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    Ex-Ravens coach charged with hacking college athlete’s computer accounts seeking intimate photos
    Matt Weiss, who worked for the Ravens for over a decade before joining the University of Michigan in 2021, was charged with 14 counts of unauthorized computer access and 10 counts of identity theft.
    This is a photo of Matt Weiss of the Baltimore Ravens NFL football team. This image reflects the Baltimore Ravens active roster as of Monday, Aug. 17, 2020. (AP Photo)
    In latest blow to Tesla, regulators recall nearly all Cybertrucks over detaching panels
    Videos posted on social media showing people ripping the panels off of Cybertrucks with their hands have gone viral in recent days.
    A Tesla Cybertruck is parked outside of a dealership on November 14, 2024 in Austin, Texas.
    Amtrak CEO abruptly resigns from the nation’s passenger railroad
    Wednesday’s announcement signaled that the leadership change came down to Amtrak maintaining support from U.S. President Donald Trump.
    Amtrak CEO Stephen J. Gardner looks on during a hearing before the House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials on June 06, 2023 in Washington, DC.
    Trump administration suspends $175M in funding for University of Penn over transgender swimmer
    The Trump administration has suspended approximately $175 million in federal funding for the University of Pennsylvania over a transgender swimmer who last competed for the school in 2022, the White House said Wednesday.
    CAMBRIDGE, MA - FEBRUARY 18: University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas looks on after winning the 200 yard freestyle during the 2022 Ivy League Women's Swimming and Diving Championships at Blodgett Pool on February 18, 2022 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.  (Photo by Kathryn Riley/Getty Images)
    Pope Francis no longer needs mechanical help to breathe as his health improves
    Pope Francis’ condition continued to improve Wednesday, and he hasn’t needed to use the mechanical ventilation mask to help him breathe, the Vatican said in signaling further progress in his recovery from double pneumonia.
    Pope Francis speaks during his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, on Oct. 18, 2023.
    Thousands of files related to JFK assassination made public: Here’s what to know
    About 2,200 files containing more than 63,000 pages were posted Tuesday on the website of the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.
    WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 22:  People tour an exhibit at the Newseum dedicated to John F. Kennedy who was killed fifty years ago today, on November 22, 2013, in Washington, DC. Today is the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy's assassination during his visit to Dallas, Texas, in 1963.  (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
    Federal judge blocks Trump’s order banning transgender troops from military service
    A federal judge blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order banning transgender people from military service on Tuesday.
    WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 13: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House on March 13, 2025 in Washington, DC. The two leaders met as the Trump administration has once again put the military alliance between the United States and Western Europe in question.
    NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams return to Earth after 9 months stuck in space
    Stuck in space no more, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams returned to Earth on Tuesday.
    CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA - JUNE 05:  NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test Commander Butch Wilmore (L) and Pilot Suni Williams walk out of the Operations and Checkout Building on June 05, 2024 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The astronauts are heading to Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, which sits atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket at Space Launch Complex 41 for NASA’s Boeing crew flight test to the International Space Station.  (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
    Justice Roberts rejects Trump’s call to impeach judge who ruled against deportation plans
    Chief Justice John Roberts rejected calls for impeaching judges shortly after President Donald Trump demanded the removal of one who ruled against his deportation plans.
    WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 04: U.S. President Donald Trump (L) greets Chief Justice of the United States John G. Roberts, Jr as he arrives to deliver an address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on March 04, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump was expected to address Congress on his early achievements of his presidency and his upcoming legislative agenda.  (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
    Maryland judge rules DOGE’s USAID dismantling likely violates the Constitution
    The lawsuit filed by attorneys for USAID employees and contractors singled out Elon Musk as a defendant.
    WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 03: Protestors gather outside of USAID headquarters on February 03, 2025 in Washington, DC. Elon Musk, tech billionaire and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), said in a social media post that he and U.S. President Donald Trump will shut down the foreign assistance agency.
    Southwest, reports of your demise (maybe) are greatly exaggerated
    When Southwest Airlines announced it was instituting baggage fees, the obits for the airline were queued up.
    Travelers at Southwest Airlines at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport in 2021 after a weekend of severe delays.
    Top House Democrats seek DOGE details amid federal firings, dismantling of agencies
    In the sweeping request, the Democrats seek four main types of information about the authority involved with DOGE’s activity.
    U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) speaks at a rally outside of the Department of Health and Human Services on February 19, 2025 in Washington, DC.
    Judge questions if Trump admin ignored order to turn around deportation flights
    A federal judge on Monday was incredulous at the contention by the Trump administration that his directive to turn around deportation flights wasn't binding because it was made verbally.
    TECOLUCA, EL SALVADOR - MARCH 16: In this handout photo provided by the Salvadoran government, view of the inmates allegedly linked to criminal organizations, getting off the buses at CECOT on March 16, 2025 in Tecoluca, El Salvador. Trump's administration deported 238 alleged members of the Venezuelan criminal organizations 'Tren De Aragua' and Mara Salvatrucha with only 23 being members of the Mara. Nayib Bukele president of El Salvador announced that his government will receive the alleged members of the gang to be taken to CECOT. On February of 2023 El Salvador inaugurated Latin America's largest prison as part of President Nayib Bukele's plan to fight gangs. (Photo by Salvadoran Government via Getty Images)
    Search for US student in Dominican Republic intensifies with witness account
    Minnesota student Joshua Riibe has not been named as a suspect but is believed to be the last person to see her.
    Military personnel search for Sudiksha Konanki, a university student from the U.S. who disappeared on a beach in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, Monday, March. 10, 2025.
    Education Department staff cuts could limit options for families of kids with disabilities
    Education Department officials insist the staff reductions will not affect civil rights investigations and the layoffs were “strategic decisions.”
    Community members rally in front of the Department of Education to protest budget cuts on March 13, 2025 in Washington, DC.
    Trump invokes 18th century law to speed deportations, judge stalls it hours later
    El Salvador already agreed this week to take up to 300 migrants that the Trump administration designated as gang members.
    President Trump is escalating a trade war with the United States’ northern neighbor and standing unmoved by recent stock market turmoil and rising recession risks.
    This city dyes its river green as U.S. kicks off St. Patrick’s Day celebrations with annual traditions
    The Chicago River is once again glowing kelly green as the city opens its annual St. Patrick’s Day celebrations.
    The Chicago River is dyed green as part of annual St. Patrick's Day festivities Saturday, March 15, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
    Egg prices keep hitting record highs as Easter and Passover near, but some relief may be ahead
    If prices remain high, it will be the third year in a row that consumers have faced sticker shock ahead of Easter on April 20 and Passover, which starts on the evening of April 12.
    The U.S. Department of Agriculture predicted that already record-high egg prices will increase an additional 20% this year.
    March Madness: How to watch and what to watch for in the 2025 NCAA tournament
    The beloved annual tradition that is the NCAA Tournament will begin next week.
    MADISON, WISCONSIN - MARCH 08: A detail view of a Wilson basketball with the March Madness logo before game between the Wisconsin Badgers and Penn State Nittany Lions at Kohl Center on March 08, 2025 in Madison, Wisconsin. (Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images)
    Ron Nessen, veteran journalist who was President Ford’s press secretary, dies at 90 in Maryland
    Ron Nessen, a veteran broadcast journalist who was press secretary for President Gerald Ford and sought to restore the integrity the position had lost during the Nixon administration, has died. He was 90.
    White House Press Secretary Ronald Nessen in 1974.
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