After false starts, Baltimore City Council to hold hearings on drug overdoses
After two cancellations, Baltimore leaders starting this week will launch a series of public hearings on the city’s drug overdose crisis, which has been the worst in the country.
Baltimore County councilman proposes board to ‘depoliticize’ inspector general appointments
Baltimore County Councilman Izzy Patoka introduces legislation to change the county charter so an appointment board chooses the inspector general.
US will try to deport Abrego Garcia before his trial, prosecutor says
The disclosure by U.S. lawyer Jonathan Guynn contradicts statements by spokespeople for the Justice Department and the White House.
Former Librarian of Congress, fired by Trump, vows to improve public information in new role
The year-long post places Hayden back at the center of the very debates over American culture that surrounded her dismissal.
Camp Mystic ‘grieving the loss’ of 27 campers, counselors following Texas floods
Authorities and elected officials have said they did not expect such an intense downpour, the equivalent of months’ worth of rain for the area.
Change at Baltimore court could hurt immigrant children, advocates fear
A recent policy change at Baltimore City Circuit Court could lead to the separation of children from their parents or guardians.
The 330-year-old fort a Baltimore County community doesn’t want forgotten
Fort Garrison Fort was built in 1692 to house rangers patrolling colonial settlements, but it is rarely open for people to learn its history.
At least 32 dead in Texas floods as the search continues for people still missing
Rescuers scoured flooded riverbanks littered with mangled trees Saturday and turned over rocks in the search for more than two dozen children from a girls’ camp and many others missing after a wall of water blasted down a river in the Texas Hill Country. The storm killed at least 32 people, including 14 children.
At least 13 dead in Texas floods and more than 20 children missing from a girls summer camp
Heavy rain fell in a matter of hours on Texas Hill Country, killing at least 13 people and leaving more than 20 girls attending a summer camp unaccounted for.
Trump signs his tax and spending cut bill at the White House July 4 picnic
President Donald Trump signed his package of tax breaks and spending cuts into law Friday.
Hamas says it has given a ‘positive’ response to the latest ceasefire proposal in Gaza
Hamas said Friday it has given a “positive” response to the latest proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza but said further talks were needed on implementation.
Harris votes yes on Trump budget bill after White House promises more cuts to come
Andy Harris, Maryland’s lone GOP member in Comgress, changes tack to back President Donald Trump's bill in close House vote to ensure passage.
The Declaration of Donald Trump may start the next American revolution
On Independence Day, this is the Declaration of Donald Trump: a vision of America remade in the image of his skinflint cruelty.
El Salvador president denies beating and torture of Kilmar Abrego Garcia in prison
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele cast aside allegations that Kilmar Abrego Garcia was beaten and subject to psychological torture in a Salvadoran prison on Thursday.
Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. arrested by ICE for deportation, feds say
Famed Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. has been arrested for overstaying his visa and lying on a green card application and will be deported to Mexico, where he faces organized crime charges, U.S. federal officials said Thursday.
Michael Madsen, ‘Reservoir Dogs’ and ‘Kill Bill’ actor, found dead in his Malibu home
Michael Madsen, the actor best known for his coolly menacing, steely-eyed, often sadistic characters in the films of Quentin Tarantino including “Reservoir Dogs” and “Kill Bill: Vol. 2,” has died.
New details revealed about Baltimore’s plan to reduce drug overdose deaths by nearly half
After Baltimore City scored a windfall of new money from settlements with drug companies, leaders unveiled a draft plan of how to tackle substance use.
The House gives final approval to Trump’s big tax bill and sends it to him to sign
The tight roll call, 218-214, came at a potentially high political cost, with two Republicans joining all Democrats opposed.
BGE rate hikes drive Baltimore leaders’ demand to stop ‘Operation Pipeline’
City leaders are arguing a program to replace aging gas lines with more durable material is costing city residents.