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Maryland House OKs new congressional map, but Senate will likely prove a roadblock
17+ hour, 13+ min ago (490+ words) ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- The Maryland House approved a new congressional map Monday that could enable Democrats to win the state's only Republican-held U.S. House seat, but leadership in the state Senate has said since October the bill doesn't have enough support to advance…...
Josh Ogundele scores 17, Hampton earns 74-68 victory against Maryland Eastern Shore
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (164+ words) Led by Josh Ogundele's 17 points, the Hampton Pirates defeated the Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks 74-68 on Tuesday PRINCESS ANNE, Md. -- Josh Ogundele's 17 points helped Hampton defeat Maryland-Eastern Shore 74-68 on Tuesday. Ogundele shot 4 of 6 from the field and 9 of 11 from the free-throw line for…...
Oluchi Okananwa scores career-high 23 as No. 9 Maryland defeats George Mason, 84-62
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (321+ words) COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Oluchi Okananwa scored a career-high 23 points, and No. 9 Maryland beat George Mason 84-62 on Sunday to remain unbeaten. Yarden Garzon added 16 points for the Terrapins (7-0), who used a 20-2 run spanning halftime to secure the final game of their season-opening…...
Funerals at Washington's National Cathedral tell the story of a nation
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (555+ words) WASHINGTON -- When former Vice President Dick Cheney 's funeral is held Thursday at the Washington National Cathedral in the nation's capital, he will join a bipartisan but exclusive list of towering figures memorialized there, in a church that tells the…...
Man arrested outside Washington, DC, cathedral allegedly had a Molotov cocktail: Police
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (477+ words) The cathedral was scheduled to hold its annual Red Mass on Sunday. A 41-year-old man was arrested on Sunday outside the Cathedral of Saint Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C., on charges of possessing a Molotov cocktail and making threats to…...
Russia is tracking two satellites used by the German military, defense minister says
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (277+ words) Russia is currently tracking two satellites used by the German military, according to German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius BERLIN -- Russia is currently tracking two Intelsat satellites used by the German military, a senior minister said on Thursday German Defence Minister…...
Sen. Van Hollen says an armed National Guard in DC would be ‘troubling’
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (178+ words) The Maryland senator said the Guard's mission in D.C. doesn't require it. U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., on Sunday underlined his stance that President Donald Trump deploying the National Guard to Washington, D.C., over concerns of high crime and the levels of…...
19-year-old former DOGE worker assaulted in DC carjacking attempt, say police
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (469+ words) Two 15-year-old suspects were arrested, according to police. The victim who was assaulted was Edward Coristine, according to an incident report provided by the Metropolitan Police Department. Coristine worked under Musk at DOGE until June, when Musk left the Trump…...
Iran says it's ready for nuclear talks with the US but only if Washington rebuilds trust
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (624+ words) Iran says it is ready to engage in talks with the United States, but only if Washington takes meaningful steps to rebuild trust TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran is ready to engage in talks on its nuclear program with the United States,…...
Iran says a young French-German cyclist is in custody, a French newspaper reports
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (144+ words) PARIS -- Iran's foreign minister has confirmed that his country is detaining a teenage French-German cyclist who disappeared last month, French newspaper Le Monde reported Friday. The cyclist, Lennart Monterlos, "was detained for having committed an infraction," the newspaper quoted Iranian…...