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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)
Howard County wants to give $1,000 monthly payments to needy families
Howard County is launching a guaranteed basic income pilot program to study how transformative $1,000 monthly cash payments would be for 20 needy families.
Howard County is launching a pilot program to study just how transformative giving $1,000 a month to 20 needy families can be for them.
Van Hollen welcomes home Baltimore man exchanged in prisoner swap
Chris Van Hollen, a Democrat, said he and a bipartisan team of senators worked with Trump administration officials to secure the release of citizens wrongfully detained.
Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen during a press conference he held on August 12, 2025 with Erick Oribio.
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.
Orioles, state have yet to begin negotiations on development around Camden Yards
The Baltimore Orioles and the state of Maryland sides are mandated to meet if they do not rekindle talks before Dec. 31.
A new Orioles ownership group, led by David Rubenstein, indicated it would move swiftly to complete a deal for ground lease at the Camden Yards complex.
Standing up to Trump the despot will require Gloria’s courage
Standing up to injustice requires courage, and every step toward despotism by President Donald Trump is another call to show it.
FILE - Gloria Richardson, head of the Cambridge Nonviolent Action Committee, pushes a National Guardsman's bayonet aside as she moves among a crowd of African Americans to convince them to disperse in Cambridge, Md., on July 21, 1963. Richardson, an influential yet largely unsung civil rights pioneer whose determination not to back down while protesting racial inequality was captured in a photograph as she pushed away the bayonet of a National Guardsman, died July 15, 2021, in New York.
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.
Poll: 50% approve of Gov. Wes Moore, but support softens with Democrats
Just 68% of Democrats said Moore is doing an “excellent” or “good” job.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore takes questions from reporters on the first day of the General Assembly session in the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Md. on Wednesday, January 8, 2025.
One victim dead after overnight mass shooting in Park Heights
One of the six people shot in Park Heights on Saturday night has died, Baltimore Police said Sunday morning.
7/8/22—A Baltimore Police officer’s car is parked on the corner of E Lombard St. & President St.
Trump’s controversial plan for Naval Academy demands loyalty over merit
Navy Secretary John Phelan spelled it out. The Trump administration plans to replace the Naval Academy dean, reduce the civilian faculty, increase discipline and generally screw around with the curriculum some more.
Naval Academy provost Samara L. Firebaugh addresses the Brigade of Midshipmen at the start of the new school year in August 2024.
Maryland’s Cameroonian population lives in fear under Trump
Since fleeing the gunfire and chaos of Cameroon in 2021, Ernestine and Denis have created a sense of normal life in Maryland.
Ernestine and Denis, a Cameroonian couple in Charles County, fear returning to their native country.
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)
Judge offers Baltimore another $100 million in opioid lawsuit — with a catch
The city could walk away with about $152 million if it takes the deal — a fraction of the $5 billion that Baltimore sought.
A judge ruled that opioid distributors will not have to pay for much of Baltimore's long-term plan to address the effects of opioids in the city.
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