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    Former FBI Director Robert Mueller, who investigated Russia-Trump campaign ties, dies at 81
    Robert Mueller, former FBI director who reshaped the bureau after 9/11 and later led the Trump-Russia investigation as special counsel, has died at 81, his family said.
    FILE - Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington before the House Judiciary Committee in Washington,  July 24, 2019. Mueller, a former FBI director, died on Friday, March 20, 2026.  He was 81.
    Trump signs Army-Navy executive order blocking college broadcasts during big game
    President Donald Trump's executive order says other college football broadcasts would detract from the "morale-building event."
    Chuck Norris, martial arts master and actor, dies at 86
    Chuck Norris, the martial arts grandmaster and action star whose roles in “Walker, Texas Ranger” and other television shows and movies made him an iconic tough guy has died at 86.
    FILE - Chuck Norris attends the premiere for "The Expendables 2" in Los Angeles on Aug. 15, 2012. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
    Luigi Mangione’s lawyers seek to delay his state and federal trials
    Luigi Mangione’s lawyers asked a judge on Wednesday to postpone his federal trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson until early next year.
    Luigi Mangione appears in Manhattan Criminal Court, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, in New York.
    Washington County reveals meeting with feds about planned ICE facility near Hagerstown
    County commissioners detail their DHS meeting on the Williamsport ICE facility that could hold up to 1,500 detainees — including job projections and who would pay for infrastructure upgrades.
    New SUVs are parked outside the warehouse in Washington County that was purchased by the Department of Homeland Security and ICE.
    NASA confirms seven-ton meteor seen from Maryland to Midwest states
    People several states away reported seeing the bright fireball even though it was 9 a.m. The American Meteor Society said it received reports from Wisconsin to Maryland.
    The NASA logo is displayed at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
    A gentle poet, Eric Hrabowski, son of former UMBC president, dies at 50
    The son of former UMBC president, Eric Hrabowski, went into cardiac arrest at home.
    Eric Coleman Hrabowski in 2018.
    Rubio calls for new Cuban leaders as latest blackout underscores deepening economic crisis
    President Donald Trump on Tuesday pledged imminent action against Cuba’s socialist government as his moves against the island bring the U.S.’ longtime opponent deeper into crisis.
    A street vendor waits for customers on the MalecĂłn during a blackout in Havana, Monday, March 16, 2026.
    Top counterterrorism official resigns over Trump’s war, says Iran posed no imminent threat
    Joe Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, announced his resignation on Tuesday, citing his concerns about the justification for military strikes in Iran and saying he “cannot in good conscience” back the Trump administration’s war.
    FILE - Joe Kent, Director of the U.S. National Counterterrorism Center, speaks during a congressional debate at KATU studios Oct. 7, 2024, in Portland, Ore.
    Flight cancellations and delays continue after storms batter East Coast
    Hundreds of flights were canceled or delayed Tuesday, one day after powerful storms swept across the eastern half of the country and upended air travel in a cross-section of cities.
    Flight delays and cancellations piled up Monday at some of the nation’s largest airports.
    Hospital officials say Israeli strikes killed 12 in Gaza, including 2 children and a pregnant woman
    At least 12 Palestinians, including two boys, a pregnant woman and eight police officers, were killed Sunday by Israeli airstrikes in the war-torn Gaza Strip, hospital authorities said.
    A boy pushes a bicycle carrying jerrycans of water through a sandstorm in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Saturday, March 14, 2026.
    Flu vaccines didn’t work that well in the US, officials find
    As the U.S. flu season winds down, health officials say the flu vaccine didn’t work very well, with one of its worst effectiveness rates in more than a decade.
    A pharmacist prepares to administer a dose of seasonal flu vaccine to a patient at a CVS Pharmacy in Miami, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025.
    ICE sent Maryland detainees to Arizona a day before congressional oversight visit
    For months, the overcrowded, bleak conditions on the sixth floor of the George H. Fallon Federal Building have drawn attention from Maryland lawmakers, a federal judge and the state’s top prosecutor.
    The Eloy Detention Center, a private prison owned by CoreCivic, houses detainees waiting the outcome of their deportation proceedings, Eloy, AZ, USA, 2019.
    4 killed after US military refueling plane crashes in Iraq
    Four of its six crew members were killed after a KC-135 refueling aircraft supporting operations against Iran crashed in western Iraq, the U.S. military said.
    This photo provided by the U.S. Department of Defense shows a North American Aerospace Defense Command F-16 fighter refueling from a KC-135 Stratotanker over western Alaska on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. (U.S. Department of Defense via AP)
    Forecast of extremes comes after weather whiplash hit much of the East
    Nearly every part of the United States is getting walloped by wild weather or just about to be. This forecast of extremes comes as weather whiplash already hit much of the East.
    Pedestrians carry umbrellas and coffee cups as they shield themselves from the freezing rain in downtown Baltimore on Thursday.
    Hutzell: Maryland partners with Anthropic, just in time for its Pentagon AI fight
    COLUMN | Gov. Wes Moore launched the experiment in November, giving state employees a chatbot to speed up approval of benefits like food stamps. What happens, though, when your innovation partner gets banned by the federal government?
    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.
    Gunman who injured 2 people at Old Dominion University in Virginia is dead, college says
    A gunman is dead and two people are hurt after a shooting at Old Dominion University on Thursday morning, the Virginia school said.
    Old Dominion University officials said a gunman opened fire in its business school building, injuring two people who were sent to the hospital.
    Judge orders competency evaluation for alleged Zizian cult leader
    A Maryland federal judge on Thursday ordered a psychiatric evaluation to determine competency to stand trial for Ziz LaSota.
    In this image from video, Jack LaSota, also known as Ziz, who is at the center of a cultlike group known as Zizians and linked to several deaths across the U.S., is escorted into court for a pretrial hearing on trespassing, gun and drug charges in Cumberland, Md., Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Scolforo)
    Man taken into custody after driving van into security gate outside White House, authorities say
    A man was taken into custody on Wednesday after driving his van into a security barrier outside the White House, authorities said.
    Washington Metropolitan Police Department officers block the streets around the White House.
    Former Naval Academy head resigns from Ohio State after ‘inappropriate relationship’
    Ohio State University is investigating after President Walter “Ted” Carter Jr. resigned abruptly over the weekend following the disclosure of “an inappropriate relationship.”
    Ohio State University President Ted Carter speaks during the National Championship football celebration at Ohio Stadium in 2025.
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