LaToya is among more than 400 institute employees caught up in President Donald Trump’s efforts to dismantle the United States Institute of Peace.
UMD Baltimore’s Dr. Kirsten Lyke, a force in medicine, warns of ‘really treacherous times’
BALTIMORE – Although her colleagues describe her as incredibly humble, Dr. Kirsten Lyke’s exceptional work in the medical field not only speaks for itself, it shouts from the rooftops. Not only did Lyke help develop the first Ebola vaccine and…
‘There’s nothing left of the Republican Party’: Maryland veterans join pro-Ukraine GOP group
WASHINGTON – In the depths of the ocean, a young submarine officer spent his part of the Cold War on the USS Bluefish (SSN-675), a Sturgeon-class fast-attack submarine built to track and sink Soviet ballistic missile subs. That officer was…
Nine people stand between her child and citizenship. It’s a fight she can’t afford to lose.
This was the news Meny was dreading. It spilled out from the car radio, flooding her drive to work with the question that threatened to overwhelm her: What comes next? Heart racing and anxiety spiking, she sought comfort from the…
College students move across state lines — and lose access to therapy as a result
Correction: An earlier version of this story misidentified Denise Takakjy. She is the co-chair of the American Mental Health Counselors Association’s Public Policy and Legislative Committee. The story has been updated with that information. Eli Greene, a senior animal science…
Maryland’s largest underground coal mine changes hands
Maryland’s largest active underground coal mine changed hands last month after the mine’s previous operator, Canadian firm Corsa Coal, filed for bankruptcy and auctioned assets to pay creditors. The new operator, Pennsylvania-based Rosebud Mining Company, will not inherit the dozens…
Port of Baltimore unlikely to see tariff impacts until next month
BALTIMORE – It is still too early to gauge the impacts of President Donald Trump’s widespread tariffs on imported goods on the Port of Baltimore, despite other ports experiencing changes. “We expect to see impacts with our container business, especially…
Prince George’s far outstrips other Maryland jurisdictions in highway deaths
A 31-year-old Hyattsville woman was killed in March when the car she was riding in collided with another vehicle at the Adelphi Road and Riggs Road intersection, fewer than two miles from the University of Maryland. But the road death…
DC area food industry shaken after DHS visits more than 100 businesses
WASHINGTON – Department of Homeland Security agents visited more than 100 businesses in the Washington area last week, including nearly a dozen popular restaurants, leaving owners and staff on edge. “For the community as a whole, throughout the entire D.C.…
Some Maryland brewers concerned tariffs will make tough times tougher
BALTIMORE — Maryland breweries have yet to fully recover from the economic effects of COVID-19, and the Trump administration’s tariffs have added another wrinkle to their bounce-back efforts. President Donald Trump has ordered a minimum 10% tariff on all imports…