Police arrest estranged husband in 1994 murder of Maryland 911 operator

TOWSON, Md. (Scripps News Baltimore) — Police on Friday announced that they have arrested a suspect in the 1994 murder of Linda Lester, a 31-year-old mother and 911 operator. Donald Lester, now 68, was Linda Lester’s estranged husband at the time...

What a prolonged government shutdown could mean for Maryland, according to the White House

BALTIMORE — Come Monday, the federal government will have been shut down for five plus days. The White House recently provided a state-by-state breakdown on the impact it could have. Here in Maryland, the Council of Economic Advisers projects our...

Opinion – Trump, Race and International Politics

How can we examine US President Trump’s domestic policy and foreign policy through the lens of race? The idea here is not to demonize Trump but to understand him. Many experts tend to describe Trump as transactional, and renowned neo-classical...

iciHaiti - Politic : UN Appoints New Resident Coordinator in Haiti

iciHaiti - Politic : UN Appoints New Resident Coordinator in Haiti 05/10/2025 10:29:50 On Friday, October 3rd, 2025, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced the appointment of Nicole Flora Boni Kouassi of Côte d'Ivoire as...

‘Disgusting and false’: Meta flags Maryland student’s Instagram for child exploitation

A Maryland college student is battling to restore her Instagram account after Meta accused her of violating policies on child sexual exploitation, abuse, and nudity — claims she calls false, hurtful, and baseless. Mackenzie Blake, who wants to be...

Clippers Star Bradley Beal’s Former Two-Acre Estate Lists for $11 Million in Maryland

NBA star Bradley Beal put his former Bethesda, Maryland, home up for sale at $10 million in the fall of 2023, and it sold later in the year for $9.18 million. Fans of the former Washington Wizards player, however, are getting another shot at...

For the first time, a law school has a space just for Hindus

RICHA KARMARKAR Religion News Service Published: October 6, 2025 (RNS) — Law school's notorious stress takes a toll on even the most determined students. But for a group of 20-somethings at New York University School of Law, an ancient tradition...

Philadelphia, Chicago, Baltimore, and Fairfax school districts struggle to meet teacher pay promises amid budget crises

Big-city districts struggle to meet teacher pay promises amid budget shortfalls Several major US school districts are approving teacher pay raises without the budget to fund them, forcing borrowing, renegotiations, and deep cuts. Philadelphia,...

Democrats’ defiance on US Government shutdown shows a new, tougher approach to Trump

He added: “There is a growing understanding that you should never try to appease a bully”. Many Democrats outside Washington say party leaders took far too long to adopt this more combative approach. “Our base is looking for reasons to fight....

ISKCON Temple In US State Maryland Celebrates Dussehra With Great Pomp

(MENAFN- IANS) Washington, Oct 5 (IANS) Dussehra was celebrated with great enthusiasm at the ISKCON Temple in Maryland, USA, where officials from the Indian Embassy also participated in the festivities. India's Deputy Chief of Mission Ambassador...

‘Baltimore has the worst PR of any city in America’: a culture critic on his hometown, race, police and art

Lawrence Burney’s latest, No Sense in Wishing, is a book in which the famous phenom and dark horse share equal weight on the page. It’s also a love letter to Baltimore – to its artists, its crabs and its streets – and a Bildungsroman that finds...

‘Rage’ politics the latest hurdle for GOP to clear; how prior battles made conservatives stronger: Dave Brat

Former Rep. Dave Brat, R-Va., talks about how recent attacks on conservatives may galvanize voters in key elections. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE: Much has changed in the political landscape since former Rep. Dave Brat’s...

What caused yet another U.S. government shutdown?

WASHINGTON, the United States | Xinhua | The U.S. federal government officially shut down early Wednesday after lawmakers failed to reach an agreement on a funding bill, the latest casualty of partisan deadlock in Washington. The shutdown has...

Maryland Lottery Powerball, Pick 3 results for Oct. 4…

The Maryland Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at Oct. 4, 2025, results for each game: Winning Powerball numbers from Oct. 4 drawing 03-07-47-67-68, Powerball: 02, Power Play: 2 Check Powerball payouts...

Kenneth Allen Bourne Jr., Baltimore civic leader and banker, dies

Kenneth Allen Bourne Jr., a retired Mercantile-Safe Deposit and Trust Co. executive who mixed his business with humor, died of heart failure Sept. 24 at Blakehurst Senior Living in Towson. He was 83. Born in Baltimore and raised in Homeland, he...

Maryland Food Bank ramps up aid to brace for surge in need during government shutdown

According to the National Parks website, there are 18 parks in Maryland alone that have been impacted due to the government shutdown on Wednesday, including Ft McHenry. "I got to the top of the hill, I could see the stop signs on the fence, and...

Maryland Renaissance Festival cracks down on illegal ticket resales

By Andrew Adeolu October 4, 2025 / 10:44 PM EDT / CBS Baltimore CBS News Live CBS News Baltimore Live The Maryland Renaissance Festival (MDRF) announced that it would be pursuing charges against ticket scalpers on Thursday. In a Facebook post, the...

LSU Law selects first recipients of new professorship, BASF names Geismer plant manager

Baton Rouge Andy Gutacker has been named senior vice president and general manager of BASF's Geismar site, the firm's largest North American manufacturing facility with more than 2,000 employees and contractors. Andy Gutacker joined BASF in 2019...

Maryland adds hidden disabilities symbol to licenses, IDs under new law

The Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration has debuted the state’s new license design, featuring a symbol indicating the cardholder has a hidden disability. This butterfly-shaped symbol was implemented under the...

Maryland justices weigh how much a phone ‘touch’ justifies a traffic stop

Maryland’s highest court was asked Friday to determine how much a driver has to be handling a phone before police have sufficient reason to pull the driver over for using a cell phone while driving. The case stems from Michael Eugene Stone’s 2023...