4.8-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Northeast; Israel Fires Two Officers After Strike on Aid Workers

A 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck New Jersey on April 5, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, and was likely felt by millions of people in the New York City metropolitan area and across the northeastern United States. The USGS said the quake struck in Lebanon, New Jersey, at around 10:23 a.m. ET. At a briefing, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said her administration is taking the earthquake "very seriously,” while New York City Mayor Eric Adams said there were no reports of major damage to infrastructure, and no reports of injuries so far.

Just over a week after the catastrophic collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced that it plans to fully reopen the channel leading to the Baltimore port by the end of May—a significant update, since the disaster halted shipping traffic and delivered a serious blow to a port critical to both the local and national economies.

The Israeli military has dismissed two officers and formally reprimanded senior commanders after an inquiry into the killing of 7 aid workers in a drone strike in Gaza this week found serious errors and breaches of procedure, the IDF said. The inquiry found that Israeli forces mistakenly believed they were attacking Hamas gunmen when drones struck the three vehicles of the World Central Kitchen aid group convoy late on Monday night, and that standard procedures had not been followed.