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    Egg prices keep hitting record highs as Easter and Passover near, but some relief may be ahead
    If prices remain high, it will be the third year in a row that consumers have faced sticker shock ahead of Easter on April 20 and Passover, which starts on the evening of April 12.
    The U.S. Department of Agriculture predicted that already record-high egg prices will increase an additional 20% this year.
    March Madness: How to watch and what to watch for in the 2025 NCAA tournament
    The beloved annual tradition that is the NCAA Tournament will begin next week.
    MADISON, WISCONSIN - MARCH 08: A detail view of a Wilson basketball with the March Madness logo before game between the Wisconsin Badgers and Penn State Nittany Lions at Kohl Center on March 08, 2025 in Madison, Wisconsin. (Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images)
    Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson expects to be healthy by opening day
    Henderson thinks he may be able to sneak in a few more spring training at-bats before the team heads to Toronto, then be ready to go for the first game of the season March 27.
    Orioles All-Star shortstop Gunnar Henderson has been out of spring training games since he suffered a mild intercostal strain Feb. 27.
    Ron Nessen, veteran journalist who was President Ford’s press secretary, dies at 90 in Maryland
    Ron Nessen, a veteran broadcast journalist who was press secretary for President Gerald Ford and sought to restore the integrity the position had lost during the Nixon administration, has died. He was 90.
    White House Press Secretary Ronald Nessen in 1974.
    Appeals court overturns Baltimore judge’s block on Trump’s DEI program restrictions
    An appeals court lifted a block on executive orders seeking to end government support for diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
    U.S. President Donald Trump answers reporters' questions while hosting Irish Taoiseach Micheal Martin in the Oval Office at the White House on March 12, 2025 in Washington, DC.
    Kyle Goon: DeAndre Hopkins didn’t come to the Ravens just to retire. He’s still got juice.
    Hopkins will be 33 by the time he suits up for the Ravens this fall, but he doesn’t seem like he’s ready for shuffleboard, bridge club or early-bird dinners.
    DeAndre Hopkins has caught 83 touchdown passes, including four in 10 games for the Kansas City Chiefs last season.
    Senate passes 6-month funding bill hours before shutdown deadline
    The Senate passed a six-month spending bill hours before a government shutdown, overcoming sharp Democratic opposition to the measure.
    WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 13: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) leaves the Democratic caucus lunch at the U.S. Capitol on March 13, 2025 in Washington, DC. On Wednesday Senate Democrats, not in line with the continuing resolution passed by House Republicans providing a six-month funding extension to avert a government shutdown, proposed an alternate plan that would fund the government in the short term through April 11. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)
    Live coverage: State officials work to deliver budget that ‘protects Marylanders’ amid federal chaos
    Lawmakers will be back and forth between committee hearings and floor sessions to get bills through — and there’s a chance they could meet on Saturday as well.
    Senate President Bill Ferguson warned Tuesday that Maryland could face a recession because of federal job and spending cuts.
    Zach Eflin named Orioles’ opening day starter
    It’s the second opening day start for the right-hander. Eflin got the nod last year for the Rays.
    Baltimore Orioles pitcher Zach Eflin (24) pitches live batting practice during Spring Training at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, Fla. on Tuesday, February 18, 2025.
    More than 50 universities, including Towson, face federal investigations as part of Trump’s anti-DEI campaign
    The Education Department announced the new investigations Friday, one month after issuing a memo warning America’s schools and colleges that they could lose federal money.
    Towson University
    Helicopter route permanently closed on route near Washington airport where 67 died in midair crash
    Helicopters will be permanently restricted from flying near Washington, D.C.‘s airport on the same route where a passenger jet and an Army helicopter collided in midair, killing 67 people.
    ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - JANUARY 30:  Emergency response units search the crash site of the American Airlines plane on the Potomac River after the plane crashed on approach to Reagan National Airport on January 30, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. The American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas collided with a military helicopter while approaching Ronald Reagan National Airport. According to reports there were no survivors amongst the 67 people on board both aircraft.
    The Ravens were at the top of DeAndre Hopkins’ list. Lamar Jackson is a big reason.
    DeAndre Hopkins first understood what Lamar Jackson was capable of nine years ago.
    DeAndre Hopkins wanted to join the Ravens to play with Lamar Jackson, but he also knows running back Derrick Henry well from their time together with the Titans.
    The breakfast club: How a daily ritual has shaped these Orioles pitchers’ careers
    If they like a place on a road trip, they’ll go back every day they are in that city. If they don’t, they’ll go back to the drawing board and find a new spot the next day.
    Orioles starter Dean Kremer finds it difficult to eat on the days he is scheduled to pitch.
    Maryland basketball heads to Big Ten tournament with a new March mindset: ‘We’re going far’
    If this March already feels different in College Park, it’s because the Terps’ results certainly are.
    Julian Reese and Ja’Kobi Gillespie are members of Maryland’s “Crab Five” starting lineup.
    Schumer to advance GOP funding bill, unwilling to risk government shutdown as deadline nears
    Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer relented Thursday rather than risking a government shutdown.
    Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., left, walks with Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., as Senate Democrats gather behind closed doors to mount a last-ditch protest over a Republican-led spending bill that already passed the House, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, March 13, 2025.
    Anthony Santander says there was ‘zero chance’ he was taking Orioles’ offer
    The outfielder signed a five-year, $92.5 million contract with the Blue Jays that includes a sixth-year option that could raise the total value to $110 million.
    New Toronto Blue Jay Anthony Santander hit 44 home runs and drove in 102 runs for the Orioles in 2024.
    Senate Democrats refuse to go along with GOP spending plan, as shutdown deadline nears
    Debates over funding the federal government routinely erupt in deadline moments but this year it’s showing the political leverage of Republicans.
    Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks during a press conference following a policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on March 11, 2025 in Washington, DC.
    Yes, tariffs could make your car insurance even costlier
    Proposed tariffs threaten to upend current auto supply chains, boosting prices, particularly on cars and parts from Canada, Mexico and China.
    Photo illustration of white sedan driving toward the left of the image against a dark purple background. The rear of the car is cut out, and a pile of one hundred dollar bills fills the back silhouette of the car. One hundred dollar bills fly away from the rear of the car.
    Judge orders Trump to rehire probationary federal workers let go in mass firings
    The case is among multiple lawsuits challenging the mass firings.
    U.S. President Donald Trump answers reporters' questions while hosting Irish Taoiseach Micheal Martin in the Oval Office at the White House on March 12, 2025 in Washington, DC.
    Maryland joins Democratic-led states suing over Education Department layoffs
    In a federal lawsuit filed Thursday in Massachusetts, 20 states and Washington, D.C., say the layoffs are so severe that the department “can no longer function, and cannot comply with its statutory requirements.”
    The U.S. Department of Education building is seen in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024.
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