The blaze was first reported around 6:30 p.m. ET, with the northbound lanes collapsing around 7 p.m. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution , there were no injuries to motorists or first responders. The cause of the blaze has not been determined. Officials said the road will be closed indefinitely. City crews are working through the night on an initial damage assessment. A major effect on traffic in a city already known for gridlock is expected after a massive fire caused a bridge on Interstate 85 to collapse in Atlanta. Georgia's top transportation official said there's no way to tell when the highway, which carries 250,000 cars a day, can be safely reopened to traffic in either direction following the collapse, which happened Thursday afternoon during rush hour. "Metro ATL facing another traffic nightmare, especially with people going on Spring Break tomorrow. Plan accordingly!" the Governor's Office of Highway Safety in Georgia...
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" Dancing With the Stars "kicked off its 24th season with strong showings by two celebrity contestants with ties to the Bay State: Former Boston Red Sox catcher David Ross, and Stoneham native and Olympic ice skater Nancy Kerrigan. Both acquitted themselves nicely on the dance floor. Ross' former Chicago Cubs teammates cheered him on via Skype from spring training after judge Bruno Tonioli called his performance "a quickstep on a field of dreams." Likewise, Kerrigan's waltz earned highmarks from judges and praise from judge Julianne Hough. Based on 23 previous seasons of hardcore "DWTS" viewing, eyeballing the raw talent and the knowing the strength of the professional partners, here are my picks based on Monday night's season opener, along with the on-target zero-to-10 scoring of judges Hough, Tonioli, Len Goodman and Carrie Ann Inaba: See you in the finals Touchdown! NFL running back Rashad Jennings and partner Emma S...
Eric and Lara Trump Eric Trump and his wife, Lara, are expecting their first child — and President Trump is on cloud nine. The couple is expecting a boy, who is due in September and will be the president’s ninth grandchild. “We found out on my birthday, which was pretty cool,” said Eric, 33, People reported . Lara, 33, a former “Inside Edition” producer, said she’s in her second trimester and feeling great. “I was exhausted in the beginning,” she said. “It surprised me, because I’m a very active person, and until the fatigue hit, I didn’t believe it would actually happen to me. It really affected me. But I’m feeling really good now.” The couple is now busy thinking of a good name for the power progeny. Lara and Eric step out in Los Angeles on March 2. Getty Images “We really loved the name Charlie, but we’d already named our dog that, so it’s out,” Eric said. “We sort of screwed ourselves over there,” added Lara, who is now involved in an...
Democrats made up, pushed Russian story: Trump BY: PTI | WASHINGTON | Published On: March 20, 2017 9:09 Pm US President Donald Trump today accused the Democratic party of making up allegations about his campaign’s links with Russia and the Russian interference in the presidential poll, saying federal investigators should now instead probe the media leaks of classified information. “The Democrats made up and pushed the Russian story as an excuse for running a terrible campaign. Big advantage in Electoral College & lost!” Trump said in a tweet, trashing the Democratic party’s allegations about Russian meddling in the November 8 polls that brought the real-estate tycoon to power. The Trump campaign’s possible links with top Russian officials, which Trump has vehemently denied, was one of the main election issue and dominated the news cycle since his election and even after his inauguration on January 20. Trump campaign’s alleged links with Russian President...