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    Baltimore post office renamed in honor of Elijah E. Cummings
    A post office in Baltimore City was renamed in honor of the late Rep. Elijah E. Cummings.
    Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., speaks during a luncheon at the National Press Club in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019.
    Baltimore man among 10 freed in prisoner swap with Venezuela
    A longtime Baltimore media producer, Erick Oribio Quintana, was among 10 U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents freed in a recent prisoner swap with Venezuela.
    Erick Oribio Quintana, founder of Baltimore-based Latin Opinion and a dual U.S.-Venezuelan citizen, was freed last Friday in a prisoner swap brokered by the Trump Administration and El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. He's pictured here on Feb. 12, 2020, in a Canton co-working space.
    Education Department says it will release billions in remaining withheld grant money for schools
    President Donald Trump’s administration had withheld more than $6 billion in funding on July 1, as part of a review to ensure spending aligned with the White House’s priorities.
    Linda McMahon, President Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Education, attends a hearing of the Health, Education, and Labor Committee on her nomination.
    Maryland pastor arrested by ICE has been transferred to Louisiana, family says
    Daniel Fuentes Espinal, who had been living in the U.S. since arriving in 2001 from his native Honduras, was apprehended by ICE agents in Maryland. He is now in a Louisiana detention center.
    Pastor Daniel Fuentes Espinal, 54, who was arrested by ICE Monday morning in Easton. Espinal leads a congregation of 70 at Iglesia del Nazareno Jesus Te Ama (Church of the Nazarene Jesus Loves You).
    A hearing on a Hagerstown mother’s deportation ends in tears
    For the first time since being taken into custody by ICE in May, Hagerstown mother and salon owner Mong Tuyen Thi Tran appeared in court.
    The Hoang family walks out of court in Baltimore after an hourslong hearing for the children's mother, Mong Tuyen Thi Tran.
    French President Macron says France will recognize Palestine as a state
    Macron said in a post on X that he will formalize the decision at the United Nations General Assembly in September.
    French President Emmanuel Macron arrives to the Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees avenue, in Paris, Monday, July 14, 2025.
    Goddard director steps down as tensions at NASA Rise
    NASA has not said why Director Makenzie Lystrup abruptly announced her departure on Monday and did not make her available for comment.
    NASA Goddard Center Director Makenzie Lystrup giving a presentation in March 2024.
    A Maryland lawmaker wants to up the ante on partisan congressional redistricting
    It’s not guaranteed that Maryland lawmakers would be able to shift the balance of power through redistricting, as other states are contemplating.
    Majority Leader David Moon holds a press conference in the hallway of the Maryland State House on Sine Die in Annapolis, Md. on Monday, April 7, 2025.
    Judge bars ICE from immediately taking Kilmar Abrego Garcia into custody if he’s released from jail
    A federal judge in Maryland bans the Trump administration from taking Kilmar Abrego Garcia into immediate immigration custody if he’s released from jail.
    Supporters of Kilmar Abrego Garcia rally outside of the U.S. District Court in Greenbelt, Md., where a hearing was scheduled to be held on returning him to Maryland, Monday, July 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
    ICE arrests Maryland pastor, a father of 3 with no criminal record, family says
    Although his VISA had expired, Pastor Daniel Fuentes Espinal was attempting to obtain a green card.
    Pastor Daniel Fuentes Espinal, 54, who was arrested by ICE Monday morning in Easton. Espinal leads a congregation of 70 at Iglesia del Nazareno Jesus Te Ama (Church of the Nazarene Jesus Loves You).
    Coca-Cola confirms a cane-sugar version of its trademark cola is coming to the US
    Coca-Cola said Tuesday it will add a cane-sugar version of its trademark cola to its U.S. lineup this fall, confirming a recent announcement by President Donald Trump.
    AUSTIN, TEXAS - JULY 17: In this photo illustration, a Mexican Coke beverage is displayed in an ice-cooler at a park on July 17, 2025 in Austin, Texas. U.S. President Donald Trump stated in a Truth Social post that Coca-Cola has agreed to use real cane sugar in its U.S. beverages, similar to Mexican Coke.
    Maryland’s airwaves lost a federal lifeline, but public media won’t go silent
    Congress passed the Recissions Act of 2025, guaranteeing the end of federal funding of public media and putting local stations in a financial predicament.
    MONDAY July 21, 2025 — The Baltimore Public Media (WYPR) headquarters, a public radio station serving the Baltimore metropolitan area as well as Western Maryland and the Eastern Shore.
    Trump administration releases FBI records on MLK Jr. despite his family’s opposition
    The digital document dump includes more than 240,000 pages of records on Martin Luther King Jr. that had been under a court-imposed seal since 1977.
    Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. walks across the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, April 3, 1968
    Millions of pools recalled in U.S. and Canada after reports of nine deaths
    The recall covers a range of Bestway, Intex Recreation and Polygroup pools.
    In this undated image provided by the CPSC, a child uses the compression strap to stand on the above-ground pool.
    Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s lawyers ask judge to delay release from jail over deportation fears
    Abrego Garcia became a prominent face in the debate over President Donald Trump’s immigration policies when he was wrongfully deported to his native El Salvador in March.
    Supporting signs are displayed outside the U.S. District Court for Maryland during a hearing on Kilmar Abrego Garcia's case on July 10, 2025 in Greenbelt, Maryland.
    Trump threatens to hold up stadium deal if Washington Commanders don’t switch back to Redskins
    Trump said the Washington football team would be “much more valuable” if it restored its old name.
    FILE - Washington Commanders jerseys are displayed at an event to unveil the NFL football team's new identity, Feb. 2, 2022, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, file)
    Hegseth removed the Naval Academy’s first female leader. How did she last this long?
    Vice Adm. Yvette Davids is out as superintendent of the Naval Academy. The surprise isn't that she's leaving but that an administration invested in ideological purity didn't get her before now.
    Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, crosses the field at halftime Vice Adm. Yvette Davids, Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy, during the 2024 Army-Navy Game at Northwest Stadium in Landover, MD, December 14, 2024.
    Tech company CEO resigns after controversy over video captured at Coldplay concert
    Andy Byron resigned from his job as CEO of Astronomer Inc., according to a statement posted on LinkedIn by the company Saturday.
    LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JUNE 06: (L-R) Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin and Guy Berryman of Coldplay perform on a stop of the band's Music of the Spheres world tour at Allegiant Stadium on June 06, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
    A rocky start and disappointing end for the Naval Academy’s first female leader
    Some Naval Academy alumnae are dismayed by the Pentagon’s decision to remove Vice Adm. Yvette Davids, the first female superintendent of the Naval Academy
    ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Jan. 11, 2024) The U.S. Naval Academy holds the change of command ceremony in Bancroft Hall where the 64th Naval Academy Superintendent Rear Adm. Fred Kacher was properly relieved by Vice Adm. Yvette Davids. A decorated naval officer, class of 1990, who will head to Yokosuka, Japan to take the reins as commander of the United States Seventh Fleet. As the undergraduate college of our country’s naval service, the Naval Academy prepares young men and women to become professional officers of competence, character, and compassion in the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps.
    NBA rookie, Baltimore native Derik Queen out at least 3 months after surgery for torn wrist ligament
    Derik Queen was hurt Tuesday while playing in an NBA Summer League game.
    The 6-foot-9 Derik Queen was the Big Ten Freshman of the Year after averaging 16.5 points for Maryland.
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