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It’s Hot Weather, But Not Man-Made

It’s Hot Weather, But Not Man-Made

This week the United States experienced the first major heat wave of 2025. Over 160 million people in the Midwest, the South, and the East Coast experienced temperatures approaching 100oF. Many in the media claim that the soaring temperatures are...

Groups fund land purchase to preserve 142 acres near Seaford

Groups fund land purchase to preserve 142 acres near Seaford

A stand of old-growth forest along the Nanticoke River and Wright’s Creek give refuge to migrating birds, rare insects and plants among 142 acres that border the Delaware-Maryland line in southeastern Sussex County. The Nanticoke River Watershed...

Kamala Harris ripped Dem governors who expressed concern about Biden: ‘This is about saving our f–king democracy’

Kamala Harris ripped Dem governors who expressed concern about Biden: ‘This is about saving our f–king democracy’

WASHINGTON — Then-Vice President Kamala Harris demanded that Democratic governors worried about Joe Biden’s mental acuity fall in line behind the commander-in-chief because “this is about saving our f–king democracy,” according to a forthcoming...

Demolition work on remnants of Baltimore’s collapsed Key Bridge to begin this week

Demolition work on remnants of Baltimore’s collapsed Key Bridge to begin this week

By Tara Lynch Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The demolition of what’s left of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge is expected to start this week, if the weather permits, according to the Maryland Transportation Authority...

‘False Narrative That Northerners Are Responsible For All Terrorism In East Is Finally Dead’ – Fani-Kayode

‘False Narrative That Northerners Are Responsible For All Terrorism In East Is Finally Dead’ – Fani-Kayode

Naija News reports that Fani-Kayode made this known while reacting to remarks by Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo, on those responsible for kidnapping in the Southeast. Before now, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and the Eastern...

Judge denies government’s request to dismiss Abrego Garcia’s wrongful deportation case

Judge denies government’s request to dismiss Abrego Garcia’s wrongful deportation case

Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The federal judge overseeing Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s wrongful deportation case in Maryland has denied the Trump administration’s request to dismiss the case. U.S. District Judge Paula...

Md. Sen. Van Hollen blocks Trump plan to keep FBI headquarters in DC

Md. Sen. Van Hollen blocks Trump plan to keep FBI headquarters in DC

An amendment, sponsored by Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen, puts a roadblock in the Trump administration's plans to keep the FBI headquarters in D.C. A key U.S. Senate panel on Thursday narrowly approved an amendment, sponsored by Maryland Sen....

Grok’s Hitler rant shows how generative AI can be weaponised

Grok’s Hitler rant shows how generative AI can be weaponised

The artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Grok went on an anti-Semitic rant on July 8, 2025, posting memes, tropes and conspiracy theories used to denigrate Jewish people on the X platform. It also invoked Hitler in a favourable context. The...

Commentary: Presidentially corrected economic talk

Commentary: Presidentially corrected economic talk

Published 9:24 am Monday, July 7, 2025 By Bruce Yandle, Tribune News Service US President Donald Trump speaks with the press on board Air Force One as he travels from Ochopee, Florida to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland on July 1. (Photo by ANDREW...

Trump says federal government could step in if DC Council blocks RFK Stadium deal, Bowser weighs in

Trump says federal government could step in if DC Council blocks RFK Stadium deal, Bowser weighs in

The president's remarks come as the Commanders face mounting resistance from DC Council members skeptical about the timeline and financial projections. WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump suggested Sunday that the federal government could...

Lakisha Ferebee Ranks 8th in National Cyber Competition

Lakisha Ferebee Ranks 8th in National Cyber Competition

LA PLATA, Md. – Lakisha Ferebee, associate professor and cybersecurity department chair at the College of Southern Maryland, placed eighth in the 2024 USC Cyber Challenge Learn-A-Thon Instructor Competition, hosted by Cisco Networking Academy....

Midday at the Movies: celebrating 50 years of 'Jaws'

Midday at the Movies: celebrating 50 years of 'Jaws'

It's Midday at the Movies! This summer, Jaws is celebrating its 50th Anniversary and will re-release on IMAX and in 3D. Jed Dietz, founding director of the Maryland Film Festival, and Ann Hornaday, film critic for the Washington Post, join Midday...

How to watch the New York Mets tonight: Time, channel, free stream

How to watch the New York Mets tonight: Time, channel, free stream

Wednesday weather postponed a New York Mets vs. Baltimore Orioles, leading to a Thursday double-header. The originally scheduled Thursday night game will now be the second matchup of the day, beginning around 5:05 p.m. ET. Mets vs. Orioles will...

ZWIA updates zero waste hierarchy to account for chemical recycling concerns

ZWIA updates zero waste hierarchy to account for chemical recycling concerns

Dive Brief: The Zero Waste International Alliance recently released version 8.1 of its zero waste hierarchy, driven by updates to its definition of a circular economy and to policies involving chemical recycling, or “chemical processing” as ZWIA...

Judge to hear arguments over transfer of Abrego Garcia to Maryland from Tennessee

Judge to hear arguments over transfer of Abrego Garcia to Maryland from Tennessee

Posted/updated on: July 7, 2025 at 10:03 am Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The federal judge overseeing Kilmar Abrego Garcia's deportation case in Maryland will hear arguments Monday over whether Abrego Garcia should...

Threat of severe weather leaves region; expected to return Tuesday

Threat of severe weather leaves region; expected to return Tuesday

Threat of severe weather leaves region; expected to return Tuesday STORM HERE IN MARYLAND EARLIER TODAY. YEAH, HOW ABOUT THAT? THAT SYSTEM CUTTING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PART OF MARYLAND WITH SOME HEAVIER SHOWERS DOWN THAT WAY. A FEW LIGHTNING...

Police: Two men facing assault charges after altercation over political sign

Police: Two men facing assault charges after altercation over political sign

Two men were hospitalized and arrested in connection with a physical altercation over a political sign Sunday in Baltimore. According to police, on July 6, around 2:30 p.m., in the 3100 block of Greenmount Avenue, two men were involved in a...

Montgomery County Student to Represent Maryland at Breakthrough T1D 2025 Children’s Congress

Montgomery County Student to Represent Maryland at Breakthrough T1D 2025 Children’s Congress

A student from Bethesda, MD was chosen by Breakthrough T1D, the leading global type 1 diabetes (T1D) research and advocacy organization, to join a delegation of their peers and celebrity advocates in Washington, D.C. at Breakthrough T1D 2025...

Court hearing could decide whether to bring Abrego Garcia to Md.

Court hearing could decide whether to bring Abrego Garcia to Md.

A federal judge on Thursday will consider Kilmar Abrego Garcia's request to be sent to Maryland to await trial on federal human smuggling charges, a bid aimed at preventing the Trump administration from trying to deport him again.Abrego Garcia...

Hearing for Kilmar Abrego Garcia draws supporters to Maryland courthouse

Hearing for Kilmar Abrego Garcia draws supporters to Maryland courthouse

WBFF — Supporters of Kilmar Abrego Garcia gathered outside the federal courthouse in Greenbelt as a hearing regarding his case was set to take place. The rally, organized by CASA, featured the "Rapid Response Choir" and other advocates for Abrego...

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