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    Jhpiego, headquartered in Fells Point, will lose 130 employees as part of the layoffs.
    Johns Hopkins to cut over 200 Maryland jobs in May
    The layoffs are part of a global reduction of more than 2,000 employees.
    Orioles pitcher Charlie Morton takes the field with catcher Adley Rutschman ahead of a Grapefruit League game against the Detroit Tigers.
    Inside the Dugout: Early returns from the Orioles’ offseason signings
    It seems like at least where the Orioles’ free agent additions are concerned, things are largely going according to plan.
    WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 03: Protestors gather outside of USAID headquarters on February 03, 2025 in Washington, DC. Elon Musk, tech billionaire and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), said in a social media post that he and U.S. President Donald Trump will shut down the foreign assistance agency.
    Maryland judge rules DOGE’s USAID dismantling likely violates the Constitution
    The lawsuit filed by attorneys for USAID employees and contractors singled out Elon Musk as a defendant.
    Baltimore Orioles infielder Coby Mayo leaves the practice fields after batting practice at spring training last month.
    Orioles option infield prospect Coby Mayo to Triple-A: ‘It obviously sucks’
    Across 151 games for the Tides, Mayo holds a .279 batting average and a .919 on-base-plus-slugging percentage. And yet, his path to Baltimore still appears blocked.
    At left, Marine Lance Corporal Jeffrey Kopszywa in Iraq in 2003. At right, fake pagers sent to Hakeim Abu Khdeir in 2024.
    Palestinian-American store owner ‘moving forward’ after Marine vet sent him IDF shirt, toy pagers
    Jeffrey Kopszywa, 42, of Baltimore, pleaded guilty on Feb. 11 in Baltimore Circuit Court to use of an item to threaten or intimidate for a sentence of three years in prison, suspending all but time served, plus five years’ probation.
    The WIN Waste Baltimore trash incinerator is seen along I-95 in Baltimore. While bills to remove the practice from the state’s renewable energy portfolio did not “crossover” Monday, the idea still could move forward in this General Assembly session.
    Trash incinerators may still lose subsidies, but advocates worry about ‘stealthy’ tactics
    Environmentalists have pushed for years to no avail to end the state’s subsidy for trash incinerators, which burn garbage to produce electricity and steam.
    A 27-year-old man accused of firing a gun at police officers in Baltimore County last week is facing attempted murder and other charges.
    Man charged with 2 counts of attempted murder in Baltimore County precinct shooting
    A 27-year-old man was charged in connection to the shooting outside a Baltimore County Police Department precinct that left one officer hospitalized.
    In 2024, police outside the location where Alan Geslicki was accused of stabbing and killing Seron O'Neal at their home on the 2000 block of Deering Avenue.
    Baltimore man who fatally stabbed a 6-year-old boy was sentenced for ‘heinous’ crime
    A Baltimore Circuit judge sentenced Alan Geslicki, 33, of Morrell Park, to serve life in prison, suspending all but 60 years, for child abuse of a minor under 13 resulting in death.
    WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 04: U.S. President Donald Trump (L) greets Chief Justice of the United States John G. Roberts, Jr as he arrives to deliver an address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on March 04, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump was expected to address Congress on his early achievements of his presidency and his upcoming legislative agenda.  (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
    Justice Roberts rejects Trump’s call to impeach judge who ruled against deportation plans
    Chief Justice John Roberts rejected calls for impeaching judges shortly after President Donald Trump demanded the removal of one who ruled against his deportation plans.
    It's a do-or-die week for most bills in Annapolis. But bills dealing with the budget and energy costs will advance, even if they miss a the crossover day deadline.
    Live coverage: Mum’s the word on state budget talks
    Bills dealing with the budget and energy costs could miss the crossover deadline, but they have leadership's blessing and will eventually advance.
    U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) speaks at a rally outside of the Department of Health and Human Services on February 19, 2025 in Washington, DC.
    Top House Democrats seek DOGE details amid federal firings, dismantling of agencies
    In the sweeping request, the Democrats seek four main types of information about the authority involved with DOGE’s activity.
    The Ravens are finally investing in backup QB | Banner Ravens Podcast
    The signing of Cooper Rush represents a departure from the norm.
    TECOLUCA, EL SALVADOR - MARCH 16: In this handout photo provided by the Salvadoran government, view of the inmates allegedly linked to criminal organizations, getting off the buses at CECOT on March 16, 2025 in Tecoluca, El Salvador. Trump's administration deported 238 alleged members of the Venezuelan criminal organizations 'Tren De Aragua' and Mara Salvatrucha with only 23 being members of the Mara. Nayib Bukele president of El Salvador announced that his government will receive the alleged members of the gang to be taken to CECOT. On February of 2023 El Salvador inaugurated Latin America's largest prison as part of President Nayib Bukele's plan to fight gangs. (Photo by Salvadoran Government via Getty Images)
    Judge questions if Trump admin ignored order to turn around deportation flights
    A federal judge on Monday was incredulous at the contention by the Trump administration that his directive to turn around deportation flights wasn't binding because it was made verbally.
    An Israeli tank moves in the Gaza Strip as seen from a position on the Israeli side of the border on March 18, 2025.
    More than 400 killed as Israel launches airstrikes across Gaza
    Israel’s airstrikes killed more than 400 people and wounded over 500, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.
    Baltimore jail officials lost track of 90,000 methadone pills. The state kept it quiet
    Maryland jails and prisons can’t keep track of their pills. Now the DEA is cracking down.
    The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration visited two state jails last year and performed “accountability audits” that uncovered violations of the federal Controlled Substances Act.
    Baltimore Orioles' Vimael Machin (71) celebrates with teammates after hitting a home run during the second inning of a spring training baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, in Clearwater, Fla.
    Who’s up? These Orioles are making a last-minute push to make the opening day roster
    While the major roster spots are sorted out, there’s still a rotation spot, bullpen space and potentially a bench infield position that are up in the air.
    Customers use the washing machines at Spin Cycle Coin Laundry in Baltimore.
    A $10K BGE bill? Baltimore laundromats struggle amid utility rate hikes
    Rapidly increasing expenses have put a strain on Spin Cycle Coin Laundry, a family-owned laundromat in Charles North.
    Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer gives a television interview at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, March 14, 2025.
    Schumer’s book tour stop in Baltimore postponed for ‘security reasons’
    Sen. Chuck Schumer is postponing an event in Baltimore for his upcoming book due to “security reasons,” according to an email from Enoch Pratt Free Library.
    he U.S. Food and Drug Administration building behind FDA logos at a bus stop on the agency's campus
    FDA staff return to crowded offices in Maryland, with broken equipment, missing chairs
    The FDA is the latest agency scrambling to meet the Trump administration’s return-to-office mandate.
    Gov. Wes Moore said Monday he couldn’t support two tax ideas proposed to close the state’s $3 billion budget hole.
    ‘Broad’ business, drink taxes off the table in budget talks, Moore says
    Administration officials said that the business services tax as introduced — a 2.5% tax on services that business entities sell to one another — is off the table.
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