Articles by Michael Kunzelman, Sarah Brumfield and Ben Finley

Dali Crew May Leave But Must Be Available for Probe Into Baltimore Bridge Collapse

Crew members on the cargo ship Dali can head home as soon as Thursday under an agreement that allows lawyers to question them as part of investigations into the cause of the deadly collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge. …

Death of 4 Officers in Charlotte Shows Risks Police Face When Serving Warrants

(AP) Arrest warrants must be served to alleged criminals if society is going to function. But there is no guarantee of safety for police officers knocking on their doors. The grim risks came into stark relief Monday when four law …

Police: Athletic Director Used AI to Frame Principal With Racist Remarks in Fake Audio

A high school athletic director in Maryland has been accused of using artificial intelligence to impersonate a principal on an audio recording that included racist and antisemitic comments, authorities said. Authorities said the case appears to be among the first …

Assistant Principal Faces Criminal Charge in Case of 6-Year-Old Who Shot Teacher

A former assistant principal at a Virginia elementary school has been charged with felony child neglect more than a year after a 6-year-old boy brought a gun to class and shot his first-grade teacher. A special grand jury in Newport …

Could Modern Protections Have Saved Baltimore Bridge? Debate Is Underway.

When a 900-foot container ship struck the San Franciscoโ€“Oakland Bay Bridge in 2007, the span stood firm and no one died, either on the ship or the highway above. The bridge’s supports were protected by a fendering system of concrete …

Liberty University to Pay $14M Fine for Failure to Disclose Campus Crimes

Liberty University has agreed to pay an unprecedented $14 million fine for the Christian school’s failure to disclose information about crimes on its campus and for its treatment of sexual assault survivors, the U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday. The …

$40M Lawsuit by Virginia Teacher Shot by Student Can Proceed

A teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student in Virginia can press forward with her $40 million lawsuit against a school system over claims of negligence by school administrators, a judge has ruled. The surprise decision by Newport News …

Judge Rules Virginia Teacher Shot by Student Can Proceed with $40 Million Lawsuit

A teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student in Virginia can press forward with her $40 million lawsuit against a school system over claims of negligence by school administrators, a judge ruled Friday. The surprise decision by Newport News …

Lawyers Argue Over Workers’ Compensation for Teacher Shot by 6-Year-Old

Lawyers sparred in a Virginia courtroom Friday over whether a teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student should get only workers` compensation for her serious injuries. Abby Zwerner is suing Newport News Public Schools for $40 million, alleging gross …

Suit by Teacher Shot by 6-Year-Old Student Asks If Workers’ Compensation Is Enough

A heated debate has emerged about the once-unimaginable shooting of a teacher by her 6-year-old student: How should the school district take care of the teacher? Should she only get workers’ compensation for her serious physical injuries? Or does she …