Politics

Dion Banks has written a children's book about a Black superhero who fights slavery titled “Kofi the Wind Whisperer: A Hero’s Fight to Freedom.” The story takes inspiration from the landscape of Dorchester County.

These candidates are running for Howard County Council in the 2026 election.

The U.S. State Department says it’s restarting the suspended process for foreigners applying for student visas but says all applicants will now be required to unlock their social media accounts for review.

Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown’s filing comes as tensions flare nationwide over ramped-up immigration enforcement amid overcrowding at ICE detention centers.

A deadly listeria food poisoning outbreak is linked to newly recalled heat-and-eat chicken fettucine alfredo products sold at Kroger and Walmart stores.

The justices also have 16 cases to resolve that were argued between December and mid-May.

Maryland Legal Aid, the state’s largest provider of free civil legal services, and Gallagher Evelius & Jones LLP filed the lawsuit on Wednesday in Baltimore Circuit Court.

The Trump administration has given 36 countries, most of them in Africa, a Wednesday deadline to commit to improve vetting of travelers or face a ban on their citizens visiting the United States.

A Baltimore County panel sent its plan for redrawing political maps to the County Council, but it might end up being dead on arrival.

Dr. Ben Carson’s neighbors are opposed to his proposed solar farm in northern Baltimore County. They’re running out of options to stop it, thanks to a new Maryland law.

Senior Rabbi Chai Posner and 50 members from the Pikesville congregation Beth Tfiloh arrived in Israel last Thursday, eager to tour the Jewish homeland. The next day they were bunkering in bomb shelters.

An initial surge of donations has subsided, scores of clinics have closed and advocates fear that federal policy changes will result in more shutting down.

A federal judge ruled it was illegal for the Trump administration to cancel several hundred research grants, adding that the cuts raise serious questions about racial discrimination.

The Baltimore City Council approved Mayor Brandon Scott’s $4.6 billion spending plan with $7 million worth of amendments but no rollback on fine and fee increases.

López, in a statement, said that he reported the charges and was immediately placed on administrative leave.

President Donald Trump has directed federal immigration officials to prioritize deportations from Democratic-run cities.

Vance Boelter, the man suspected of shooting two influential Minnesota lawmakers, continued to elude investigators for a second day.

Sen. Cory McCray’s involvement in Ronald Lipscomb’s proposed apartment building raised alarms, ethical concerns, emails show.

How should job seekers talk about government layoffs with prospective employers? Workforce development experts say to keep it simple.

Healthy real estate markets typically have about a six-month supply of homes at any given time. Howard County has just a few weeks’ worth.