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Iran names Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his slain father as supreme leader
Mojtaba Khamenei had long been considered a contender for Iran's supreme leader, even before an Israeli strike killed his father. U.S. President Donald Trump had called the possible selection of the younger Khamenei unacceptable.
Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, center, attends the annual Quds, or Jerusalem Day rally in Tehran, Iran, on May 31, 2019.
Worries about voting rights on the 61st anniversary of Bloody Sunday
Alabama marked the 61st anniversary of a key event in the Civil Rights Movement, when state troopers attacked voting rights marchers in Selma.
Debbie Murray, of Edison, Ga., waits to march ahead of the 61st Bloody Sunday Anniversary march, Sunday, March 8, 2026, in Selma, Ala. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
International Women’s Day is a celebration and a call to action. Here are things to know
Officially recognized by the United Nations in 1977, International Women’s Day is commemorated in different ways and to varying degrees in places around the world.
A woman holds up a placard during a protest marking the International Women's Day, in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
ICE awards $113 million to build out Hagerstown detention center
The contract brings total Department of Homeland Security spending to at least $215 million on the proposed detention and processing site that has sparked massive controversy in Western Maryland.
Demonstrators pack the seats of a Washington County Commissioners meeting, in protest against a newly-purchased ICE facility in Williamsport, at the Washington County Administration Building, in Hagerstown, MD on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026.
Iran accused of attacks in UAE and Bahrain, smoke blankets Tehran from Israeli strikes
Israel has struck southern Lebanon, Beirut and an oil storage facility in Tehran, while Iran hit a desalination plant in Bahrain as conflict continues in the Middle East.
Plumes of smoke from a U.S.-Israeli strike on an oil facility late Saturday linger and merge with the cloudy sky over Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Meet-up of young people leads to 3 arrests at The Avenue at White Marsh
The arrests came after a crowd of youth came to The Avenue for a meet-up and caused disturbances, Baltimore County police said.
A Baltimore County police vehicle’s lights flash while parked outside of the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, Md. on Thursday, March 13, 2025.
Saks Fifth Avenue closing Chevy Chase department store amid bankruptcy
The shuttered Saks stores include sites in Chevy, Chase, Md., Chicago and San Antonio.
FILE - Holiday decorations are displayed during Saks Fifth Avenue's holiday light show and window reveal, Nov. 24, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
National Symphony Orchestra director leaves Kennedy Center amid exodus
Jean Davidson, the executive director of the National Symphony Orchestra, is leaving to head the Los Angeles-based Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts.
New signage, The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, is unveiled on the Kennedy Center, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Will Jawando scores major union endorsements in race for county executive
The unions said Jawando, an at-large council member, was an “easy” choice among a crowded field.
Council member Will Jawando is being supported by SEIU Local 500, 32BJ SEIU and 1199SEIU in his campaign for county executive.
Obama, Clinton and Biden honor Jesse Jackson as thousands attend memorial: ‘He paved the road’
From former presidents to an NBA Hall of Famer, stories of the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.’s influence on politics, corporate boardrooms and picket lines loomed large a celebration honoring him.
Former President Barack Obama speaks during the Public Homegoing Service for the Rev. Jesse Jackson at the House of Hope in Chicago, Friday, March 6, 2026.
Judge rules ICE must limit number of detainees held in Baltimore facility
U.S. District Judge Julie R. Rubin cited health and safety risks, including uncleanliness, limited medical access and overcrowding, in the facility at 31 Hopkins Plaza in downtown Baltimore.
George H. Fallon Federal Building at 31 Hopkins Plaza in downtown Baltimore.
Hutzell: Annapolis got funding for City Dock the day Kristi Noem was fired. Not a coincidence.
COLUMN | Hours after President Donald Trump fired Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, word spread that Annapolis would finally get $35 million crucial to its massive remake of City Dock.
U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen speaks at a press conference Friday announcing that FEMA money has been released for the Annapolis City Dock Resiliency and Revitalization Project.
Maryland agencies warn planned Hagerstown-area ICE facility could strain sewers, traffic
Three of Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s cabinet secretaries wrote they have “serious concerns that ICE is proceeding with this project in a secreteve and rushed manner” that will have negative effects on the state.
A warehouse off Hopewell Road outside Hagerstown has beed toured by government officials for possible use as an ICE detention facility.
Israeli strikes pound Iran and Lebanon as US warns attacks will intensify
There was no sign of the war letting up on its seventh day, as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned the U.S. air campaign against Iran would “surge dramatically.”
Flames and smoke rise from Israeli airstrikes on Dahiyeh, a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon.
Youth charging reform is finally moving in Maryland, but not everyone is happy
The Maryland Senate’s version of the bill would shorten the list of charges that automatically land teens in adult court but not by as many offenses as advocates wanted.
The Senate’s version of the bill would shorten the list of charges that automatically land teens in adult court but not by as many offenses as advocates wanted.
Maryland Democrats worry about impact of Legionella ‘outbreak’ in Baltimore federal building
Legionella bacteria have been detected in Baltimore’s George H. Fallon Federal Building, which houses ICE holding rooms, prompting Maryland lawmakers to raise concerns.
Legionella bacteria have been detected in Baltimore’s George H. Fallon Federal Building, which houses ICE holding rooms.
Police shooting of autistic man raises concerns at Howard’s celebrated housing complex
Patuxent Commons residents are feeling uneasy after police shot and killed 25-year-old resident Alexander LaMorie, an autistic man, who authorities say refused commands to drop a knife.
Patuxent Commons, a subsidized housing development for adults with disabilities, opened recently to great fanfare. A police-involved shooting Sunday rattled residents and has their families worried.
How Anne Arundel County got caught off guard by ‘devastating’ development moratorium
Elected officials, economic leaders and other analysts were all caught off guard by a potential five-year development moratorium in the part of Anne Arundel County surrounding BWI, Arundel Mills and just north of Ft. Meade.
The moratorium falls across a key part of the county’s northwest, which includes the thriving business district west of Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, Arundel Mills Mall and Linthicum.
Citing lack of sewage capacity, Anne Arundel suspends development in part of county
A Anne Arundel Public Works spokesperson said officials learned last month from Baltimore City that they could not purchase additional capacity in the sewage system, prompting the suspension that the county described in its news release as an “emergency.”
Patapsco Wastewater Treatment Plant
Trump fires Homeland Security Secretary Noem after mounting criticism over her leadership
President Donald Trump says he’s replacing his embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and will nominate in her place Oklahoma Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem holds a news conference regarding the recent protests in Los Angeles on Thursday, June 12, 2025.
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