Latest Maryland state government News

Adnan Syed's lawyers seek to reduce his prison sentence

Dec. 23, 2024 17:23 PM EST

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Attorneys for Adnan Syed, whose complex legal case was chronicled in the hit podcast “Serial," are seeking to have his prison sentence reduced as he awaits further court decisions. Syed was released from prison in 2022 and has remained free ever since, though his court...

New York prosecutors charge suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing with murder, court records show

Dec. 10, 2024 00:09 AM EST

ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) — A man suspected in the brazen Manhattan killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO was arrested and charged with murder Monday after a quick-thinking McDonald’s customer in Pennsylvania recognized him from a surveillance photo and police officers found a gun, mask and writings...

Candidates in Maryland's 6th Congressional District remain in a close contest

Nov. 06, 2024 01:25 AM EST

FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — Democrat April McClain Delaney and conservative Republican Neil Parrott remained in a close contest early Wednesday in Maryland’s most competitive U.S. House race, which will determine whether the sprawling 6th Congressional District will flip red after being represented...

AP Race Call: Democrat John Olszewski wins election to U.S. House in Maryland's 2nd Congressional District

Nov. 05, 2024 22:45 PM EST

Democrat John Olszewski won election to a U.S. House seat representing Maryland on Tuesday. He defeated Republican Kim Klacik for a seat that is open due to the retirement of Democratic Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger. Olszewski has been the county executive of Baltimore County in the suburbs of Maryland's largest...

New lawsuit alleges child sexual abuse of WWE 'ring boys' in Maryland

Oct. 25, 2024 11:22 AM EDT

BALTIMORE (AP) — A new lawsuit accuses the WWE and its founders of fostering a culture of sexual abuse within the organization and looking the other way while a longtime ringside announcer preyed on young men he hired as “ring boys.” The suit was filed Wednesday in Maryland,...

Maryland lawmakers OK plan to allow caps on high-cost prescription drugs

Oct. 22, 2024 14:52 PM EDT

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A panel of Maryland lawmakers approved a plan on Tuesday to enable a state board to cap the price that state and local governments pay for certain high-cost prescription drugs for their employees — the latest step taken by a state to try to lower costs for expensive drugs....