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King Charles highlights US-UK bond in speech to Congress before state dinner

Steven Sloan, Josh Boak and Mary Claire Jalonick, Associated Press

Updated Apr 28, 2026

President Donald Trump and Britain's King Charles III talk at the White House, Monday, April 27, 2026, in Washington.

Iran attacks 3 ships in the Strait of Hormuz as Trump indefinitely extends ceasefire

Jon Gambrell and David Rising, Associated Press

Apr 22, 2026

Tankers anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Qeshm Island, Iran, Saturday, April 18, 2026.

US Navy seizes Iranian-flagged ship near Strait of Hormuz and Tehran vows swift response

Michelle L. Price, Samy Magdy and Sam Metz, Associated Press

Updated Apr 19, 2026

Tankers anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Qeshm Island, Iran, Saturday, April 18, 2026.

Israel’s Netanyahu says he agrees to a 10-day ceasefire in Lebanon

Kareem Chehayeb, Abby Sewell and Elena Becatoros, Associated Press

Apr 16, 2026

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference in Jerusalem, Thursday, March 19, 2026.

Pope Leo says he does not fear Trump, citing Gospel as he pushes back in feud over Iran war

Will Weissert, Josh Boak and Nicole Winfield, Associated Press

Apr 13, 2026

Pope Leo XIV arrives at the El Mouradia Presidential Palace in Algiers, Monday, April 13, 2026, at the start of an 11-day apostolic journey to Africa.

Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán concedes defeat in a European electoral earthquake

Associated Press

Apr 12, 2026

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban, center, conceded in the country's election.

‘Street takeovers’ are illegal in Prince George’s County. Now attendees can be cited, too.

The bill was championed by council member Wanika Fisher, chair of the public safety, health and human services committee.

Om vs. arrr! Fells Point wellness studio has had enough of the pirates next door

The Urban Pirates Ship in Baltimore's Inner Harbor.

East Baltimore building partially collapses, rattling neighborhood

TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2026 - A partial building collapse occurred in East Baltimore.

Woman who helped run sham pet cremation business faces grieving owners in court

Beverly Rassen and Kia Hutchison hold pictures of their pets outside of the Baltimore County Courts Building in Towson in March.

Fire Department contains acid leak from railcar at South Baltimore rail yard

The Baltimore City Fire Department said it has contained a hydrochloric acid leak from a rail car in South Baltimore and that it poses “no threat to the surrounding community.”

Trump threatens blockade after US-Iran ceasefire talks end without agreement

Associated Press

Apr 12, 2026

Vice President JD Vance speaks during a news conference after meeting with representatives from Pakistan and Iran as Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, Special Envoy for Peace Missions listen, on Sunday, April 12, 2026, in Islamabad, Pakistan.

Hutzell: Andy Harris ♥ Viktor Orbán. Here’s why that’s bad for Maryland.

Apr 12, 2026

U.S. Rep. Andy Harris was back in Hungary last month, working to help reelect Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.

US, Israel and Iran agree to 2-week ceasefire as Trump seizes diplomatic off-ramp

Bassem Mroue, Jon Gambrell and Samy Magdy, Associated Press

Updated Apr 8, 2026

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters during a news conference in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, April 6, 2026, in Washington, as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine listen.

A 12-hour drive through Iran offers glimpses of destruction, defiance and daily life

Bassem Mroue, Associated Press

Apr 7, 2026

A worker cleans an area within the Grand Hosseiniyeh complex, with the mosque visible in the background, that officials say was hit by U.S.-Israeli airstrikes Tuesday in Zanjan, Iran, Saturday, April 4, 2026.

Risky rescue of US crew downed in Iran relied on dozens of aircraft and subterfuge, Trump says

Associated Press

Apr 6, 2026

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters during a news conference in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, April 6, 2026, in Washington, as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine listen.

US rescues aviator whose fighter jet was shot down in Iran

Matthew Lee, Konstantin Toropin, Sam Metz and Samy Magdy, The Associated Press

Apr 5, 2026

This image, taken by Sepahnews, Iranian state media, shows black smoke rising from the spot Iran claims that two United States aviators crashed during an operation over Isfahan province, Iran.

Trump says US will ‘finish the job’ soon in first prime-time speech since starting Iran war

Jon Gambrell and David Rising, Associated Press

Updated Apr 2, 2026

President Donald Trump speaks about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington.

Amid war, Iranian Americans in Maryland are searching for hope

Hannah Yasharoff

Mar 30, 2026

Phaedra Askarinam (back center) sews newly-donated used tea bags to her next creation while attendees share their fears about the war in Iran.

Iran receives a US ceasefire plan, officials say, as strikes batter the Middle East

Jon Gambrell, David Rising, Munir Ahmed and Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

Mar 25, 2026

First responders inspect a destroyed car at the site of a residential building hit in an overnight strike in Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province, northwestern Iran.

Trump says US is talking with an Iranian leader as he extends deadline for strikes

Jon Gambrell, Elena Becatoros and Samy Magdy, Associated Press

Mar 23, 2026

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after signing a spending bill that ends a partial shutdown of the federal government in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, in Washington.

Washington County reveals meeting with feds about planned ICE facility near Hagerstown

Mar 18, 2026

New SUVs are parked outside the warehouse in Washington County that was purchased by the Department of Homeland Security and ICE.

Rubio calls for new Cuban leaders as latest blackout underscores deepening economic crisis

Milexsy Duran, Associated Press

Mar 17, 2026

A street vendor waits for customers on the Malecón during a blackout in Havana, Monday, March 16, 2026.

Hospital officials say Israeli strikes killed 12 in Gaza, including 2 children and a pregnant woman

Samy Magdy, Associated Press

Mar 15, 2026

A boy pushes a bicycle carrying jerrycans of water through a sandstorm in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Saturday, March 14, 2026.

Hutzell: Maryland partners with Anthropic, just in time for its Pentagon AI fight

Mar 13, 2026

Palantir Technologies has a presence in Maryland, part of its work with the NSA at Fort Meade. It recently paid for an electronic billboard in downtown Baltimore.

How the Iran war and surging oil prices are affecting consumers at the gas pump and beyond

Cathy Bussewitz, Mae Anderson and Chris Rugaber, AP Business Writers

Mar 10, 2026

A person fills their car with gas as fuel prices at a gas station are displayed behind them, Wednesday, March 4, 2026, in Baltimore.

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