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UMBC graduate returns to the US after going missing in the Philippines

Clara Longo de Freitas

Chantal Anicoche, a 24-year-old graduate from the University of Maryland Baltimore County, went to the Philippines on December 2025 to learn about indigenous communities in Mindoro. No one has heard from her since the Armed Forces of the Philippines conducted a military attack on the region. She is currently in military custody.

Trump’s Greenland threats spark outrage from EU and test longtime NATO alliance

By Will Weissert, Jamey Keaten and Emma Burrows, Associated Press

Jan 21, 2026

Reporters raise their hands as President Donald Trump speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026.

Top EU official questions Trump’s trustworthiness over Greenland tariff threat

Jamey Keaten, Associated Press

Jan 20, 2026

President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen talks during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

What happened to former UMBC student Chantal Anicoche in the Philippines?

Clara Longo de Freitas

Jan 18, 2026

Chantal Anicoche, a 24-year-old graduate from the University of Maryland Baltimore County, went to the Philippines on December 2025 to learn about indigenous communities in Mindoro. No one has heard from her since the Armed Forces of the Philippines conducted a military attack on the region. She is currently in military custody.

Trump says anything less than having Greenland in the United States’ hands is ‘unacceptable’

Emma Burrows, Associated Press

Updated Jan 14, 2026

A boat travels at the sea inlet in Nuuk, Greenland, on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Maduro’s viral tracksuit has ties to Maryland

John-John Williams IV

Jan 7, 2026

Baltimore, Anne Arundel consider ‘humanizing’ the eviction process

Dante and Ashley Simms, a couple living in Baltimore with their six children, were evicted from their home late last year after missing rent.

Forward Brewing’s fight to keep outdoor dining

Forward Brewing in the Eastport neighborhood of Annapolis.

No basis for Bates’ concerns about mayor’s safety office, legal opinion finds

Mayor Brandon Scott, left, speaks to the press as Baltimore City State's Attorney Ivan Bates listens during a community walk through the Four by Four neighborhood on May 7, 2024.

Maryland’s mortgage divide: Recent buyers pay drastically more than longtime homeowners

Michael Frenz, longtime executive director of the Maryland Stadium Authority, retiring

Michael Frenz, executive director of the Maryland Stadium Authority, speaks to reporters following an authority board meeting in the B&O Warehouse at Camden Yards on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023. The state and the Orioles have still not finalized a new lease.

Maduro says ‘I was captured’ as he pleads not guilty on drug trafficking charges

Michael R. Sisak, Larry Neumeister and John Hanna, Associated Press

Updated Jan 5, 2026

An armored vehicle carrying Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores arrives at Manhattan Federal Court, Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, in New York.

Rubio says US won’t govern Venezuela but will press for changes through oil blockade

Regina Garcia Cano, Matthew Lee, Will Weissert and Eric Tucker, Associated Press and Brenda Wintrode

Updated Jan 4, 2026

Men watch smoke rising from a dock after explosions were heard at La Guaira port, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Maryland leaders split along party lines over Trump’s capture of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro

Updated Jan 4, 2026

Pedestrians walk past destroyed containers at La Guaira port after explosions were heard in Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026.

US strikes Venezuela, captures President Nicolás Maduro and his wife

By Regina Garcia Cano and Konstantin Toropin

Updated Jan 3, 2026

Men watch smoke rising from a dock after explosions were heard at La Guaira port, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026.

Trump insists Ukraine and Russia are ‘closer than ever’ to peace after talks with Zelenskyy

Will Weissert, Seung Min Kim and Elise Morton, Associated Press

Dec 28, 2025

President Donald Trump greets Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at his Mar-a-Lago club, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla.

Brigitte Bardot, 1960s French sex symbol turned militant animal rights activist, dies at 91

Thomas Adamson and Elaine Ganley, Associated Press

Dec 28, 2025

FILE - French actress Brigitte Bardot poses with a huge sombrero she brought back from Mexico, as she arrives at Orly Airport in Paris, France, on May 27, 1965.

In the midst of war, Ukrainian American artists stay true to their roots

Caroline Gutman

Dec 24, 2025

Natalia Kormeluk in her home studio in Rockville.

Accused gunman in Bondi Beach shooting charged with 15 counts of murder

Charlotte Graham-McLay, Kristen Gelineau and Rod McGuirk, Associated Press

Dec 17, 2025

Rabbi Yossi Friedman speaks to people gathering at a flower memorial by the Bondi Pavilion at Bondi Beach on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, following Sunday's shooting in Sydney, Australia. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

‘We’re not going to hide’: Baltimore leaders urge resilience after Bondi Beach Hanukkah shooting

Dec 15, 2025

Members of the Chabad of South Baltimore dance in front of the Esther Ann Menorah after the lighting on the first night of Hanukkah at McKeldin Square in Baltimore.

Maryland leaders speak out, increase security after Bondi Beach Hanukkah shooting

Cayla Harris and Associated Press

Dec 14, 2025

Emergency workers stand by at Bondi Beach after a reported shooting in Sydney.

Van Hollen among lawmakers backing congressional reviews of Trump’s military strikes on boats

Kevin Freking, Associated Press

Nov 30, 2025

Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025 - Senator Chris Van Hollen addresses the crowd at Symphony Woods Park in Columbia during the No Kings rally.

US and Ukrainian negotiators meet as Trump seeks to broker an end to the war

Josh Boak, Associated Press

Nov 30, 2025

Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, left, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, center, and Jared Kushner attend a meeting with Ukrainian officials Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025, in Hallandale Beach, Fla.

Bugs, bats and American adventurism in the Caribbean. What scares you on Halloween?

Oct 31, 2025

Hurricane Melissa leaves dozens dead in trail of destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica

Ariel Fernández, Andrea Rodríguez, John Myers Jr. and Evens Sanon | Associated Press

Updated Oct 29, 2025

Residents stand on the wreckage of a house destroyed by Hurricane Melissa in Santa Cruz, Jamaica, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Suspects in Louvre crown jewels theft arrested a week after stunning heist

Samuel Petrequin and Nicolas Garriga

Oct 26, 2025

Visitors queue outside the Louvre museum, one week after the robbery, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025 in Paris. The Paris prosecutor said on Sunday that a number of suspects have been arrested over the theft of crown jewels from Paris' Louvre museum last weekend.

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