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National politics

    Upset at budget airline’s role in ICE deportations, 100 protesters rally near BWI
    The protesters said they wanted to pressure the airline and discourage people from flying with Avelo.
    People gather Sunday, July 27, 2025, on an Interstate 195 overpass near BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport to protest Avelo Airlines deal with ICE to operate deportation flights. Avelo operates a limited number of passenger flights out of BWI.
    Continuous glucose monitors are in vogue. But do you really need to track your blood sugar?
    Continuous glucose monitors, small patches that provide 24-hour insight into concentrations of sugar in the blood, could be a tool for Americans to “take control over their own health.
    NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 02: Taylor Jane Stimmler, whose had type 1 diabetes since she was a teenager, displays her continuous glucose monitor she wears on her arm on March 02, 2023 in New York City. Drugmaker Eli Lilly announced yesterday that it will cap the out-of-pocket cost of its insulin at $35 a month. Medical experts believe that the unexpected move may compel other insulin makers in the U.S. to follow suit and cap their prices of insulin. For those without health insurance or a health plan, the cost of insulin can cost hundreds or thousands of dollars a month for a diabetic. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
    As Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter tour draws to a close, Blue Ivy emerges as a star
    Although there is no solid answer for what the future holds for Blue Ivy, it is widely recognized that the possibilities are limitless.
    FILE - Beyoncé, center left, and her daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, perform during halftime of an NFL football game between the Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024, in Houston.
    Women in legislatures across the US fight for ‘potty parity’
    The issue of potty parity may seem comic, but its impact runs deeper than uncomfortably full bladders, said Kathryn Anthony, professor emerita at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s School of Architecture.
    The women's restroom in the House chamber's hallway at the state Capitol on Monday, July 21, 2025, in Denver.
    First the shoes went back on. Now, at US airport security, more liquid in carry-ons may be at hand
    Travelers giddy about being able to keep their shoes on while walking through TSA checkpoints at the airport again may have something else to look forward to: changes to how much liquid they can carry.
    FILE - Shoes and small liquid containers are placed in bins to be screened by TSA Supervisor Jennifer Haslip at Washington's Ronald Reagan National Airport, June 27, 2008.
    Baltimore post office renamed in honor of Elijah E. Cummings
    A post office in Baltimore City was renamed in honor of the late Rep. Elijah E. Cummings.
    Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., speaks during a luncheon at the National Press Club in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019.
    Baltimore man among 10 freed in prisoner swap with Venezuela
    A longtime Baltimore media producer, Erick Oribio Quintana, was among 10 U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents freed in a recent prisoner swap with Venezuela.
    Erick Oribio Quintana, founder of Baltimore-based Latin Opinion and a dual U.S.-Venezuelan citizen, was freed last Friday in a prisoner swap brokered by the Trump Administration and El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. He's pictured here on Feb. 12, 2020, in a Canton co-working space.
    Education Department says it will release billions in remaining withheld grant money for schools
    President Donald Trump’s administration had withheld more than $6 billion in funding on July 1, as part of a review to ensure spending aligned with the White House’s priorities.
    Linda McMahon, President Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Education, attends a hearing of the Health, Education, and Labor Committee on her nomination.
    Maryland pastor arrested by ICE has been transferred to Louisiana, family says
    Daniel Fuentes Espinal, who had been living in the U.S. since arriving in 2001 from his native Honduras, was apprehended by ICE agents in Maryland. He is now in a Louisiana detention center.
    Pastor Daniel Fuentes Espinal, 54, who was arrested by ICE Monday morning in Easton. Espinal leads a congregation of 70 at Iglesia del Nazareno Jesus Te Ama (Church of the Nazarene Jesus Loves You).
    A hearing on a Hagerstown mother’s deportation ends in tears
    For the first time since being taken into custody by ICE in May, Hagerstown mother and salon owner Mong Tuyen Thi Tran appeared in court.
    The Hoang family walks out of court in Baltimore after an hourslong hearing for the children's mother, Mong Tuyen Thi Tran.
    French President Macron says France will recognize Palestine as a state
    Macron said in a post on X that he will formalize the decision at the United Nations General Assembly in September.
    French President Emmanuel Macron arrives to the Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees avenue, in Paris, Monday, July 14, 2025.
    Goddard director steps down as tensions at NASA Rise
    NASA has not said why Director Makenzie Lystrup abruptly announced her departure on Monday and did not make her available for comment.
    NASA Goddard Center Director Makenzie Lystrup giving a presentation in March 2024.
    A Maryland lawmaker wants to up the ante on partisan congressional redistricting
    It’s not guaranteed that Maryland lawmakers would be able to shift the balance of power through redistricting, as other states are contemplating.
    Majority Leader David Moon holds a press conference in the hallway of the Maryland State House on Sine Die in Annapolis, Md. on Monday, April 7, 2025.
    Judge bars ICE from immediately taking Kilmar Abrego Garcia into custody if he’s released from jail
    A federal judge in Maryland bans the Trump administration from taking Kilmar Abrego Garcia into immediate immigration custody if he’s released from jail.
    Supporters of Kilmar Abrego Garcia rally outside of the U.S. District Court in Greenbelt, Md., where a hearing was scheduled to be held on returning him to Maryland, Monday, July 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
    ICE arrests Maryland pastor, a father of 3 with no criminal record, family says
    Although his VISA had expired, Pastor Daniel Fuentes Espinal was attempting to obtain a green card.
    Pastor Daniel Fuentes Espinal, 54, who was arrested by ICE Monday morning in Easton. Espinal leads a congregation of 70 at Iglesia del Nazareno Jesus Te Ama (Church of the Nazarene Jesus Loves You).
    Coca-Cola confirms a cane-sugar version of its trademark cola is coming to the US
    Coca-Cola said Tuesday it will add a cane-sugar version of its trademark cola to its U.S. lineup this fall, confirming a recent announcement by President Donald Trump.
    AUSTIN, TEXAS - JULY 17: In this photo illustration, a Mexican Coke beverage is displayed in an ice-cooler at a park on July 17, 2025 in Austin, Texas. U.S. President Donald Trump stated in a Truth Social post that Coca-Cola has agreed to use real cane sugar in its U.S. beverages, similar to Mexican Coke.
    Maryland’s airwaves lost a federal lifeline, but public media won’t go silent
    Congress passed the Recissions Act of 2025, guaranteeing the end of federal funding of public media and putting local stations in a financial predicament.
    MONDAY July 21, 2025 — The Baltimore Public Media (WYPR) headquarters, a public radio station serving the Baltimore metropolitan area as well as Western Maryland and the Eastern Shore.
    Trump administration releases FBI records on MLK Jr. despite his family’s opposition
    The digital document dump includes more than 240,000 pages of records on Martin Luther King Jr. that had been under a court-imposed seal since 1977.
    Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. walks across the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, April 3, 1968
    Millions of pools recalled in U.S. and Canada after reports of nine deaths
    The recall covers a range of Bestway, Intex Recreation and Polygroup pools.
    In this undated image provided by the CPSC, a child uses the compression strap to stand on the above-ground pool.
    Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s lawyers ask judge to delay release from jail over deportation fears
    Abrego Garcia became a prominent face in the debate over President Donald Trump’s immigration policies when he was wrongfully deported to his native El Salvador in March.
    Supporting signs are displayed outside the U.S. District Court for Maryland during a hearing on Kilmar Abrego Garcia's case on July 10, 2025 in Greenbelt, Maryland.
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