FBI opens criminal probe into deadly Baltimore bridge collapse
- 15-Apr-2024
WASHINGTON: The FBI has opened a federal criminal investigation into the deadly collapse of a Baltimore bridge last month when a ship crashed into one of its supports, the bureau said on Monday. FBI agents had boarded the cargo ship Dali to conduct court-authorized law enforcement activity regarding the crash, a spokesperson told Reuters. There […]
Multiple victims in Baltimore campus shooting: police
- 04-Oct-2023
Multiple people were shot near a university campus in the US city of Baltimore late Tuesday, officials said. The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) said on X, formerly known as Twitter, that they were responding to “an active shooter situation” near the campus of Morgan State University. “BPD is confirming there are multiple victims involved,” the […]
Baltimore murder case dropped against Adnan Syed
- 11-Oct-2022
Baltimore prosecutors on Tuesday dropped their case against Adnan Syed, a man found guilty of the 1999 killing of his ex-girlfriend, in a case that drew national attention after the podcast “Serial” raised doubts about his guilt. Adnan Syed, 42, served more than 20 years in prison for the slaying of Hae Min Lee. A […]
Attack on one faith is an attack on all faiths, says Obama in mosque visit
- 04-Feb-2016
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama visited a mosque in Baltimore on Wednesday and assured Muslims that “inexcusable political rhetoric” against them had no place in America.
White supremacist group plans to hold pro-Confederate flag rally in US
- 01-Jul-2015
CHARLESTON: The Ku Klux Klan plans to hold a pro-Confederate flag rally at the South Carolina Capitol, where a man was arrested on Monday night in a confrontation with anti-flag protesters over a symbol associated with slavery.
Six Baltimore police officers indicted over Freddie Gray death
- 22-May-2015
WASHINGTON: A grand jury indicted six Baltimore police officers Thursday over the death of African-American Freddie Gray in their custody last month, a state attorney said.
Baltimore heads into weekend of rallies after officers charged
- 02-May-2015
BALTIMORE: A jubilant Baltimore headed into a weekend of rallies on Saturday after six police officers were criminally charged over the arrest of a 25-year-old black man whose death led to rioting earlier in the week.
Six Baltimore officers charged in death of Freddie Gray
- 02-May-2015
BALTIMORE: Baltimore's chief prosecutor charged one police officer with murder on Friday and five others with lesser crimes in the death of a young black man who suffered a critical neck injury in the back of a police van, a case that fueled new anger over police conduct in black communities.
Baltimore crowds celebrate tough charges against police
- 02-May-2015
BALTIMORE: Residents of impoverished West Baltimore erupted in jubilation and relief Friday after authorities charged six officers over the death in custody of a young African-American man.
Baltimore police enforce third night of curfew
- 01-May-2015
BALTIMORE: Baltimore police enforced a curfew for a third night Thursday, as new reports emerged over how the black man at the center of the latest US racial unrest sustained fatal injuries while in police custody.