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    Billy Joel cancels touring after being diagnosed with a brain disorder
    Billy Joel has canceled all his upcoming concerts across North America and England after being diagnosed with fluid buildup in his brain that has affected his “hearing, vision and balance.”
    Billy Joel has canceled all his upcoming concerts across North America and England after being diagnosed with fluid buildup in his brain.
    Supreme Court tie vote dooms taxpayer funded Catholic charter school
    The Supreme Court on Thursday effectively ended a publicly funded Catholic charter school in Oklahoma, dividing 4-4.
    The Supreme Court vote leaves the issue unresolved nationally.
    Trump administration bars Harvard from enrolling foreign students
    The Department of Homeland Security announced the action Thursday, saying Harvard has created an unsafe campus environment by allowing “anti-American, pro-terrorist agitators” to assault Jewish students on campus.
    U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivans said he was confronted in December 2023 by students protesting Israel's response to terrorist attacks at the Widener Library at Harvard.
    Federal judge blocks immigration authorities from revoking international students’ legal status
    Some students left the U.S. rather than risk being deported to a third country.
    A group of Florida International University students protest against cuts in federal funding and an agreement by campus police to partner with ICE
    2 staff members of Israeli Embassy killed in shooting near Jewish museum in DC
    The stunning attack on Wednesday evening prompted Israeli missions to beef up their security and lower their flags to half-staff.
    Law enforcement work the scene after two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington were shot and killed outside the Capital Jewish Museum.
    Multiple people on private plane that crashed into San Diego neighborhood are dead, authorities say
    The plane crashed just before 4 a.m. into the U.S. military’s largest housing neighborhood, appearing to strike at least one home.
    Authorities work the scene where a small plane crashed into a San Diego neighborhood, setting several homes on fire and forcing evacuations along several blocks early Thursday, May 22, 2025.
    Most books pulled from Naval Academy library are back on the shelves in latest DEI turn
    All but a few of the nearly 400 books that the U.S. Naval Academy removed from its library because they dealt with anti-racism and gender issues are back on the shelves. That is the result of a review ordered by the Pentagon.
    United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD, May 9, 2025.
    Judge says US government ‘unquestionably in violation’ of court order on deportations
    A federal judge says the White House violated a court order on deportations to third countries with a flight linked to the chaotic nation of South Sudan.
    DHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin, flanked by Deputy director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Madison Sheahan, left, and Acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Todd Lyons, speaks during a news conference at ICE Headquarters, in Washington, Wednesday, May 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
    Southwest Airlines will require chargers be kept out while in use because of battery fire concerns
    Southwest is the first U.S. airline to restrict the use of portable chargers like this.
    A Southwest Airlines jet takes off from Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
    NFL owners vote down proposed ‘tush push’ ban; Ravens reportedly among teams supporting the play
    Coach John Harbaugh said at the NFL owners’ meetings in March that he considered the “tush push” a “football play.”
    Tight end Mark Andrews helped in short-yardage plays last season for the Ravens.
    First US utility seeks permit for a small nuclear reactor
    The nation’s largest public power company submitted a construction permit application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a small nuclear reactor.
    Cooling towers at the nuclear reactor facility at the Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, in Waynesboro, Ga.
    How to do ‘recession core’ — the Baltimore way
    Americans are preparing for an economic downturn — a trend that’s evident on “recession core” social media.
    Gabby Rodriguez, center, goes through the stacks of materials available for purchase as store employee Erica Kim, left, organizes crafting goods inside SCRAP Creative Reuse in Pigtown.
    Biden’s sudden diagnosis of aggressive prostate cancer is unfortunately all too common
    When caught early, prostate cancer is highly survivable, but it is also the second-leading cause of cancer death in men.
    U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the progress his administration is making to lower costs for the American people at Prince George's County Community College on August 15, 2024.
    Supreme Court allows Trump to strip protections from some Venezuelans; deportations could follow
    The court’s order, with only one noted dissent, puts on hold a ruling from a federal judge in San Francisco.
    WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 10: The U.S. Supreme Court Building as the court hears oral arguments on whether to overturn or delay a law that could lead to a ban of TikTok in the U.S., on January 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. The future of the popular social media plaform is at stake at stake as the Supreme Court hears arguments on a law set to take effect the day before Inauguration Day that would force their China-based parent company to cut ties with TikTok due to national security concerns. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
    WNBA investigating racial slurs by fans made at Angel Reese during Indiana game, AP source says
    The Sky and Fever will play four more times during the regular season.
    INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - MAY 17: Angel Reese #5 of the Chicago Sky takes a hard foul from Caitlin Clark #22 of the Indiana Fever in the second half during the Fever's home opener at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on May 17, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
    Mexican navy training vessel hits New York’s Brooklyn Bridge
    The vessel then drifted toward the edge of the river as onlookers scrambled away from shore.
    A masted Mexican Navy training ship, the Cuauhtémoc, sits stranded after colliding with the Brooklyn Bridge after, Saturday, May 17, 2025, in New York.
    Maryland native Nik Juarez makes Preakness debut just in time
    The 2011 Winters Mill graduate hopes to buy a farm in Maryland someday.
    Horses bunch up in the starting stretch of the 150th Preakness Stakes on Saturday, May 17, 2025. American Promise #3, ridden by Nik Juarez, rides in the middle of the pack.
    Caitlin Clark says flagrant foul for shoving Angel Reese was not malicious
    After Reese grabbed an offensive rebound, Clark slapped her across the arm, knocking the ball away and Reese to the floor.
    Angel Reese of the Chicago Sky takes a hard foul from Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever during the third quarter Sunday of the teams’ WNBA season opener.
    How to bet Preakness: River Thames offers value in an intriguing field
    Following last-minute maneuvering, the shine’s back on the middle jewel of the Triple Crown.
    Preakness Stakes entrant River Thames works out at Pimlico Race Course on Thursday.
    US overdose deaths fell 27% last year, the largest one-year decline ever seen
    Free Naloxone signs are displayed at a tent during a health event on June 26, 2021, in Charleston, W.Va.
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