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Iowa, LSU both seeking first NCAA titles in women's final
DALLAS (AP) — Caitlin Clark has captured the attention of basketball fans with her historic performance in the NCAA Tournament. Iowa's sensational guard will try to finish off the unprecedented run she's led the Hawkeyes on with a championship when they face LSU on Sunday in the...
JFK 50 Mile commemorated in bronze in Boonsboro
BOONSBORO, Md. (AP) — The first JFK 50 Mile event in Washington County was held on March 30, 1963, with 11 starters and four finishers, guided by the late William “Buzz” Sawyer. Exactly 60 years later — with 38,801 starters and 30,676 finishers on record — the significance...
Maryland lawmakers reach deal on state budget
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland lawmakers got passed their differences and reached a deal Friday on the state’s $62.5 billion budget that includes making major investments in prekindergarten through 12th grade education. In one major highlight, they agreed to allocate $900 million...
Maryland Senate confirms Roland Butler head of state police
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Maryland Senate confirmed Lt. Col. Roland Butler on Friday to be the first Black superintendent of the Maryland State Police, a department under a federal discrimination probe. The Senate voted 43-4 to confirm Gov. Wes Moore’s appointee, who came under...
Joint Base Andrews lifts lockdown; no armed suspect found
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joint Base Andrews, one of the nation’s most sensitive military bases and home to Air Force One, emerged from a lockdown Thursday evening after officials were unable to confirm reports of a man carrying an “assault-style” rifle on the base, authorities said. ...
Maryland votes to expand Medicaid gender-affirming care
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland lawmakers gave final approval Thursday to expanding procedures relating to gender-affirming care that are covered by the state’s Medicaid program. The 93-39 vote by the House of Delegates sends the measure to Gov. Wes Moore, a Democrat who has said...
How 'swatting' calls spread as schools face real threats
A spate of threats and false reports of shooters have been pouring into schools and colleges across the country for months, raising concerns among law enforcement and elected leaders. Schools in Pennsylvania and Utah were the latest targeted by so-called swatting. Computer-generated...
Maryland voters to decide abortion constitutional amendment
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland voters will decide next year whether to enshrine the right to abortion in the Maryland Constitution, after the House of Delegates voted Thursday to put a constitutional amendment on the ballot. The House voted 98-38 for a bill that already has cleared...
Maryland's longtime elections administrator to retire
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland's longtime elections administrator is retiring. Linda Lamone, who is 80, announced her plans to retire during a Maryland State Elections Board meeting on Wednesday. Lamone has been the state's elections administrator since 1997. She...
Adnan Syed case pits victims' rights against justice reform
BALTIMORE (AP) — When Baltimore prosecutors asked to vacate Adnan Syed's murder conviction and have him freed after 23 years behind bars, their request exemplified a growing movement within the American criminal justice system to acknowledge and correct past mistakes, including police misconduct...
