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Fake AI citations get Maryland lawyer called out in court
Adam Hyman, a family law attorney in Bel Air, submitted a brief that he was unaware contained citations that artificial intelligence made up.
The phenomenon of lawyers using generative artificial intelligence platforms only for them to produce citations that are incorrect or do not exist has emerged as an issue in the legal profession.
Revitalizing the old Ellicott City Jail means reckoning with its racist past
Preservation Maryland plans to restore the old Ellicott City jail while also not shying away from the jail’s racist past.
Laura Houston, Preservation Maryland’s director of revitalization initiatives, holds a flashlight during a tour of the old Ellicott City Jail.
Living hostages and Palestinian prisoners released as part of ceasefire in Gaza
Hamas released all 20 remaining living hostages held in Gaza on Monday, while Israel began releasing hundreds of Palestinian prisoners as part of a ceasefire pausing two years of war.
People react as they gather to watch a live broadcast of Israeli hostages released from Gaza at a plaza known as hostages square in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
Vance warns ‘deeper’ cuts ahead for federal workers as shutdown enters 12th day
Vice President JD Vance on Sunday said there will be deeper cuts to the federal workforce the longer the government shutdown goes on.
The shutdown began on Oct. 1 after Democrats rejected a short-term funding fix and demanded that the bill include an extension of federal subsidies for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act.
Israel lays out plans for hostage release and prisoner swap expected on Monday
Israel says all remaining hostages in Gaza could be freed Monday as part of a ceasefire deal, while aid deliveries and prisoner releases expand.
Displaced Palestinians walk amid destroyed buildings in the heavily damaged Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in Gaza City, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025, after Israel and Hamas agreed to a pause in their war and the release of the remaining hostages.
Trump sets off for the Mideast to mark a ceasefire deal
President Donald Trump is setting off for Israel and Egypt on Sunday to urge Middle East allies to seize the opportunity to build a durable peace in the volatile region.
President Donald Trump walking off stage after speaking to a gathering of top U.S. military commanders at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, in Quantico, Va. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Eyeing Andy Harris, a top Democrat waits on redistricting decision
As state leaders debate whether to redraw the electoral map, Jake Day waits.
Maryland Housing Secretary Jake Day discusses an executive order on housing policy during an event in Columbia last month.
No, Gov. Moore, the military is not going to come to our rescue. It’s up to us.
What Moore said feels like almost as dangerous a fantasy — that the military might save the republic from becoming a military dictatorship by disobeying a presidential order.
Gov. Wes Moore at the Warfield Air National Guard Base during the deactivation ceremony for the A-10C Thunderbolt.
National Guard troops sent to Illinois by Trump can stay but can’t be deployed for now
National Guard troops sent to Illinois by President Donald Trump can stay in the state and under federal control, but can’t be deployed to protect federal property or go on patrol for now, an appeals court ruled Saturday.
Illinois State Police and Cooks County Sheriffs move in to detain protesters outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview, Ill., Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)
Diane Keaton, the Oscar-winning star of ‘Annie Hall’ and ‘The Godfather’ series, has died
Diane Keaton, the Oscar-winning star of ‘Annie Hall,’ ‘The Godfather’ films and ‘Father of the Bride,’ whose quirky, vibrant manner and depth made her one of the most singular actors of a generation, has died. She was 79.
American actress Diane Keaton poses as she arrives at a news conference at the 40th International Cannes Film Festival where she will introduce her film, "Heaven," in Cannes, France, May 12, 1987.  Keaton makes her directorial debut with her film, which is part of the non-official entry at the festival.  (AP Photo/Michel Lipchitz)
Trump directs Pentagon to use ‘all available funds’ to pay troops despite shutdown
President Donald Trump said Saturday that he has directed the Defense Department to use “all available funds” to ensure U.S. troops are paid Wednesday despite the government shutdown.
President Donald Trump walking off stage after speaking to a gathering of top U.S. military commanders at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, in Quantico, Va. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Luigi Mangione’s lawyers seek dismissal of federal charges in CEO assassination
Lawyers for Luigi Mangione asked a New York federal judge Saturday to dismiss some criminal charges, including the only count for which he could face the death penalty.
Luigi Mangione is escorted into Manhattan state court in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
What Baltimore’s liquor board controls — and what it doesn’t
The main role of Baltimore’s liquor board is to approve licenses for businesses, including restaurants, taverns and liquor stores.
A spiced apple spritz made with vodka apple, ginger beer and lime at Snake Hill located at 418 S Clinton St, Baltimore, MD 21224
Judge to decide ‘as soon as possible’ on release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from ICE detention
While the fate of Kilmar Abrego Garcia remains uncertain, a federal judge inched closer to making a decision on the release of the Maryland man from immigration detention after an hourslong hearing in Greenbelt on Friday.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s lawyers will argue for his immediate release from immigration detention during a hearing on Friday.
Moore picks longtime Dem strategist to head budget office
Weissmann was chief of staff for two Democratic Senate presidents: current President Bill Ferguson and the late, longtime President Thomas V. Mike Miller, from Prince George’s County.
Birds fly past the Maryland State House dome in Annapolis, Md. on Thursday, May 15, 2025.
Firings of federal workers begin as White House seeks to pressure Democrats in government shutdown
The White House budget office said Friday that mass firings of federal workers have started in an attempt to exert more pressure on Democratic lawmakers as the government shutdown continues.
Russ Vought, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, said on X that the “RIFs have begun.”
Baltimore to pay $2 million to horse stable, ending city’s mounted police
Baltimore has been paying for the stable space annually in spite of the City Council defunding the mounted unit in 2020.
Mounted police officers at Fort McHenry in 2024. After cutting funding for its mounted unit in 2020, the city will wind down the unit's operations this year.
Columbia’s lakefront is getting a new band shell
Columbia is getting a new $1 million band shell at Lake Kittamaqundi to house dozens of free concerts and events staged at the lakefront each year.
A rendering of the Columbia Association's plans for a bandshell at Lake Kittamuqundi.
Where should the Sisson Street dump move? Task force will decide.
Trash and recyclables are hauled away on a nightly basis, but residents were concerned a storm could carry trash and other pollutants into the Jones Falls.
Aerial view of the Sisson Street Residential Recycling Center in Baltimore, Md. on Wednesday, August 13, 2025.
Judge partially grants petition to stop deployment of National Guard in Illinois
The Department of Homeland Security’s "narrative of events is simply unreliable,” U.S. District Judge April Perry said.
Military personnel in uniform, with the Texas National Guard patch on, are seen at the U.S. Army Reserve Center, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, in Elwood, Ill., a suburb of Chicago.
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