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    10 things to know about SNAP and the government shutdown
    Hundreds of thousands of Marylanders who rely on federal assistance for their food will be left in a lurch starting this weekend.
    State officials have warned that federal funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, will run out on Nov. 1 due to the government shutdown.
    SNAP benefits will change Nov. 1. Here’s what — and who — that affects.
    Here’s how changes to federal food assistance amid the government shutdown will affect Marylanders who rely on SNAP.
    Lee’s Mini Market in West Baltimore, Baltimore City, Md.
    Your new job: In a year of federal upheaval, have you changed your life?
    Have you made a job change — either by choice or by necessity — this year that you’d like to share? The Banner wants to hear your story.
    Tatyana Padro Miguel sorts through prospective employer pamphlets and contact information in her Glen Burnie, Md. home after attending a Healthcare Employer career fair at Anne Arundel Community College earlier on Wednesday, May 21, 2025.
    New job just dropped. Want to lead Baltimore City schools?
    The new CEO could earn up to $375,000 annually.
    Baltimore City public schools CEO Sonja Santelises makes her annual visit to city schools on the first day of the new school year on Aug. 25. This is her last year in the position.
    ‘Reckless vanity project’: Jamie Raskin demands answers from Trump for East Wing teardown
    U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin has sent a letter to Trump Thursday questioning the legality of the demolition of the White House’s East Wing. Raskin said the teardown — to make room for a ballroom — violates federal law.
    Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., speaks with reporters after a news conference, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, at the Capitol in Washington.
    Trump cuts tariffs on China after meeting Xi in South Korea
    Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said China agreed to purchase 25 million metric tons of U.S. soybeans annually for the next three years, starting with 12 million metric tons from now to January.
    President Donald Trump, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands before their meeting at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
    5 more arrests in smash-and-grab Louvre crown-jewels heist
    The separate, late-night operations in Paris and nearby Seine-Saint-Denis bring the total arrests to seven.
    Visitors queue outside the Louvre museum, one week after the robbery, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025 in Paris. The Paris prosecutor said on Sunday that a number of suspects have been arrested over the theft of crown jewels from Paris' Louvre museum last weekend.
    For sale: Spacious brick colonial in Fulton
    The home has five bedrooms and 4 1/2 bathrooms and offers more than 7,000 square feet of living space.
    The Fulton colonial sits on a 1-acre lot.
    Election Day in Annapolis will bring fresh faces to city’s leadership
    Here’s who’s running to be mayor and on the City Council in Annapolis.
    Tennley Cook waits on the floor of the Eastport Community Center gym while her mother Heather Cook votes Tuesday night in Annapolis.
    Expert predictions for Ravens vs. Dolphins: Will Lamar Jackson win in return?
    The Ravens will face the Dolphins on Thursday in Miami. Here are game predictions from The Banner’s sports staff and a guest picker.
    Quarterback Lamar Jackson is expected to play for the first time since Sept. 28 when the Ravens visit the Dolphins on Thursday night.
    What to do in Baltimore this weekend, including trick-or-treating and a D’Angelo tribute
    Whether you want to trick or treat in Baltimore, celebrate the life and music of the late D’Angelo or ride your bicycle through the city for Halloween, we’ve got you covered.
    FILE - This July 6, 2012 file photo D'Angelo performs at the Essence Music Festival in New Orleans. D’Angelo has added the Outside Lands music festival to the list of cancellations due to an unspecified medical emergency. The soul singer had been forced to cancel U.S. dates last week due the illness and will also miss shows in Chicago and San Diego this week. (
    7 things to do in Howard County, from a monster mash to a Halloween costume party
    Halloween is upon us! Here are seven things to do in Howard County from Thursday Oct. 30 to Wednesday Nov. 5.
    This Halloween bring your little one to  Howard County library branches for an indoor costume parade. Some branches include a not-so-scary story time before the parade.
    Inside Morgan State and MacKenzie Scott’s $100 million partnership
    Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott’s second gift to Morgan State University, $63 million, came as a surprise.
    Morgan State President David Wilson at Morgan State University on August 5, 2025.
    Ex-Catholic priest moves to call key players in Archdiocese of Baltimore investigation at sex abuse trial
    William Mannion, 63, of Sparrows Point, is charged in Baltimore County Circuit Court with child abuse and sex offenses. He maintains his innocence.
    Mannion's photo in a St. Agnes Catholic School memory book from the 1990s.
    They call her the Lamar Jackson of flag football. But can she have a future in the sport?
    Girls flag football is growing in popularity in Montgomery County, but opportunities beyond high school are limited.
    Aysia Jones-Robinson, the quarterback for Clarksburg High School’s girls flag football team, warms up before a game.
    What is the Montgomery County school board going to do about Crown High?
    MCPS Superintendent Thomas Taylor wants to use the newly constructed campus as a “holding school.”
    Montgomery County parents, including Nihar Shah, center, hold signs at Thursday's school board meeting, urging members not to use Crown High as a temporary holding campus.
    How James Rouse’s secret land grab shaped Columbia’s future
    In the early 1960s, developer James Rouse quietly cobbled together 14,000 acres of land in Howard County, telling few and using a number of shell companies to keep prices low. People speculated that the land was being used for a research lab or a giant compost pile.
    James Rouse in 1965.
    Ravens vs. Dolphins: 5 things to watch, including Lamar Jackson, Mark Andrews and trade targets
    Here’s what to watch in the Ravens’ Week 9 game against the Dolphins on Thursday night, including the return of Lamar Jackson.
    Quarterback Lamar Jackson could be leading a fully operational Ravens offense Thursday night at Miami.
    7 things to do in Montgomery County, from a bluegrass legend to a grand opening
    This week in Montgomery County brings a Japanese rock trio, a local bluegrass pioneer and a brewery opening in Bethesda.
    Boris, a Japanese rock trio, will perform Nov. 1 at the Fillmore Silver Spring.
    Prosecutor’s closing argument: Professor took out second mortgage to fund suspect’s investment scheme
    The jury in the first-degree murder case of Jorge Rueda Landeros, who is accused of killing Sue Marcum in 2010, is deliberating his fate. He faces a maximum penalty of life in prison.
    Opening statements in the trial of Jorge Rueda Landeros, seated right, in Montgomery County.
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