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A federal appeals court cleared the way Wednesday for President Donald Trump’s administration to fire thousands of probationary workers, halting a judge’s order requiring them to be reinstated.

With so many back-and-forth tariff actions and threats, it can be tough to keep track of where things stand. Here’s a rundown of what you need to know.

The world-class pancreatic cancer researcher at Johns Hopkins University had so-called indirect funds slashed by the federal government.

Investigators have seized thousands of intimate photos and videos from a former Baltimore Ravens and University of Michigan assistant football coach who is charged with hacking into the computer accounts of college athletes.

A California man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to trying to kill U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh at his home in a suburb of Washington, D.C., nearly three years ago.

China said the U.S.’s imposition of “so-called ‘reciprocal tariffs’” is “completely groundless.”

European and Asian shares saw dramatic losses, the leading U.S. index is flirting with bear market territory, and oil prices are sagging.

Chief Justice John Roberts agreed Monday to pause a midnight deadline for the Trump administration to return a Maryland man mistakenly deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador.

A federal judge is for the second time ordering the Trump administration to return a Maryland man who was mistakenly sent to a notorious prison in El Salvador.

Anthony, 40, was born in New York and moved with his family to Baltimore when he was young. He played three seasons at Towson Catholic High School before transferring to Oak Hill Academy in Virginia for his senior year.

Senate Republicans plugged away overnight and into early Saturday morning to approve their multitrillion-dollar tax breaks and spending cuts framework.

Recounting the moment on Friday, Jennifer Vasquez Sura said she hasn’t seen or heard from him since, in her first speaking appearance since news of her husband’s deportation was reported.

Top congressional Democrats are protesting the reported firing of Gen. Tim Haugh as director of the National Security Agency, with one lawmaker saying the decision “makes all of us less safe.”

USA Fencing disqualified a fencer from a women’s tournament in Maryland after she refused to face an opponent who she says is transgender.

Immigrant families — regardless of status — are increasingly planning for the possibility of a family member being detained and eventually deported.

The S&P 500 was down 3.3% in early trading, worse than the drops for other major stock markets.

After weeks of anticipation and speculation, President Donald Trump followed through on his reciprocal tariff threats by declaring a 10% baseline tax on imports from all countries and higher tariff rates on dozens of nations that run trade surpluses with the United States.

In Baltimore and Baltimore County, Black full-time federal workers earn a median income about $30,000 higher than other Black workers.

President Donald Trump announced far-reaching new tariffs on nearly all U.S. trading partners that threaten to dismantle much of the architecture of the global economy and trigger broader trade wars.

Tesla sales declined 13% in the first three months of the year, another sign that Elon Musk’s once high-flying electric car company is struggling to attract buyers.