A panel of judges from the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals is keeping a controversial Texas immigration law known as SB4 on hold while the court considers whether the measure is lawful and constitutional. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has the latest. Source
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90% of some of the world’s wine regions could disappear, study finds
Climate change means wine could soon have a higher alcohol content — but spoil faster and smell worse. Source
Timeline of Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore
At 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 26, Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed when a cargo ship lost power and crashed into it. Here’s how the events unfolded. Source
Search and recovery continues as 6 presumed dead in Baltimore bridge collapse
The search and recovery for six construction workers, who are presumed dead following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, continues Wednesday. The Coast Guard is leading the recovery mission. Col. Roland Butler Jr., with Maryland State Police, said the victims’ exact locations were not known. Source
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg addresses economic toll of Baltimore bridge collapse
In the aftermath of the catastrophic collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg talks about the significant repercussions on national supply chains. Source
Sierra Ferrell’s unconventional journey to new album “Trail of Flowers”
Rolling Stone has called 35-year-old singer-songwriter Sierra Ferrell one of “country and roots music’s most fascinating and fastest-rising artists.” She’s touring alongside the Avett Brothers and Zach Bryan this summer. But Ferrell’s road to this moment was unconventional. As Anthony Mason shows, the only thing more amazing than her voice is her story. Source
How the lottery became a national obsession
Just one winning ticket was sold for the $1.1 billion prize to someone in New Jersey who’s chosen to stay anonymous. Most of these gigantic jackpots for games like Mega Millions and Powerball have happened in just the last two years, after lottery organizers made the games much harder to win. Americans are now spending record amounts on all types of lottery games. So, how did the lottery come to play such a big role in our lives? Source
Ahmaud Arbery’s killers seek to have hate crime convictions overturned
Three White men are asking a U.S. appeals court to throw out their hate crime convictions in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery. Source
Eye Opener: Details emerge on what happened before the Baltimore bridge collapse
New details on what happened before the Baltimore bridge collapse as President Biden pledges support for the long road to recovery. Also, The Supreme Court considers its biggest abortion case since the end of Roe – on abortion pill access. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener. Source
Search resumes for 6 workers presumed dead in Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore
The search for six victims in the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse resumed Wednesday, in the frigid water of the Patapsco River. Source