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    Kilmar Abrego Garcia says he was beaten and subjected to torture in El Salvador jail
    Kilmar Abrego Garcia said he suffered severe beatings, severe sleep deprivation and psychological torture in the notorious El Salvador prison the Trump administration had deported him to in March, according to court documents filed Wednesday.
    This courtroom sketch depicts Kilmar Abrego Garcia sitting in court during his detention hearing on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn.
    Maryland programs scramble after Trump administration withholds millions for schools
    It’s unclear when, and even if, that money will get distributed to organizations that support low-income families in after-school and summer programs they otherwise couldn’t afford.
    The funds, including $25.3 million for summer and after-school programs, would have benefited low-income families across Maryland.
    From water to weed, here’s what will cost more in Maryland
    Maryland taxes on cannabis, online sports betting, vehicle registration fees and more will be increased on July 1.
    Taxes on cannabis, online sports betting and more increased July 1.
    With leaders at funeral, deputies take rare helm of Maryland spending board
    For the first time in at least three decades, Maryland's top spending board approved scores of contracts and grants on Wednesday without any of the main members present.
    Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller, center, leads a meeting of the Maryland Board of Public Works at the State House in Annapolis on Wednesday, July 2, 2025. She is joined by, at left, Chief Deputy Treasurer Jon Martin and, at right, Chief Deputy Comptroller Andrew Schaufele. The meeting represented the first time in at least 30 years that all three board positions were filled by substitute members.
    Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs acquitted of most serious charges, convicted of a prostitution-related offense
    The jury’s decision on the other charges — two counts of sex trafficking and two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution — remains under wraps for now.
    FILE - Sean "Diddy" Combs arrives at the LA Premiere of "The Four: Battle For Stardom" at the CBS Radford Studio Center, May 30, 2018, in Los Angeles.
    Power outages, transit delays linger after severe storms rip through region
    Thousands are without power as storms are rolling through the Baltimore region, bringing wind gusts, severe thunderstorms and flash floods.
    Joshua Jennings Jr. looks at his vehicle that’s trapped under an overpass after a fast-moving thunderstorm on North Point Road, in Baltimore, Tuesday, July 1, 2025.
    Hot girl bummer: Rising costs of Trump tariffs hit Black hair care industry
    Justine Smith, a hairstylist at Aesthetic by Ella, sews-in hair extensions for a client.
    Letter: Maryland judges sued by Trump are defending the Constitution, deserve support
    Krish O’Mara Vignarajah, president and CEO of Global Refuge, urges legislators, advocates and citizens to condemn the Trump administration's lawsuit against 15 federal judges.
    Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building in Washington, DC.
    Trump administration withholds more than $6 billion for schools
    Students engage in an after-school program within one of the educational spaces at Okinawan Karate Dojo on 6/13/24 in Ellicott City, MD.
    The House v. NCAA settlement’s deadline is here: What does that mean for Maryland?
    The landmark settlement goes into effect and puts college sports on a new path where schools will pay athletes directly.
    Trump wants FBI HQ at DC’s Ronald Reagan Building instead of ‘liberal’ Maryland
    The U.S. Agency for International Development, which Trump shut down, also was housed in the Reagan building.
    WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 07: The U.S. Agency for International Development building is seen after workers removed its sign at their headquarters on February 07, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump and Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) abruptly shutdown the U.S. aid agency earlier this week leaving thousands unemployed and putting U.S. foreign diplomacy and aid programs in limbo.
    US judge says HHS layoffs were likely unlawful and must be halted
    Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. eliminated more than 10,000 employees in late March and consolidated 28 agencies to just 15.
    Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., testifies during a House Energy and Commerce Committee, Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in Washington.
    Maryland law schools double down on efforts to exonerate the innocent
    The Maryland Office of the Public Defender, in partnership with the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, has launched a second Innocence Project Clinic.
    From left, Maryland Assistant Public Defender Erica Suter, Maryland Public Defender Natasha Dartigue, and Rachel Bennett, who most recently worked as a senior attorney at the Amica Center for Immigrant Rights, who is taking over for Suter as director of the Innocence Project Clinic at the University of Baltimore School of Law.
    Where to watch the most dazzling 4th of July fireworks
    To help you decide where to spend your 4th of July, we’re rounding up some of the best spots to see fireworks in spots across Maryland.
    A crowd watches fireworks for the Fourth of July from Federal Hill Park on Thursday, July 4, 2024 in Baltimore, MD.
    Maryland’s new 3% tech services tax starts Tuesday. Here’s what to know.
    Maryland businesses and individuals will now pay a 3% tax on certain technology and data services.
    Maryland’s police shooting reports reveal pain, and a path forward
    What if Maryland’s new level of scrutiny in police shootings could do more than provide a second look at right or wrong? What if they could prevent more police shootings?
    Donnell Rochester died after being shot by Baltimore Police Officer Connor Murray on February 19, 2022. His body camera caught the moment before he fired the fatal shots. Another officer is on the sidewalk ahead of Murray.
    Two Howard County men arrested for fatal I-70 shooting in Frederick County
    Francisco Javier Sanchez-Juarez, 28, and Jeffrey Josue Diaz, 24, both of Howard County, were charged with first-degree murder and related firearms charges, police said.
    State Trooper Police Car from the Maryland State Police on parking lot.
    Maryland revokes ‘DEPORTM’ license plate, citing political hate
    Maryland officials confirmed the DEPORTM plate is no longer street legal.
    Sometime after the license plate was spotted in Bowley’s Quarters in Baltimore County, the Maryland Department of Transportation yanked it.
    LGBTQIA+ suicide prevention hotline option is going away. Here’s where else to go in Maryland
    With the national suicide prevention hotline will no longer offer specialized support to LGBTQIA+ people, Maryland residents still have options.
    Maryland’s population grew more diverse. Look up your county in these charts.
    Charts show the demographic breakdown and change in every Maryland county, plus Baltimore, in 2024.
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