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    UMBC graduate returns to the US after going missing in the Philippines
    Chantal Anicoche, 24, had been in military custody in the Philippines.
    Chantal Anicoche, a 24-year-old graduate from the University of Maryland Baltimore County, went to the Philippines on December 2025 to learn about indigenous communities in Mindoro. No one has heard from her since the Armed Forces of the Philippines conducted a military attack on the region. She is currently in military custody.
    Trump’s Greenland threats spark outrage from EU and test longtime NATO alliance
    President Donald Trump ’s pledge to provoke a sweeping tariff fight with Europe to get his way in taking control of Greenland has left many of America’s closest allies warning of a rupture.
    Reporters raise their hands as President Donald Trump speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026.
    Top EU official questions Trump’s trustworthiness over Greenland tariff threat
    The European Union’s top official on Tuesday described President Donald Trump’s planned new tariffs over Greenland as “a mistake” and called into question Trump’s trustworthiness.
    President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen talks during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
    What happened to former UMBC student Chantal Anicoche in the Philippines?
    Strangers and friends alike gathered at the Meyerhoff Building at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County to write letters and share Anicoche’s story in hopes the attention will help bring her home.
    Chantal Anicoche, a 24-year-old graduate from the University of Maryland Baltimore County, went to the Philippines on December 2025 to learn about indigenous communities in Mindoro. No one has heard from her since the Armed Forces of the Philippines conducted a military attack on the region. She is currently in military custody.
    Trump says anything less than having Greenland in the United States’ hands is ‘unacceptable’
    President Donald Trump said Wednesday that NATO should help the U.S. acquire Greenland and anything less than American control is unacceptable, hours before Vice President JD Vance was to host Danish and Greenlandic officials for talks.
    A boat travels at the sea inlet in Nuuk, Greenland, on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
    Maduro’s viral tracksuit has ties to Maryland
    Although there is some debate about the validity of the Maduro image, it hasn’t changed the fact that it has thrust Maryland’s fashion community into the international spotlight.
    Maduro says ‘I was captured’ as he pleads not guilty on drug trafficking charges
    As a criminal defendant in the U.S. legal system, Maduro will have the same rights as any other person accused of a crime.
    An armored vehicle carrying Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores arrives at Manhattan Federal Court, Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, in New York.
    Rubio says US won’t govern Venezuela but will press for changes through oil blockade
    The dramatic action capped an intensive Trump administration pressure campaign on Venezuela’s autocratic leader and months of secret planning, resulting in the most assertive American action to achieve regime change since the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
    Men watch smoke rising from a dock after explosions were heard at La Guaira port, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
    Maryland leaders split along party lines over Trump’s capture of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro
    Hours after the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, Maryland’s congressional leaders have split along party lines in response to the mission.
    Pedestrians walk past destroyed containers at La Guaira port after explosions were heard in Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026.
    US strikes Venezuela, captures President Nicolás Maduro and his wife
    Men watch smoke rising from a dock after explosions were heard at La Guaira port, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026.
    Trump insists Ukraine and Russia are ‘closer than ever’ to peace after talks with Zelenskyy
    President Donald Trump said Sunday he believes both Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin truly want peace, as he welcomed the “brave” Ukrainian leader for talks at his Florida resort.
    President Donald Trump greets Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at his Mar-a-Lago club, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla.
    Brigitte Bardot, 1960s French sex symbol turned militant animal rights activist, dies at 91
    Brigitte Bardot, the French 1960s sex symbol who became one of the greatest screen sirens of the 20th century and later a militant animal rights activist and far-right supporter, has died. She was 91.
    FILE - French actress Brigitte Bardot poses with a huge sombrero she brought back from Mexico, as she arrives at Orly Airport in Paris, France, on May 27, 1965.
    In the midst of war, Ukrainian American artists stay true to their roots
    As the Russian invasion of Ukraine soon enters its fourth year, Ukrainian artists across the world continue to make art as a form of resistance and expression of what it means to be Ukrainian.
    Natalia Kormeluk in her home studio in Rockville.
    Accused gunman in Bondi Beach shooting charged with 15 counts of murder
    An accused gunman in Sydney’s Bondi Beach massacre was charged with 59 offenses including 15 charges of murder on Wednesday, as hundreds of mourners gathered in Sydney to begin funerals for the victims.
    Rabbi Yossi Friedman speaks to people gathering at a flower memorial by the Bondi Pavilion at Bondi Beach on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, following Sunday's shooting in Sydney, Australia. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
    ‘We’re not going to hide’: Baltimore leaders urge resilience after Bondi Beach Hanukkah shooting
    City officials marked the first night of Hanukkah in an Inner Harbor lighting ceremony a day after an antisemitic terrorist attack on a popular Australian beach.
    Members of the Chabad of South Baltimore dance in front of the Esther Ann Menorah after the lighting on the first night of Hanukkah at McKeldin Square in Baltimore.
    Maryland leaders speak out, increase security after Bondi Beach Hanukkah shooting
    Maryland Governor Wes Moore condemned the attack on a Hanukkah celebration at a famous Australian beach Sunday morning, calling the violence antisemitic.
    Emergency workers stand by at Bondi Beach after a reported shooting in Sydney.
    Van Hollen among lawmakers backing congressional reviews of Trump’s military strikes on boats
    Lawmakers from both parties said Sunday they support congressional reviews of U.S. military strikes against vessels suspected of smuggling drugs.
    Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025 - Senator Chris Van Hollen addresses the crowd at Symphony Woods Park in Columbia during the No Kings rally.
    US and Ukrainian negotiators meet as Trump seeks to broker an end to the war
    Top Trump administration officials met with Ukrainian negotiators in Florida on Sunday, pushing to broker an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine and setting the stage for key talks planned this week in Moscow with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
    Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, left, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, center, and Jared Kushner attend a meeting with Ukrainian officials Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025, in Hallandale Beach, Fla.
    Bugs, bats and American adventurism in the Caribbean. What scares you on Halloween?
    Halloween is the day to take out your fears and examine them, to laugh at what gives you the willies. Dress them up in silly costumes, throw candy at them and hope they don’t get angry.
    Hurricane Melissa leaves dozens dead in trail of destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica
    Hurricane Melissa left dozens dead and widespread destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica, where roofless homes, fallen utility poles and water-logged furniture dominated the landscape Wednesday.
    Residents stand on the wreckage of a house destroyed by Hurricane Melissa in Santa Cruz, Jamaica, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
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