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    Maryland judge blocks Trump from cutting diversity programs at schools and colleges
    A Maryland federal judge struck down two Trump administration actions aimed at eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion programs at the nation’s schools and universities.
    President Donald Trump speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, in Washington.
    Pam Bondi fires DOJ employee accused of throwing sandwich at federal agent
    Sean Charles Dunn, who was charged with a felony for throwing a sandwich at a federal law-enforcement official in Washington, has been fired from the Justice Department, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Thursday.
    Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks with reporters during a briefing with President Donald Trump in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
    Big crowds, dry heat and the PGA playoffs: Here’s what to know for the BMW Championship
    Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and other golfers will try to solidify their spots in the Tour Championship in this week’s event.
    Fans gather around the 18th hole during the final round of the BMW Championship at Caves Valley Golf Club in 2021.
    Maryland members of Congress visited ICE again. This time they got in.
    Sen. Chris Van Hollen and Reps. Kweisi Mfume and Sarah Elfreth, all Democrats, said they are seeking transparency from an increasingly opaque deportation process under the Trump administration.
    Rep. Kweisi Mfume, center, Sen. Chris Van Hollen and Rep. Sarah Elfreth address media following a tour of Baltimore’s ICE detention facilities on Wednesday.
    Trump’s rhetoric about DC echoes a history of racist urban crime narratives
    Trump threatened to “take over” and “beautify” D.C. on the campaign trail and claimed it was “a nightmare of murder and crime.”
    WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 12: A member of the DC National Guard waits with his unit near the Washington Monument on August 12, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Trump administration has initiated a federal takeover of DC police and mobilized the DC National Guard, saying the moves are necessary to restore order in the city.
    As Trump targets states for immigration enforcement, Maryland is high on the list
    Maryland and other blue states have been met with funding denials, program cuts and other means that hurt their constituents under the Trump administration.
    President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before boarding Air Force One at Lehigh Valley International Airport, in Allentown, Pa., Aug. 3, 2025.
    Beyoncé wins her first Emmy for ‘Beyoncé Bowl’ halftime show during Ravens game
    Beyoncé has added an Emmy to her collection of 35 Grammys. She won for outstanding costumes in her Netflix Christmas Day NFL halftime show, “Beyoncé Bowl.”
    Beyoncé performs during halftime of an NFL football game between the Houston Texans and the Baltimore Ravens in Houston last year.
    What to know about Trump’s potential change in federal marijuana policy
    President Donald Trump is taking a new look at reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug in a move that could nudge the federal government closer to an approach already embraced in many states.
    Green marijuana plants are organized on red racks. In the background a man wearing a hair net and latex gloves loads a tray of plants into another rack.
    Tropical Storm Erin could become Atlantic season’s 1st hurricane later this week
    Tropical Storm Erin formed Monday in the eastern tropical Atlantic Ocean and could become the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season later this week, forecasters say.
    This image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows Tropical Storm Erin on Monday, Aug. 11, 2025. (NOAA via AP)
    Danielle Spencer, who played little sister Dee on ‘What’s Happening!!’ dies at 60
    Danielle Spencer, who played the wisecracking and tattling little sister Dee Thomas on the 1970s sitcom “What’s Happening!!” has died.
    Twelve-year-old television actress Danielle Spencer rests at home in Malibu, C.A. after her release from Santa Monica Hospital on Friday, Sept. 16, 1977. Danielle is recovering from a car accident that killed her father, actor Timothy Pelt. With Danielle is her mother Cheryl Pelt and her pet dog. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
    Taylor Swift announces 12th studio album, ‘The Life of a Showgirl’
    Look what you made her do — Taylor Swift has announced her 12th studio album, “The Life of a Showgirl.”
    FILE - Taylor Swift performs at Wembley Stadium as part of her Eras Tour June 21, 2024, in London. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP, File)
    Trump’s DC takeover begins as National Guard troops arrive
    Some of the 800 National Guard members deployed by President Donald Trump began arriving in the nation’s capital on Tuesday.
    A member of the District of Columbia National Guard arrives at the District of Columbia National Guard Headquarters, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025, in Washington.
    Trump, again, calls out city. Baltimore says, ‘You’re wrong, hon.’
    President Donald Trump included Baltimore on a short list of Democratic-led cities he cast as crime-ridden, on the same day he deployed National Guard troops to Washington, D.C.
    President Donald Trump arrives to speak with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, in Washington.
    Trump calls Baltimore ‘so far gone’ amid DC National Guard deployment
    For Trump, the effort to take over public safety in Washington reflects a next step in his law enforcement agenda after his aggressive push to stop illegal border crossings.
    President Donald Trump speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, in Washington.
    Odyssey of the crab: Inside the 1,100-mile network feeding Maryland’s frenzy
    Within a generation, the Maryland crab business shifted from the waters of the Chesapeake Bay to the interstate.
    Rin Tho, center, helps load crab trucks at the Pomes Seafood warehouse in New Orleans, destined for processing in Alabama. Louisiana supplies more blue crabs nationally than any other state.
    Gen Z is driving a Y2K fashion comeback
    From Juicy Couture sweat sets and low-rise, bedazzled jeans to chunky belts and baby tees, early 2000s fashion is all the rage again.
    Beyonce, Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake and Jennifer Lopez in the 2000s.
    Summer’s best meteor shower peaks soon. But the moon will interfere with viewing the Perseids
    This year, a bright moon will dampen viewing at the time of peak early Wednesday morning, so some experts recommend waiting a week or so to glimpse shooting stars against a darker sky.
    An outburst of Perseid meteors lights up the sky in August 2009 in this time-lapse image. Stargazers expect a similar outburst during next week’s Perseid meteor shower, which will be visible overnight on Aug. 11 and 12.
    Justice Department escalates scrutiny of Trump foes Letitia James and Adam Schiff
    The Justice Department is escalating efforts to scrutinize perceived adversaries of President Donald Trump with investigations into New York Attorney General Letitia James and U.S. Sen. Adam Schiff.
    FILE - The seal of the Department of Justice is shown in Washington, Aug. 1, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
    Suspected gunman and police officer dead in shooting near the CDC and Emory University
    A suspected gunman and a police officer are dead after law enforcement responded to reports of an active shooter near the adjoining campuses of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Emory University on Friday, authorities said.
    Armed police officers walk near the scene of shooting at the Emory University in Atlanta on Friday, Aug. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
    Sen. Chris Van Hollen to headline Iowa Democrats’ annual steak fry
    The Polk County Democrats’ annual steak fry draws party faithful from across the country. Chair Bill Brauch said Van Hollen was “a big get.”
    Baltimore City Councilman Mark Parker talks with Sen. Chris Van Hollen in Patterson Park during one of the many No Kings protests being held around the country in opposition to President Trump.
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