Another Baltimore-based global aid group faces cuts: Catholic Relief Services
Catholic Relief Services may be the next Baltimore-based humanitarian aid group to face major cuts as the Trump administration’s DOGE slashes USAID funding.
The Catholic Relief Services headquarters in Baltimore on Thursday, February 6, 2025.
Judge tosses lawsuit claiming flawed Maryland elections
The plaintiffs aimed to stop the certification of the 2024 election.
Early voters cast their ballots at the Randallstown Community Center on October 30, 2024.
‘Two storms’: Key takeaways from Gov. Wes Moore’s State of the State, from Trump to budget
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore delivered a State of the State speech Wednesday that carefully balanced caution with optimism and acknowledged there are difficult times ahead.
Gov. Wes Moore greets House Majority Leader David Moon as he arrives in the House Chamber to deliver his annual State of the State address on Wednesday.
Gov. Moore warns of ‘difficult decisions’ over Trump, budget deficit
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore pledged Wednesday to guide the state through turbulent times caused by uncertainty from the new presidential administration and a sluggish local economy.
“The trials we now face — both those we inherited and those newly realized — mean that easy decisions are off the table,” Gov. Wes Moore said in his State of the State speech on Wednesday.
Trump’s birthright citizenship order is put on hold by a second federal judge
A federal judge in Maryland has ordered a temporary pause on President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship for anyone born in the U.S. to someone in the country illegally.
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 21: U.S. President Donald Trump takes a question from a reporter during a news conference in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on January 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump announced an investment in artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure and took questions on a range of topics including his presidential pardons of Jan. 6 defendants, the war in Ukraine, cryptocurrencies and other topics.
Trump won’t rule out deploying US troops to support rebuilding Gaza, sees ‘long-term’ US ownership
President Donald Trump suggested that displaced Palestinians in Gaza be permanently resettled outside the war-torn territory and proposed the U.S. take “ownership” in redeveloping the area.
U.S. President Donald Trump, accompanied by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) speaks during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on February 04, 2025.
Trump’s administration is pulling almost all USAID workers off the job worldwide
The Trump administration said Tuesday that it is pulling almost all U.S. Agency for International Development workers off the job and out of the field worldwide.
A flag outside of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) headquarters.
Lutherville Station developer says he’s ‘not going anywhere’
The owner of the commercial shopping center next to the Lutherville light rail stop is pledging to continue to work to add housing there, despite intense community opposition and resistance from the County Council.
Passengers, reflected in a platform mirror, wait for their light rail to arrive at the Lutherville station in Lutherville, Md. on Monday, February 3, 2025.
What to know about Maryland Supreme Court’s sweeping ruling for sex abuse lawsuits
The Supreme Court’s ruling has implications for churches, schools and government agencies across Maryland.
David Lorenz, center, who leads the Maryland chapter of Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, joins others in a 2022 press conference outside the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops gathering in Baltimore.
Trump confusion, uncertainty loom as Wes Moore prepares to deliver State of the State address
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore will deliver his third State of the State speech on Wednesday at a time of uncertainty stemming from Donald Trump’s actions and fiscal challenges.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, shown in 2023, will deliver his third State of the State speech at the State House on Wednesday.
A BPD officer’s red light crash cost Dennis Freeman his leg. Now it could cost the city $720K.
A Baltimore Police officer who once shot a city teen holding a BB gun and dinged the car of a passerby will likely cost the city $720,000 this week to settle a lawsuit with a different man who lost a leg in a crash with the officer.
A Baltimore Police detective’s uniform patch is seen on his shoulder while he observes the crowd in between innings during a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics held at Camden Yards on Wednesday, April 12. The Orioles beat the Athletics, 8-7, to win the series.
How Katie Curran O’Malley plans to keep fighting for women in the Trump era
As executive director the Women’s Law Center of Maryland, Katie Curran O’Malley has the unprecedented task of guiding the 53-year-old organization through uncertain territory.
Katie Curran O'Malley is the executive director of the Women's Law Center of Maryland.
Maryland officials push back on BGE’s gas rate hikes
With BGE utility bills rising, Del. Elizabeth Embry, a Baltimore Democrat, recently introduced legislation to require more information about costly natural gas projects.
Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown speaks during a press conference addressing rising BGE costs and legislation aimed at lower heating costs and improving public safety outside of Baltimore City Hall on February 4th, 2025 in Baltimore, MD.
Ex-Baltimore County DPW supervisor misused work vehicle, report finds
Baltimore County’s inspector general found that a former county DPW supervisor used a county vehicle to visit a sick, elderly relative during work hours 141 times in 16 months.
A Baltimore County sign hangs in a hallway of the Old Courthouse on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024 in Towson, MD.
Maryland lawmakers support fewer adult charges for teens
All but the most serious charges — rape and murder, for example — would return to the juvenile court’s jurisdiction.
Sen. Will Smith, a Montgomery County Democrat, wants to see fewer young defendants automatically charged as adults.
China counters with tariffs on US products and an investigation into Google
China announced retaliatory tariffs on select American imports and an antitrust investigation into Google on Tuesday, just minutes after a sweeping levy on Chinese products imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump took effect.
DORAL, FLORIDA - JANUARY 27:  U.S. President Donald Trump acknowledges the crowd before addressing the 2025 Republican Issues Conference at the Trump National Doral Miami on January 27, 2025 in Doral, Florida. The three-day planning session was expected to lay out Trump's ambitious legislative agenda. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
China counters with tariffs on US products and will also investigate Google
China announced retaliatory tariffs on select American imports and an antitrust investigation into Google on Tuesday.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after signing Interior Secretary Doug Burghum's commission in the Oval Office on January 31, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump spoke to reporters about tariffs against China, Canada and Mexico and how Burghum will coordinate with the Energy Department and the Environmental Protection Agency. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
ICE may show up at your day care. This is how your teachers are preparing.
Child care is no longer a sanctuary from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. But day care owners and teachers say they're ready to protect their students and families.
Carolina Reyes has a donation pile for parents since the usual spots, such as churches, are on high alert for ICE presence.
White House moves keep immigrants in Maryland on edge
The Trump administration’s series of executive orders and immigration policies have left much of Maryland’s immigrant community anxious and fearful.
More than 150 people rallied for immigrants rights by the Enoch Pratt Free Library Southeast Anchor Branch, marching down Eastern Avenue on Monday.
Struggling Black businesses lament a new challenge: Trump
Black businesses were already experiencing losses in support following an increase in sales following George Floyd and then a slew of anti-DEI lawsuits that followed.
Kora Polydore, owner of Kora Lee’s Comfort Food Café & Bakery, won a pitch competition promising a rent-free space that went sour. She now finds herself having to dip into savings to build out this location on Greenmount, which she hopes to be open at the end of March.
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