In a 14-horse field that’s without the top two Derby finishers and a Bob Baffert trainee who was expected to be a top contender, Iron Honor is now seen as the favorite.
President Donald Trump on Monday said the Iran ceasefire is on “life support” after rejecting Tehran’s latest proposal, which officials said included some nuclear concessions. Trump also proposed suspending the federal gas tax to help with higher fuel prices caused by the war.
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The Howard County Ethics Commission dismissed a complaint alleging a conflict of interest involving Steve Quisenberry and Kelly Madigan in the search for the county’s first inspector general.
City officials said the Amigos Mexican Grill on Baltimore Avenue was ordered to close on Friday after a review by the city’s fire department and permitting office.
More than a year after Howard County officials pledged to increase police presence at The Mall in Columbia, law enforcement is preparing to move in — along with more than a half dozen new businesses.
The 2026 Preakness will be something else entirely. This was always going to be a strange year, with Maryland’s signature race displaced to Laurel Park as a $400 million Pimlico rebuild rumbles forward.
Having the No. 1 pick imbues a franchise with hope. In a loaded draft, the crown jewel is BYU forward AJ Dybantsa, who wowed in his lone collegiate season with his tough shot making and growth as an on-ball playmaker.
A French woman and an American tested positive for the hantavirus, as nations around the world scrambled Monday to repatriate passengers from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak and quarantine or isolate them.