Feds threaten Hopkins, other colleges with funding cuts over antisemitism claims
Like many other colleges last spring, Hopkins grappled with balancing free speech and campus safety after students organized a pro-Palestinian demonstration.
Last spring, protestors created an encampment at Johns Hopkins University Homewood Campus at a grassy area called “The Beach.” They pitched tents and created signs in honor of Palestine.
COVID broke America. We’re still putting the pieces back together.
At the five-year mark, it seems like the right moment to reflect on the pandemic and ask whether we learned anything from it.
No, you're not allowed to take pictures. That's what they told me, anyway, when my wife, son and I went to get our first vaccine shots in Waldorf on March 20, 2021.
Diverse General Assembly caucuses declare: ‘We are Maryland’
The Maryland General Assembly’s six “ethnic and intersectional” caucuses joined forces on Monday to decry federal attacks on diversity and urge their colleagues to pass state legislation protecting civil rights and diversity in the state.
Members of six different "ethnic and intersectional" caucuses in the General Assembly applaud Del. Jheanelle Wilkins, chair of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, during a press conference in Annapolis on Monday, March 10, 2025. For the first time, the caucuses joined together to decry attacks on diversity and push to get their priority bills passed.
Trump appoints Sean Spicer to Naval Academy board after firing ‘woke’ members
After firing six members, President Trump announced his nominees for the Naval Academy's Board of Visitors over the weekend.
Former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer, left, was appointed to the U.S. Naval Academy Board of Visitors by President Donald Trump.
A coalition is trying to get Baltimore’s biggest nonprofits to pay the city more
Advocates are backing a City Council bill that would create a task force to help renegotiate Baltimore's PILOT with nonprofits.
1199SEIU Senior Policy Analyst Loraine Arikat speaks during a 2023 kickoff event for With Us for Us, a coalition seeking to increase what nonprofits pay the city each year for services.
DC begins removing ‘Black Lives Matter’ plaza from street near White House
The work is expected to take about six weeks and the words will be replaced by an unspecified set of city-sponsored murals.
A red stop sign stands in the foreground, in front of demolition work removing "BLACK LIVES MATTER" mural from the streets of Washington, D.C. Several pieces of construction equipment can be seen, with St. John's Episcopal Church, the Washington Monument and The White House all in the background.
Stock sell-off worsens as Wall Street wonders how much pain Trump will accept for the economy
The U.S. stock market’s sell-off is worsening Monday as Wall Street questions how much pain President Donald Trump is willing for the economy to endure in order to get what he wants.
President Donald Trump
What we know about Trump’s FDA pick, Hopkins surgeon Marty Makary
Makary is considered one of Trump’s more conventional health nominees and is widely expected to be confirmed.
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 06: Dr. Martin Makary, President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Food and Drug Administration testifies during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on March 06, 2025 in Washington, DC. Dr. Makary is a cancer surgeon, researcher at Johns Hopkins University, and has also been a Fox News commentator.
Measles case reported in Howard County, unrelated to outbreak in Southwest U.S.
A Howard County resident who recently traveled abroad tested positive for the highly contagious virus measles, the Maryland Department of Health said Sunday.
PROVO, UT - APRIL 29: A nurse gives Michaella a measles, mumps and rubella virus vaccine made by Merck at the Utah County Health Department on April 29, 2019 in Provo, Utah. These were Michaella's first ever vaccinations. She asked that only her first name be used.
State cites Baltimore for ‘serious’ violation in heat death of DPW worker
Months after a 36-year-old trash collector died on the job, state inspectors found that Baltimore's Department of Public Works routinely exposed employees to dangerous heat and humidity.
Ronald Silver’s family has demanded answers and accountability for his death.
Federal judge rules election activists can access Maryland voter rolls
A federal judge ruled a Maryland State Board of Elections regulation violated election law, giving a win to election activists suing for unrestricted access.
A voting booth in Oakland Mills High School in Columbia in November.
Top US health agency makes $25,000 buyout offer to most of its employees
The mass email went to a “broad population of HHS employees,” landing in their inboxes days before agency heads are due to offer plans for shrinking their workforces.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks  after being sworn in as Secretary of Health and Human Services in the Oval Office at the White House on February 13, 2025 in Washington, DC.
‘Don’t Maryland My Virginia?’ Hold my Natty Boh, please
A Virginia Republican running for governor there launched a campaign ad with the slogan, “Don’t Maryland My Virginia.” Gov. Wes Moore laughed it off. I’m not so tolerant.
Maryland's seal has two guys who look like they have jobs. Virginia's has a half-naked lady with a spear who apparently just killed someone.
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott welcomes baby with wife Hana Scott
Mayor Brandon Scott and wife Hana Scott welcomed a baby girl to their family.
Camden Lee Scott was born on March 8, 2025 in Baltimore. Photo credit to Brandon Scott.
Uncertainty, layoffs and tariffs: What Trump’s latest moves could mean for Maryland
We’re here to help you understand what went down recently with President Donald Trump's tariffs and layoffs and how it may impact Maryland.
Could College Park’s City Council get its first undergraduate member?
Gannon Sprinkle, a junior at the University of Maryland, hopes to "bridge the gap" between college students and long-term residents.
Gannon Sprinkle, Candidate for College Park City Council, stands by a Metro train while out campaigning on February 9th, 2025 in College Park, MD.
Trump lawsuits put Maryland’s federal judges center stage in a turbulent moment
Federal judges usually try to stay out of the political fray, but the Trump administration is resorting to unusual tactics, like calling for impeachment of judges.
Maryland judges are handling the second-highest number of lawsuits against the Trump administration of any federal court district in the U.S.
Former Maryland juvenile detention center employee sexually abused 69 boys, lawsuit claims
Ronald Neverdon held various titles at the at the Charles H. Hickey Jr. School, including unit manager and housing supervisor from about the mid-1960s to mid-1990s. He has not been charged with a crime.
Charles H. Hickey Jr. School, run by the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services.
Maryland joins lawsuit against Trump cuts to teacher recruitment programs
The state could end up with fewer teachers in classrooms and university layoffs, the attorney general said.
BALTIMORE, MD - DECEMBER 5, 2024: Kindergarten students pay attention to their teacher during an English Language Arts class in KIPP Baltimore on December 5, 2024.
Maryland Democrats file complaint over ‘No Moore’ campaign
Maryland Democrats argue that the anonymous accounts amount to political campaign communications that fall under state regulations — including a requirement that they be attributed to a registered political committee.
Governor Wes Moore during an interview in his office ahead of opening day of the Maryland General Assembly in Annapolis, Md., on Wednesday, January 8, 2024.
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