ANNAPOLIS, Maryland — To end multi-generational poverty, state and local agencies should integrate services such as early childhood development, temporary cash assistance and mental health programming, a governor-mandated commission told lawmakers Tuesday.
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Release of iPhone X draws excitement at Apple stores nationwide — and online
Apple releases its iPhone X on Nov. 3. Some gadget fanatics lined up to get their hands on the new device.
Kids and music meet at National Philharmonic’s “instrument petting zoo”
Halloween likely provided a sweet treat for most kids throughout the area but recently some local kids were treated to some “sweet sounds” and a hands-on experience at a very special “petting zoo.”
Maryland lawmakers sue for information on D.C. Trump hotel lease
WASHINGTON – Maryland Reps. Elijah Cummings, Jamie Raskin and other House Democrats said on Thursday they have filed a lawsuit to force the federal government to turn over information about the operations of President Donald Trump’s downtown hotel. The frustrated…
Hogan aims to draw more K-12 girls, minorities to tech jobs
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan on Thursday announced an initiative promoting computer science and technology education, emphasizing gender and minority equity in the STEM field.
GOP senator: Maryland one of three states most targeted by Russian ads in 2016
WASHINGTON – Heavily Democratic Maryland was one of the three states most targeted by Russian ads during the 2016 presidential election, the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee said Wednesday. Sen. Richard Burr, R-North Carolina, used the example in an…
Puerto Rican couple among many living at least temporarily in Maryland
SILVER SPRING, Maryland – Elizabeth Vázquez’s house has a basement apartment, specially built for her parents, Nicolás Vázquez and Priscila Rodríguez. For the past four years, they stayed there during the summer and went back to Puerto Rico for the…
Retiring UMD archivist known for her ability to recall tales large and small
She is a librarian, historian and professor all-in-one. And Anne Turkos, the archivist for the University of Maryland in College Park for more than three decades is now retiring.
Maryland takes on compensation for the wrongly imprisoned
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland — Exonerated of murder and other charges in 2014, Walter Lomax is still making his way through the Maryland bureaucracy to receive compensation for 39 years of wrongful imprisonment. Now, he sits on a state task force to…
Under Armour’s “Curry 4” gets mixed reviews on social media
Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry’s latest signature shoe, the “Curry 4,” hit stores today. The new sneakers are already generating buzz on social media.