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    The Manhattan district attorney’s office quoted extensively from Mangione’s handwritten diary.
    Luigi Mangione said UnitedHealthcare CEO ‘had it coming,’ according to prosecutors
    Mangione, 27, has pleaded not guilty in both cases. No trial dates have been set.
    U.S. President Donald Trump addresses graduates of the United States Military Academy at West Point in Michie Stadium on May 24, 2025 in West Point, New York.
    Trump announces travel ban affecting a dozen countries set to go into effect Monday
    President Donald Trump is resurrecting the travel ban policy from his first term, signing a proclamation Wednesday night preventing people from a dozen countries from entering the United States.
    SAN VICENTE, EL SALVADOR - APRIL 4: A prison officer guards a cell at maximum security penitentiary CECOT (Center for the Compulsory Housing of Terrorism) on April 4, 2025 in Tecoluca, San Vicente, El Salvador. Amid internal legal dispute, Trump's administration continues with its controversial and fast-paced deportation policy to El Salvador, as part of a partnership with President Bukele. The US Government acknowledged mistakenly deporting a Maryland resident from El Salvador with protected status and is arguing against returning him to the US.
    Judge says migrants sent to El Salvador prison must get chance to challenge their deportations
    A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that the Trump administration must give more than 100 migrants sent to a notorious prison in El Salvador a chance to challenge their deportations.
    Wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, Jennifer Vasquez Sura, second from left, joins a rally outside the U.S. Courthouse in Greenbelt, Md
    Unsealed records in Kilmar Abrego Garcia case offer few details that are new, unknown
    Abrego Garcia’s attorneys have argued that the Trump administration has done nothing to return the Maryland construction worker.
    Frances Tiafoe of the U.S. plays a shot against Italy's Lorenzo Musetti during their quarterfinal match of the French Tennis Open at the Roland-Garros stadium in Paris, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)
    Marylander Frances Tiafoe knocked out of French Open as his historic run ends
    Tiafoe also was part of a rare duo: He and Paul were the first American men to get to the round of eight in Paris since Andre Agassi.
    Constellation Energy, which is headquartered in Baltimore, is the largest operator of nuclear energy in the United States.
    Meta turns to Baltimore-based Constellation to secure nuclear power for AI needs
    The agreement announced Tuesday is just the latest in a string of tech-nuclear partnerships as the use of artificial intelligence expands.
    The United States Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to a ban on assault weapons in Maryland.
    Supreme Court declines for now to hear a challenge to assault weapons bans in a case from Maryland
    Law enforcement officials investigate after an attack on the Pearl Street Mall on Sunday in Boulder, Colo.
    6 injured, possibly with burns, in a Colorado attack the FBI is investigating as terrorism
    The suspect, identified as 45-year-old Mohamed Sabry Soliman, yelled “Free Palestine” and used a makeshift flamethrower in the attack, the special agent in charge of the Denver field office said.
    Frances Tiafoe of the U.S. celebrates beating Germany's Daniel Altmaier during their fourth round match of the French Tennis Open
    Maryland’s Frances Tiafoe reaches French Open quarterfinals in historic run for US men
    Zero men from the United States had made it this far in any year since Andre Agassi in 2003. And Tiafoe has done it without dropping a set.
    A young girl is seen with a rainbow sticker on her forehead and a flag in her hair along West St. during the Annapolis Pride Parade and Festival on June 1, 2024.
    Pride Month starts this weekend. Here’s what to expect
    At its heart, Pride is both a party and a protest.
    PARIS, FRANCE - MAY 30: Frances Tiafoe of United States celebrates a point against Sebastian Korda of United States during the Men's Singles Third Round match on Day Six of the 2025 French Open at Roland Garros on May 30, 2025 in Paris, France. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images)
    Maryland native Frances Tiafoe among trio adding to the best French Open for US men in decades
    This go-round, the trio is Tommy Paul, Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe, all scheduled to be on court Sunday in fourth-round action at Roland-Garros.
    Jalen Manley and his twin sister, Bryanne Manley, discuss some of the cards they've opened from the new packs at Game Haven in Pikesville on Sunday, May 25, 2025.
    Demand for Pokémon is exploding. Here’s how a local game shop is weathering the storm.
    For local card stores, the latest surge in demand for Pokémon cards like Destined Rivals, Prismatic Evolutions and Surging Sparks has been a mixed bag.
    The United States Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C.
    Supreme Court lets Trump end humanitarian parole for 500,000 people from 4 countries
    The justices lifted a lower-court order that kept humanitarian parole protections in place for more than 500,000 migrants from four countries: Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela.
    U.S. Rep. Kweisi Mfume has told colleagues he’s running to be the top Democrat on an influential House committee.
    What to know about Baltimore U.S. Rep. Kweisi Mfume’s run for a leadership role
    The role would put Mfume in a sweet spot to take over as committee chair if Democrats take back the House of Representatives next November.
    Elon Musk flashes his t-shirt that reads "DOGE" to the media as he walks on South Lawn of the White House, in Washington, Sunday, March 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
    Elon Musk leaving Trump administration after leading effort to slash government jobs
    Elon Musk is leaving his government role as a top adviser to President Donald Trump after spearheading efforts to reduce and overhaul the federal bureaucracy.
    Kilmar Abrego Garcia in an undated photo provided by CASA, an immigrant advocacy organization, in April 2025.
    Trump administration files motion to dismiss lawsuit over Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s deportation
    The Trump administration has asked a federal judge to dismiss the lawsuit over Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s mistaken deportation to El Salvador.
    WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 21: Secretary of State Marco Rubio testifies before the House Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee on National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs at the Rayburn House Office Building on May 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. Rubio testified on the proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2026 for the Department of State. (Photo by John McDonnell/Getty Images)
    Secretary of State Marco Rubio says US will begin revoking the visas of Chinese students
    Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday the U.S. will begin revoking the visas of some Chinese students, including those studying in “critical fields.”
    NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 12: NFL Player Stefon Diggs sits court-side during the second quarter in Game Four of the Eastern Conference Second Round NBA Playoffs between the Boston Celtics and the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on May 12, 2025 in New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
    Patriots aware of video showing ex-Terp Stefon Diggs giving women bag of pink crystals
    New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel said Wednesday that he is aware of a video that showed receiver Stefon Diggs passing a bag of pink crystals to women on a boat.
    Updated COVID-19 vaccines are available, as well as annual flu shots for people 6 months and older. For those 60 and older or for people who are pregnant, you may want to get the RSV vaccine.
    New variant of COVID-19 may be driving up cases in parts of the world, WHO says
    Current vaccines are expected to remain effective, according to the World Health Organization.
    An illustration of a parent being detained by ICE while their children watch.
    ICE ‘wellness checks’ on migrant children in Baltimore intimidate families, advocates say
    Advocates say ICE "wellness checks" on migrant children are intimidating for families.
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