlier this month, more than 240 individuals were transported to the notorious prison, where they will apparently be held for a year.

That deportation has faced legal scrutiny because it was done under the Alien Enemies Act, an obscure wartime law from 1798 that grants the president sweeping powers to deport noncitizens without a hearing before a judge.

U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg barred the deportations under that act and stated the Trump administration defied his orders. Last week, the Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to take up the case.

Scripps News asked the Trump administration what authority it used to deport the 17 individuals. The Department of Defense would not specify.

"The Department of Defense completed a successful counterterrorism mission this weekend, in partnership with El Salvador. We commend the actions of our military personnel to degrade Foreign Terrorist Organizations under the leadership of President Trump," a statement from Department of Defense Chief of Staff Joe Kasper said.

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Officials say three American servicemembers who went missing during a training mission last week in Lithuania have been found deceased. A fourth soldier in the group is still unaccounted for.

The U.S. Army Europe and Africa announced Monday that the bodies of the three servicemembers assigned to the 1st Armored Brigade and Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division were found in their armored vehicle submerged in swampy terrain in the eastern part of Lithuania near bordering Belarus.

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Officials said it took "tremendous resources" to recover the 63-ton-vehicle from the peat bog, including helicopters, unmanned aerial systems, excavators, and other heavy machinery. Search and recovery operations are still ongoing for the fourth missing soldier.

The Soldiers we have lost in this tragedy were not just Soldiers - they were a part of our family. Our hearts are heavy with a sorrow that echoes across the whole Marne Division, both forward and at home, Maj. Gen. Christopher Norrie, 3rd Inf. Div. commanding general said in a statement. We stand in grief with the families and loved ones of these extraordinary Dogface Soldiers during this unimaginable time. But the search isnt finished until everyone is home. Words cannot express our gratitude to those still working around the clock during these extensive search and recovery efforts and your unwavering commitment not to rest until all are found.

Officials announced the soldiers went missing on March 26 while on a scheduled mission to recover an immobilized tactical vehicle. Shortly thereafter, it was reported that NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte confirmed they had died but did not offer any additional information.

The U.S. Army and Lithuanian authorities continue to investigate the cause of the incident. Officials said a dive team is is using "ground penetrating radar" to assist in the search for the fourth missing servicemember.

Officials said the soldiers were deployed to Lithuania as part of Operation Atlantic Resolve and were permanently stationed at Fort Stewart in Georgia.

The Senate voted to confirm Jay Bhattacharya as director of the National Institutes of Health Tuesday. The 53-47 vote came along party lines.

Bhattacharya was one of the authors of the Great Barrington Declaration, in which more than 900,000 public health and disease experts advocated for a herd immunity approach to managing the COVID-19 epidemic. The letter stood against lockdowns and called for "those who are at minimal risk of death to live their lives normally to build up immunity to the virus through natural infection."

At the time, former NIAID Director Anthony Fauci and other public health experts criticized that proposal as dangerous.

Bhattacharya, a pancreatic surgeon and a health researcher at Johns Hopkins University, claimed he was censored by President Biden's administration for his views during the pandemic.

He has promised to promote the concept of scientific dissent in his leadership of NIH. Scientists should be permitted to disagree, he says, even when scientific evidence is already established.

He calls this approach "free speech in science."

Over the last few years, top NIH officials oversaw a culture of cover-up, obfuscation and a lack of tolerance for ideas that differ from theirs, Bhattacharya said during his Senate confirmation hearing. Dissent is the very essence of science.

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The NIH needs a leader that will restore Americans trust in public health institutions and find unbiased solutions to Americans most challenging health problems, said Sen. Bill Cassidy, the Republican chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. Dr. Bhattacharya is ready to take on this responsibility and implement President Trumps vision to Make America Healthy Again.

"50 years of a connection to the other side of the state, and now it's gone," Pete Triantafilos said.

A photo of the iconic Key Bridge hangs inside Costas Inn, a Dundalk institution in its own right. But for owner Triantafilos, the loss is about more than just sentimentality. It's about sustaining his business.

When the bridge came crashing down into the Patapsco River one year ago, so too did his restaurant's connection to customers on the other side.

"A 22 minute ride would now be over an hour," Triantafilos told Scripps News Group's Elizabeth Worthington. "It definitely is getting worse, because once people get used to going to other places, and they're like, you know, we love coming here, but the commute is just a factor. So as time goes on, it does get worse, and a 4-5 year window to get a new bridge is a long time."

While drivers can opt to skip the trip to their favorite restaurant, the trip to work isn't so easy to do away with. And with a crucial piece to the 51-mile loop known as Baltimore's Beltway now missing, congestion has become part of the daily commute for many.

"It's like a parking lot," Dwan De Anda told Scripps News Group as he waited to catch a bus in Dundalk. "The buses leaving the Dundalk terminal, even the drivers are saying they're noticing their times are later and later and taking longer and longer to get the distances."

Communities on both sides of Key Bridge still impacted by collapse

"I catch the bus but I have friends that are blue collar workers and everything and they complain because they took the bridge every day. So it's affected them badly," Alex Shifflett said.

But for some, the commute is almost considered a blessing. It means they have a job again. Last year, the collapse shut down the Port of Baltimore, and shut thousands of longshoremen out of a job for months. So workers like Dammin Johnson are fine with the extra time it takes to get from Dundalk to his home in Brooklyn.

"It's all good. I mean, just waiting. As long as the ships keep rolling," Johnson told Scripps News Group.

But there's another type of traffic rolling through town on the West side of the bridge this one, unwelcome. There's been a huge increase in trucks trying to share the local roads in Curtis Bay and Brooklyn.

"It clogs up our main street," Meredith Chaiken, the executive director of the Greater Baybrook Alliance, said. "I's really been depressing a lot of the local retail activity here."

Chaiken's organization represents both the Curtis Bay and Brooklyn neighborhoods. She's helping restaurant owners come up with ways to boost business, such as expanding their online ordering or delivery capabilities, and working on solutions to make the streets more pedestrian-friendly.

"We're hoping to see some of the truck traffic re-routed to a parallel road, just so we can have Hanover Street just be more local traffic," Chaiken said. "But I do think a good portion of it that we have to just kind of muddle through the next few years until the bridge is open again."

On both sides of the bridge, the mindset is the same: this obstacle is nothing we can't overcome.

"We've had a few crises that as a community, we've gotten through, and so I think we'll get through this one," Chaiken said.

"We're just gonna go through like every other hurdle; we've been through a lot down here on the Eastside," Triantafilos said. "There's been a lot of obstacles over the last 54 years; we've fared through all of them, and we'll fare through this one as well."

This story was originally published by Elizabeth Worthington with the Scripps News Group.

It's the middle of the night, and people are trying to reach you. Never a good thing, but not out of the ordinary.

"I happened to be sound asleep at home. The dogs started barking, and there was a pounding on my front door," Captain Shannon Stallings from Bowleys Quarters Volunteer Fire Rescue & Marine recalled.

Ring camera footage from Captain Stalling's home captured that very moment. A fellow volunteer firefighter can be heard telling him, "They have an MCI [mass casualty incident] at the Key Bridge. The entire bridge is in the harbor."

Captain Stalling responds, "Are you serious?"

The firefighter says, "Yes, swear to God."

First responders on night of Key Bridge collapse

Greg Wolff with Middle River Volunteer Fire & Rescue remembers his wife waking him up at 2 a.m., annoyed that his phone was going off at that hour.

"And I had an idea that if hes calling me at 2 oclock in the morning, its probably something serious. So I answered, and the first thing he said to me was, Greg, theres been a catastrophe. A boat crashed into the Key Bridge. I need you to get dressed. Im gonna pick you up."

Hunter Burton was on duty for Bowleys Quarters. He got an emergency alert: "And all I see is it's saying requesting all boats to the Key Bridge. And in my head, Im thinking, no way this is true. This has to be a false call."

It was one of those things you had to see to believe.

"At first I didn't think it was real," Carl Knight III, deputy chief of safety and risk management for the Baltimore City Fire Department, recalls thinking after he saw the video of the collapse.

"I live in Dundalk so I can actually see the Key Bridge from my house, and when I looked in that direction, and for the first time, in my 48 years of life, it wasn't there," Captain Chris Reynolds with Middle River told Scripps News Baltimore.

But there was no time for processing the gravity of the situation: there were people in the water, and nobody knew how many. That was just one item on a long list of unknowns.

"With something of that magnitude, before we want to actually put anyone in the water, we usually use our electronic devices like our sonar to get hits, which we call targets, to see that way, we're not just diving blindly," deputy chief Knight III said.

"There was still power going to that bridge; it was still electrified," Captain Reynolds explained. "So the first concern was - we want to put divers in the water; we want to get people in. Hold up, there's a lot of voltage going through that, and we don't know where it is yet."

"There was a lot of banging, and popping, and ripples through the water because the structure had not settled," Captain Stalling recalled.

Those first few hours were like a guessing game. Too dark to dive, rescuers waited for the sun to rise, mapping out what lies beneath the water's surface as best they could.

But even in the light of day, the maze of metal underwater didn't look much clearer.

Firefighters, divers remember responding to Key Bridge collapse on 1-year anniversary

"It really looked like a jumble of sticks to me, like a forest that had been chopped down and placed underwater," Captain Reynolds said.

"You know like those jungle gym domes, it kind of reminded me of one of those," Wolff told Scripps News Baltimore's Elizabeth Worthington.

Slabs of concrete were mistaken for cars. Divers relied on their sense of touch to make their way through the underwater debris field. But they had one element on their side the water was not only calm but cold.

"When we're dealing with colder temperatures and colder water, you actually have a higher survivability rate when it comes to drownings," Captain Stalling explained. "This incident was able to go on for hours with the intensity of there may be a potential rescue. And it was impressive to see that nobody gave up hope throughout the incident."

Eventually though, they had to surrender, realizing it wasn't likely anyone was still alive down there. But the determination the divers felt for their new mission didn't fade.

"We all wanted to get in the water to do what we could do to bring these families closure. It's a sense of pride for myself, for my team, for the department. Everybody wanted to do their responsibility and then some," Knight III said.

Finally, around dusk on that first day of searching, they caught a break: a truck, believed to have two victims inside, was found about 25 feet beneath the surface. But the recovery would have to wait until daylight.

"It was a mess," Burton recalled. "It was terrifying to see that they were on that bridge when it collapsed. The only thing I could really think of is I'm surprised that we were able to find that truck. The bridge was pretty much completely on top of that truck."

It's an image Burton won't soon forget. At just 19 years old, he had no responded to his first mass casualty incident. He's grateful that he was paired up that day with an experienced vet in the fire service, who had seen enough in his 75 years of life to help keep him calm.

"Because honestly I was freaking out a little bit," Burton admitted.

"This could be a 'once-in-a-lifetime' event for many of our first responders, and I'm sure the memory will stick with them for a very long time," Capt. Stalling said.

But so too, will the lessons learned. Young volunteers like Hunter now feel better prepared for the next major emergency. And fire companies are taking stock of their training and equipment. Bowleys Quarters, for example, is investing in a new boat, replacing an old vessel that wasn't up to the task on that fateful morning.

"So we know that if we experience that mission-critical event again, and we need all vessels on the water, were gonna be prepared and ready. This was a $220,000 investment into our team and our community." Capt. Stalling said.

The funding was secured mainly through grants from the Maryland Waterway Improvement Fund, the Baltimore Community Foundation, and local partners like Chesapeake Marine.

Capt. Reynolds said Middle River is also investing in increased training and improving equipment. "The lasting impact for us is that desire to want to be able to be prepared for the next time."

A next time they hope never comes, a repeat of a day that depending on who you ask was either a lifetime ago or just happened.

"It feels like it's been a decade," Wolff said.

While Burton told Scripps News Baltimore, "It feels like it happened yesterday, sometimes."

This story was originally published by Elizabeth Worthington with the Scripps News Group.

Officials in Costa Rica believe "food intoxication" may be to blame for the death of Miller Gardner, the teenage son of former New York Yankees baseball player Brett Gardner.

In a statement obtained by ABC News, officials said they suspect 14-year-old Gardner died from "possible asphyxiation" after consuming food containing toxins. A final autopsy report on what Gardner may have consumed and made him ill has not yet been released.

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Unlike food infections which involve live bacteria, viruses, or parasites that multiply in the body food intoxication happens when toxins produced by bacteria, molds, or chemicals are already present in food before it's consumed. Symptoms of the foodborne illness can begin quickly and include things like nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain. Fever is also less commonly associated with food intoxication when compared to food infections.

Gardner's death was announced Sunday in a statement from the Gardner family that was made public by the New York Yankees. Brett and Jessica Gardner said their son Miller "passed away peacefully in his sleep" on March 21st after falling ill while the family was on vacation.

"We are so thankful to all who have reached out to offer support and encouragement during this difficult time and we are confident our faith, family, and friends will help us navigate this unimaginable loss," the Gardner family said. "Our prayers go out to Miller's teammates and friends, as well as to all the other families who have lost a child far too soon as we share their grief. Please respect our wishes for privacy as we mourn and search for healing.

The Yankees said the organization was "filled with grief" after learning about Gardner's passing.

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"Words feel insignificant and insufficient in trying to describe such an unimaginable loss," the franchise said in a statement. "It wasn't just Brett who literally grew up in this organization for more than 17 years so did his wife, Jessica, and their two boys, Hunter and Miller."

"Our love for the Gardner family is unconditional and absolute, and we will offer our enduring support while understanding their desire for privacy at this time," the Yankees organization added. "May Miller rest in peace."

Brett Gardner, 41, spent his entire MLB career with the Yankees after being drafted by New York in 2005. Over the course of his career, the fleet-footed outfielder would go on to bat .256, with 139 home run, 578 runs batted in, and 274 stolen bases.

Gardner also won one World Series with the team in 2009 before retiring after the 2021 season.

Lawmakers continue to weigh in after reports that Trump administration officials inadvertently included a journalist for The Atlantic in a Signal app group chat where they discussed U.S. military operations in Yemen.

Republicans in Congress have some concerns about how the incident played out, but many so far are leaving decisions about accountability up to President Trump. The president has, for the moment, not dismissed any of those involved in the messages.

"This is a really big first strike, a really bad first strike. Whether somebody should be fired immediately or not, that's, of course, obviously up to the commander in chief," Senator Kevin Cramer, a Republican from North Dakota, told Scripps News Tuesday. "Clearly [National Security Adviser Mike Waltz] has taken responsibility for the unfortunate adding of a reporter to that text. But everybody bears some responsibility. I mean, I use Signal for sensitive communication, but not for classified communication. I know that. I can't imagine somebody on that chain didn't catch that problem sooner."

Sen. Cramer's response was more nuanced than that of some Republicans on Capitol Hill.

When Scripps News's Nathaniel Reed asked Congressman Troy Nehls, a Republican from Texas and a frequent and vocal backer of President Donald Trump, if anyone should be fired because of this or if there should be an investigation, he said people have moved on.

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Democrats, meanwhile, are in the minority in both chambers of Congress, which limits their ability to issue subpoenas, conduct investigations or otherwise try and bring administration officials in front of Congress.

Some Democratic lawmakers have nonetheless called for investigations and potentially the resignation of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

"Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth should resign," said Rep. Ted Lieu, from California. "He recklessly texted operational details of military strikes including time, place, location and sequencing of those strikes to a Journalist."

"These are absolutely reckless national security decisions that put our brave men and women on the front line it put them at risk," California Rep. Pete Aguilar said.

"The Trump administration continues to play fast and loose with this nation's national security and somebody needs to get fired," Illinois Sen. Tammy Duckworth said. "Pete Hegseth should be stepping down."

The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee told reporters Tuesday that there were concerning reports that foreign intelligence agents may have been able to intercept and possibly read some of the communications.

"Russia probably intercepted this," said Rep. Jim Himes, Ranking Member on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. "I don't know that for sure. China may have intercepted this. Had they shared this information, classified or not, with the Houthis, we would have dead pilots today. We would have United States Naval frigates at the bottom of the Red Sea. That's why you don't do this."

A worldwide threats hearing before the House Intelligence Committee scheduled for Wednesday may give Democratic lawmakers more opportunity to question administration officials about the messaging incident.

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West Virginia is banning artificial food dyes in the state, citing health concerns.

Governor Patrick Morris signed the legislation on Monday, banning the following dyes.

Red Dye No. 3 Red Dye No. 40 Yellow Dye No. 5 Yellow Dye No. 6 Blue Dye No. 1 Blue Dye No. 2 Green Dye No. 3

Beginning in August, the additives cannot be used in school meals. The law will expand in 2028 to include preservatives butylated hydroxyanisole and Propylparaben, which cannot be in any foods sold in the state.

Morris said the grace period will allow companies to adjust to the law.

The law in West Virginia follows a January order from the Food and Drug Administration, which bans Red No. 3 from food and drugs sold in the U.S.

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The dye is used to give foods and drinks a bright cherry-red color. It is commonly used in candy, cakes and cupcakes, cookies, frozen desserts, and frostings and icings. The World Health Organization analyzed a number of studies on erythrosine, which is Red Dye No. 3, and concluded that dietary exposures to erythrosine for all age groups do not present a health concern.

It noted that high doses and not normal consumption pose a risk.

Food producers will have two years to reformulate their products, while drugmakers will have until 2028.

Vice President JD Vance will be joining his wife Usha when she travels with a U.S. delegation to Greenland later this week.

In a video shared Tuesday to social media, Vance said he "didn't want her to have all that fun by herself" and has decided to accompany the Second Lady on the trip. While Usha has said she's going to attend a junior dogsled race, the vice president said he will be meeting with U.S. Space Force guardians stationed in Greenland and also "check out" the security of the island.

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"A lot of other countries have threatened Greenland, have threatened to use its territories and its waterways to threaten the United States, to threaten Canada, and of course to threaten the people of Greenland," Vance said in the video. "So we're gonna check out how things are going there."

The trip comes in the aftermath of President Donald Trump's comments saying the U.S. should acquire Greenland for "national security purposes." The remarks sparked backlash from Greenland officials, including Prime Minister Mte Bourup Egede, who pushed back on the president's comments and stood by Greenland's autonomy.

"Greenland is ours," he said earlier this month. "We do not want to be Americans, nor Danes; we are Greenlanders. The Americans and their leaders must understand that. We are not for sale and cannot just be taken. Our future is decided by us in Greenland."

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Vance, on Tuesday, doubled down on President Trump's stance, saying the U.S. wants to "reinvigorate" the security of Greenland because it's important to the global security.

"Unfortunately, leaders in both America and in Denmark I think ignored Greenland for far too long," Vance said. "That's been bad for Greenland. It's also been bad for the security of the entire world. We think we can take things in a different direction, so I'm gonna go check it out.

Greenland is not a fully independent nation; rather, it is an autonomous region of Denmark. Greenland has its own parliament and governance but relies on Denmark for its currency and national security.

The large, mostly ice-covered island has 56,000 residents and is also home to the United States' Pituffik Space Base.

Health officials in Washington, D.C., have confirmed a case of measles in an individual who visited several locations in the nation's capital while contagious.

Officials said the individual traveled on Amtrak Northeast Regional Train 175 Southbound on March 19 between 7:30 p.m. and 1:30 a.m. Potential exposure may also have occurred at the Amtrak Concourse in Union Station from 11 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. the same night, according to DC Health.

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Another possible exposure site is MedStar Urgent Care Adams Morgan. The individual reportedly visited the site on March 22 between 7 p.m. and 11 p.m.

DC Health is urging anyone who was at the locations at the time of potential exposure to monitor for symptoms and consult their healthcare provider, especially if they are unvaccinated.

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Symptoms of measles include high fever, cough, runny nose, red and watery eyes and a rash. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said these symptoms appear within a week or two after coming in contact with the virus.

As of March 20, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 379 measles cases this year, surpassing the total for all of 2024. Most cases were reported in Texas.

Those who receive two doses of the vaccine as a child are considered protected for life, with no need for a booster shot.