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Police descended on the Parliament grounds after reports that a car struck pedestrians on Westminster Bridge. Witnesses say a man went on the attack by Parliament's gates. This is a developing story.

In the year since the Minneapolis I-35W bridge collapsed, states appear to be aggressively inspecting bridges to locate problems. But some experts say not enough is being done to fund the maintenance of the nation's aging and crumbling bridges.

The John A. Roebling Bridge will be closed to vehicular traffic on Thursday, July 2, between 9 a.m. and 3 pm. for a lighting repair project. The Kentucky…

One of the largest public works project in California history is struggling to re-gain public confidence amid construction delays and questions about whether the new bridge will be safe. A scheduled opening for Labor Day is in doubt as officials race to fix a series of bad bolts that were meant to keep the bridge secure in a catastrophic earthquake.

Nearly 17 years ago an interstate bridge in Minneapolis collapsed into the Mississippi River. The swift rebuild there could provide a template for Baltimore.

Prosecutors say the Moldovan dancer's presence on the ship at the time of its crash may have been a distraction to the captain.

A towering new suspension bridge debuts in southern France. At its highest point, the Millau Viaduct is more than 1,000 feet above ground, and the French say it's the highest bridge in the world. NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Millau's mayor, Jacques Godfrain.

Tom Hanks plays an American attorney charged with defending a captured Soviet spy in Steven Spielberg's latest film. Critic John Powers calls Bridge of Spies a "highly entertaining new thriller."

The group that conducts tours of the Roebling Suspension Bridge couldn't do so last year because of the pandemic. The Covington-Cincinnati Suspension…

The I-35W bridge was one of Minnesota's busiest, carrying 140,000 cars a day over the Mississippi River. It collapsed during rush hour on Aug. 1, 2007. Ten years later, the disaster still looms large.