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    Trump says a ‘final proposal’ to rescue Spirit Airlines is under consideration
    President Donald Trump said Friday that his administration was still weighing a taxpayer-funded takeover of Spirit Airlines.
    A Spirit airlines plane takes off from Miami International Airport on July 27, 2022 in Miami, Florida. Spirit Airlines Inc. shareholders are voting whether to merge with Frontier Airlines or JetBlue Airways Corp.
    Court restricts abortion access across the US by blocking the mailing of mifepristone
    A federal appeals court has restricted access to one of the most common means of abortion in the U.S. by blocking mailing of prescriptions of mifepristone.
    Mifepristone tablets sit on a table at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Ames, Iowa in 2024. A federal appeals court has blocked the mailing of prescriptions of mifepristone.
    Maryland could match Churchill Downs’ $85 million deal for Preakness intellectual property
    Churchill Downs announced last month its intent to buy the Preakness Stakes’ intellectual property for $85 million — and now Maryland government is on the clock to consider whether to match the deal.
    Preakness flags hang inside the main concourse at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Md. on Monday, May 12, 2025.
    ‘Cephas Day’ celebrates Black family’s landowning legacy in Dorchester County
    More than 100 Cephas family members had gathered for one of Dorchester County’s largest family reunions.
    Gilbert Cephas, the longtime organizer and impresario of the event his grandfather Josiah started, addresses the crowd on Cephas Day.
    J. Craig Venter, who won the race to sequence the human genome, dies at 79
    J. Craig Venter, who mapped the first draft of the human genome, died in San Diego after being hospitalized for side effects from a recent cancer treatment.
    Biologist J. Craig Venter at his home in Alexandria, VA in 2005. Venter died on April 29 at 79.
    As court ruling prompts states to redistrict, Maryland remains on the sidelines
    Blue and red states alike are contemplating special legislative sessions to adopt new maps, seeing an opening for political gerrymandering.
    While states are rushing to redraw congressional districts following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Louisiana v. Callais, Maryland has not joined in.
    From Baltimore to Annapolis, May Day protests expected to draw thousands across Maryland
    Thousands of worker-centered demonstrations are popping up worldwide for May Day, including nearly two dozen in Maryland, as organizers say cost-of-living concerns mount for working people.
    Protesters gather at McKeldin Plaza on May 1, 2025 as part of a nationwide public resistance demonstration against the second administration of President Donald Trump.
    Court ruling overshadows, but won’t overrule, new Maryland voting rights law
    Maryland leaders say the state’s new voting rights law will help protect minority voters after the U.S. Supreme Court weakened a key anti-discrimination provision of the federal Voting Rights Act.
    The United States Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C. on Friday, January 3, 2025.
    All the Maryland festivals that should be on your radar in 2026
    Need to fill your weekend? Use our handy calendar and list of events to find things to do across Maryland counties.
    The Flower Mart fights that almost doomed one of Baltimore’s favorite festivals
    Back-to-back fights in the 1970s almost ended Baltimore's beloved Flower Mart. But civic leaders brought it back, and it has become one of the city's favorite festivals.
    Visitors enjoy live music in Mount Vernon Place during Flower Mart 2025.
    Trump signs bill funding the Department of Homeland Security, ending record shutdown
    After weeks of delay, the House of Representatives voted Thursday to fund much of the Department of Homeland Security, but not its immigration enforcement operations, and sent the bipartisan package to President Donald Trump to sign, ending the longest agency shutdown in history.
    The U.S. Capitol is seen on the second day of the government shutdown, in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025.
    Halethorpe woman accused of animal hoarding faces additional charges
    A Halethorpe woman charged with hundreds of counts of animal cruelty is now facing additional charges.
    A pair of macaws are carried to a waiting van as Baltimore County animal services officers remove dozens of animals from a home in Halethorpe on Feb. 20.
    From Vega Ioane to Evan Beerntsen, here’s what makes the Ravens’ draft class special
    There was plenty to like from the Ravens’ 11-man draft class. Here’s a look at what makes each player stand out, from pass protection ability to penalty-drawing prowess.
    Ravens first-round pick Vega Ioane had a blown-block rate of 0.7% on drop-backs last year at Penn State, according to Sports Info Solutions.
    What to do this weekend, including Flower Mart and the Kinetic Sculpture Race
    Whether you want to watch the Kinetic Sculpture Race, enjoy a lemon stick at Flower Mart or laugh at a Jane Austen play, we’ve got you covered.
    Vendors and flower stalls surround the Washington Monument in Mount Vernon Place during Flower Mart 2025.
    How a timid landscaper became entangled in a Maryland ICE shooting
    Salomon Serrano Esquivel was well aware of the immigration crackdown under President Donald Trump and often thought he might be next. But he never could have predicted what happened.
    Salomon Serrano Esquivel at his brother-in-law’s home in Edgewater. He and his family moved into their relative’s home after ICE took him into custody Dec. 24.
    Horses with Maryland ties to watch at Churchill Downs during Kentucky Derby week
    The group of local connections is headlined by Maryland-bred Dazzling Dame, the Brittany Russell-trained horse running in the Kentucky Oaks.
    Horses train beneath the twin spires during morning workouts ahead of the running of the 152nd Kentucky Derby.
    Why Mayor Brandon Scott has Cleveland’s mayor on speed dial
    Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott and Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb say their friendship, frequent calls and shared challenges as young Black city leaders have made them trusted allies.
    Baltimore City Mayor Brandon Scott, left, and Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb take part in a panel at a Big Bets For America event in Baltimore earlier this month.
    A new gadget could make Baltimore’s harbor more swimmable this summer
    Backers hope a fast-acting contraption could revolutionize water quality testing and boost Baltimore’s dreams for a swimmable harbor.
    Harbor jumpers leap into the waters of Fells Point during the Harbor Splash 2024 event on 6/23/24 in Baltimore, MD.
    Second Maryland highway worker killed while on duty in a week
    A highway worker was killed Tuesday in Somerset County after a driver struck his parked work vehicle on Route 13, marking the second Maryland roadway worker death in the past week.
    The Maryland State Police logo.
    Family demands answers after Michigan State student from Maryland killed by police
    Isaiah Kirby, a 21-year-old Owings Mills native studying zoology at Michigan State University, was fatally shot by East Lansing Police Department officers.
    Isaiah Kirby, a 21-year-old Owings Mills native who was studying at Michigan State University, was fatally shot by East Lansing Police Department on April 20. His family, including his mother, Karyn Kirby, right, are calling for justice.
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