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    Plan ahead: Baltimore Metro to close for weekend railcar tests
    Baltimore’s lone Metro line won’t run this weekend, the Maryland Transit Administration announced, and will reopen Monday with adjusted hours as the agency tests the system’s new railcars.
    The Maryland Transit Administration’s Metro subway will shut down this weekend for tests of the system’s new railcars.
    Letter: Howard County kids with disabilities want fairness, not luxury
    Benjamin Schmitt, president of the Howard County Education Association, says students with disabilities deserve fairness when it comes to educational funding priorities.
    As needs of students with disabilities have increased, the county government has devoted a smaller and smaller percentage of its own budget to HCPSS every year.
    Orioles option infield prospect Coby Mayo to Triple-A: ‘It obviously sucks’
    Across 151 games for the Tides, Mayo holds a .279 batting average and a .919 on-base-plus-slugging percentage. And yet, his path to Baltimore still appears blocked.
    Baltimore Orioles infielder Coby Mayo leaves the practice fields after batting practice at spring training last month.
    Arizona Diamondbacks reassign former Oriole Trey Mancini to minor league camp
    The outfielder/first baseman is attempting a comeback after sitting out last season.
    BALTIMORE, MD - JULY 08: Trey Mancini #16 of the Baltimore Orioles celebrates after hitting a walk off single against the Los Angeles Angels during the ninth inning at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on July 8, 2022 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
    3 more Maryland sheriffs sign working agreements with ICE as lawmakers consider blocking them
    The sheriffs in Carroll, Garrett and Washington counties agreed to start a “Warrant Service Officer” program in which ICE will train local deputies to serve and execute administrative warrants for people in their jails believed to be in the country without authorization.
    U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers gather for a briefing before an enforcement operation, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Silver Spring, Md.
    Trump administration suspends $175M in funding for University of Penn over transgender swimmer
    The Trump administration has suspended approximately $175 million in federal funding for the University of Pennsylvania over a transgender swimmer who last competed for the school in 2022, the White House said Wednesday.
    CAMBRIDGE, MA - FEBRUARY 18: University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas looks on after winning the 200 yard freestyle during the 2022 Ivy League Women's Swimming and Diving Championships at Blodgett Pool on February 18, 2022 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.  (Photo by Kathryn Riley/Getty Images)
    Pope Francis no longer needs mechanical help to breathe as his health improves
    Pope Francis’ condition continued to improve Wednesday, and he hasn’t needed to use the mechanical ventilation mask to help him breathe, the Vatican said in signaling further progress in his recovery from double pneumonia.
    Pope Francis speaks during his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, on Oct. 18, 2023.
    Thousands of files related to JFK assassination made public: Here’s what to know
    About 2,200 files containing more than 63,000 pages were posted Tuesday on the website of the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.
    WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 22:  People tour an exhibit at the Newseum dedicated to John F. Kennedy who was killed fifty years ago today, on November 22, 2013, in Washington, DC. Today is the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy's assassination during his visit to Dallas, Texas, in 1963.  (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
    Jon Meoli: Coby Mayo is right that returning to Triple-A has its pitfalls. There’s upside, too.
    Without any kind of place for Mayo on the Orioles’ opening day roster, this feels a lot more like a case of delayed gratification than grave misjustice.
    Coby Mayo plays first base in a Grapefruit League game against the Detroit Tigers last month. He is learning that position after spending most of his time in the minors at third base.
    Meet Riley Cooper, the loud, confident, heavy metal-loving Orioles minor league pitcher
    Riley Cooper is not a high-profile pitching prospect in Baltimore’s system; he doesn’t throw with the sort of velocity that captivates scouts and makes front offices salivate. But he gets outs — and then he’ll yell and scream as if the whole stadium can hear the music that courses through him.
    Riley Cooper, who played for the LSU Tigers, has a tattoo on his arm that reads "Stronger Than All."
    Cade Povich makes his strongest case yet for an Orioles rotation spot
    Povich spun five no-hit innings, and while he walked three batters, he struck out six. Across his 14 2/3 innings this spring, Povich has struck out 15 batters with just those five runs in his last start against Toronto on his ledger.
    Baltimore Orioles pitcher Cade Povich photographed during the 2025 Baltimore Orioles Media Day at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, Florida Wednesday February 19, 2025.
    Federal judge blocks Trump’s order banning transgender troops from military service
    A federal judge blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order banning transgender people from military service on Tuesday.
    WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 13: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House on March 13, 2025 in Washington, DC. The two leaders met as the Trump administration has once again put the military alliance between the United States and Western Europe in question.
    NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams return to Earth after 9 months stuck in space
    Stuck in space no more, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams returned to Earth on Tuesday.
    CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA - JUNE 05:  NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test Commander Butch Wilmore (L) and Pilot Suni Williams walk out of the Operations and Checkout Building on June 05, 2024 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The astronauts are heading to Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, which sits atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket at Space Launch Complex 41 for NASA’s Boeing crew flight test to the International Space Station.  (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
    Justice Roberts rejects Trump’s call to impeach judge who ruled against deportation plans
    Chief Justice John Roberts rejected calls for impeaching judges shortly after President Donald Trump demanded the removal of one who ruled against his deportation plans.
    WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 04: U.S. President Donald Trump (L) greets Chief Justice of the United States John G. Roberts, Jr as he arrives to deliver an address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on March 04, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump was expected to address Congress on his early achievements of his presidency and his upcoming legislative agenda.  (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
    Maryland judge rules DOGE’s USAID dismantling likely violates the Constitution
    The lawsuit filed by attorneys for USAID employees and contractors singled out Elon Musk as a defendant.
    WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 03: Protestors gather outside of USAID headquarters on February 03, 2025 in Washington, DC. Elon Musk, tech billionaire and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), said in a social media post that he and U.S. President Donald Trump will shut down the foreign assistance agency.
    Inside the Dugout: Early returns from the Orioles’ offseason signings
    It seems like at least where the Orioles’ free agent additions are concerned, things are largely going according to plan.
    Orioles pitcher Charlie Morton takes the field with catcher Adley Rutschman ahead of a Grapefruit League game against the Detroit Tigers.
    Top House Democrats seek DOGE details amid federal firings, dismantling of agencies
    In the sweeping request, the Democrats seek four main types of information about the authority involved with DOGE’s activity.
    U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) speaks at a rally outside of the Department of Health and Human Services on February 19, 2025 in Washington, DC.
    The Ravens are finally investing in backup QB | Banner Ravens Podcast
    The signing of Cooper Rush represents a departure from the norm.
    Judge questions if Trump admin ignored order to turn around deportation flights
    A federal judge on Monday was incredulous at the contention by the Trump administration that his directive to turn around deportation flights wasn't binding because it was made verbally.
    TECOLUCA, EL SALVADOR - MARCH 16: In this handout photo provided by the Salvadoran government, view of the inmates allegedly linked to criminal organizations, getting off the buses at CECOT on March 16, 2025 in Tecoluca, El Salvador. Trump's administration deported 238 alleged members of the Venezuelan criminal organizations 'Tren De Aragua' and Mara Salvatrucha with only 23 being members of the Mara. Nayib Bukele president of El Salvador announced that his government will receive the alleged members of the gang to be taken to CECOT. On February of 2023 El Salvador inaugurated Latin America's largest prison as part of President Nayib Bukele's plan to fight gangs. (Photo by Salvadoran Government via Getty Images)
    More than 400 killed as Israel launches airstrikes across Gaza
    Israel’s airstrikes killed more than 400 people and wounded over 500, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.
    An Israeli tank moves in the Gaza Strip as seen from a position on the Israeli side of the border on March 18, 2025.
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