A federal judge says the U_S_ government’s decision to arrest a Maryland man and send him to a notorious prison in El Salvador appears to be “wholly lawless.”.

Maryland lawmakers have passed a measure to try to limit future liabilities from claims of sexual abuse at state and private institutions.

The Trump administration is asking an appeals court to suspend a judge's order for the government to broker the return of a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported from the U.S. to a notorious El Salvador prison.

Books on the Holocaust, histories of feminism, civil rights and racism, and Maya Angelou’s famous autobiography, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” were among the nearly 400 volumes removed from the U.S. Naval Academy’s library this week.

U.S. officials say the U.S. Naval Academy has removed nearly 400 books from its library after being told by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office to review and get rid of books that promote diversity, equity and inclusion.

Dawn Staley has seen a lot of growth in South Carolina star guard MiLaysia Fulwiley over the last few months.

MiLaysia Fulwiley scored 23 points, including a go-ahead layup with 2:22 left, and Chloe Kitts added 15 points and 11 rebounds to help No. 1 seed South Carolina beat fourth-seeded Maryland 71-67 in the Sweet 16 of the women's NCAA Tournament.

The U.S. Naval Academy will no longer consider race, ethnicity or sex as a factor for admission to the service academy.

A year after the catastrophic collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, Maryland leaders are honoring the six construction workers killed that night.

Derik Queen banked in a fadeaway jumper at the buzzer, and Maryland advanced to the Sweet 16 in a thriller, beating Colorado State 72-71 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

Arlando “Tray” Jones is among thousands of people seeking accountability under a new state law that eliminated the statute of limitations for child sexual abuse claims.

Maryland and 19 other states are suing multiple federal agencies in a lawsuit alleging that President Donald Trump’s administration has illegally fired thousands of federal probationary workers.

Tre Holloman made a buzzer-beater from beyond midcourt to give No. 8 Michigan State a 58-55 win over No. 16 Maryland in a sensational finish.

Argentina’s President Javier Milei is urging conservatives to keep supporting measures to shrink the size of government.

The leader of a cultlike group known as the Zizians that is linked to six killings has been ordered held without bail, as were two others.

The Trump administration’s effort to slash the size of the federal workforce reached the Food and Drug Administration this weekend.

Baltimore is suing Glock over design features that allow its handguns to be easily modified to become fully automatic weapons.

Modern parents aren't too concerned if their kids' names can be found on a keychain.

A second federal judge in two days has blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship for the children of parents who are in the U.S. illegally.

Maryland officials have unveiled their designs for replacing Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge almost a year after it collapsed under the weight of a cargo ship that lost power and veered off course.

Auburn and Duke remain 1-2 atop The Associated Press Topo 25 men’s college basketball poll for the third straight week.

In Orlando, several local officials came together for the Florida Emergency Preparedness Association Meeting, and Wednesday night’s devastating plane crash was top of mind.

Lauren Betts is The Associated Press women's college basketball player of the week.

Lauren Betts scored a career-high 33 points, Kiki Rice added 19, and No. 1 UCLA defeated No. 8 Maryland 82-67.

Maryland is going into a key stretch of its conference season with games against No. 12 Ohio State and top-ranked UCLA this week.

The Supreme Court is turning back a challenge to a strict gun licensing law in Maryland.

This time UCLA coach Mick Cronin turned his disdain toward the officials.

Ja’Kobi Gillespie scored 27 points and Maryland topped No. 22 UCLA 79-61 after Bruins coach Mick Cronin was ejected with 5:11 remaining.

President Joe Biden has signed into law a bill that transfers the land that includes the old RFK Stadium from the federal government to city control.

Maryland is suing the company that produces the waterproof material Gore-Tex.

Johnny Zuagar says he tried to hide his worries about a potential government shutdown from his three boys as he weighs how much to spend on Christmas presents.

The Washington Commanders are another step closer to the possibility of returning to the franchise’s old home in the nation’s capital.

Beau Pribula is not sticking around for Penn State’s matchup with SMU in the College Football Playoff.

Police have arrested a suspect in the brazen Manhattan killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO after a quick-thinking McDonald’s customer and an employee in Pennsylvania alerted authorities to a customer who was found with a weapon, mask and writings linking him to the ambush.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and Washington Commanders controlling owner Josh Harris have met with lawmakers on Capitol Hill as efforts push forward to secure access to the RFK Stadium site in the District of Columbia.

Drew Allar threw for a touchdown and ran for another score as No. 4 Penn State beat Maryland 44-7 and advanced to its first Big Ten championship game since 2016.

A Federal Reserve official has given a lengthy defense of the central bank's political independence.

Oregon stayed on top in the second batch of College Football Playoff rankings, while the new poll shoved Georgia completely out of the bracket after its lopsided loss to Mississippi.

Republican and Democratic voters in Maryland largely agree on one thing: the state's U.S. Senate race between Republican Larry Hogan and Democrat Angela Alsobrooks has unusually high stakes this year.

The owner and manager of the container ship Dali are seeking to minimize their responsibility for the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse.

Jayden Daniels is active and expected to play for the Washington Commanders against Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears.

The owner and manager of the cargo ship that caused the Baltimore bridge collapse have agreed to pay more than $100 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the Justice Department.

The state of Maryland has added to the legal troubles facing the owner and operator of the container ship Dali, which caused the deadly collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge after the massive vessel experienced an ill-timed electrical blackout and other failures.

The Senate has the potential for history-making this fall.

The Supreme Court of Maryland is considering the constitutionality of a 2023 law that ended the state’s statute of limitations for child sexual abuse lawsuits following a report that exposed widespread wrongdoing within the Archdiocese of Baltimore.

A former Maryland resident has been sentenced to more than one year behind bars for making thousands of threatening and harassing telephone calls to dozens of congressional offices across the country.

Three gun shops that sold dozens of firearms to a man who trafficked the weapons in and around Washington, D.

The Edgar Allan Poe Cocktail Experience, a “chilling cocktail experience dedicated to the stories” of the American writer, is coming to three Central Florida cities in September.

The Washington Commanders' home field now will be known as Northwest Stadium.

A Maryland police officer has been convicted of charges that he joined a mob’s Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol and hurled a smoke bomb and other objects at police officers guarding a tunnel entrance.

Maryland Rep. Steny Hoyer, the former House Democratic leader, is recovering after experiencing a mild stroke on Sunday.

Fire officials say two people were killed and 12 families displaced after a Maryland house exploded amid reports of a possible gas leak.

Federal food safety officials say three people have now died in a listeria food poisoning outbreak linked to Boar’s Head deli meats.

Apple has reached a tentative collective bargaining contract with the first unionized company store in the country.

Police say Vikings rookie cornerback Khyree Jackson has been killed in a car crash in Maryland.

A Maryland board led by Gov. Wes Moore has approved a $50.3 million emergency contract with a company that removed debris from the March collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.

Maryland is looking to help people with a history of marijuana-related offenses to get jobs in the state’s legal cannabis industry.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is pardoning 175,000 people with cannabis convictions.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has signed an executive order to issue more than 175,000 pardons for misdemeanor marijuana convictions.

Republican former Gov. Larry Hogan, one of former President Donald Trump’s fiercest critics in the GOP, has received Trump’s endorsement in his Maryland Senate bid.

Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican running to flip a Senate seat that could determine control of the chamber, will once again skip the Republican National Convention.

The Supreme Court has declined, for now, to hear a challenge to a Maryland law banning certain semi-automatic firearms commonly referred to as assault weapons.

Baltimore’s former top prosecutor Marilyn Mosby has applied for a presidential pardon ahead of sentencing on her recent perjury and mortgage fraud convictions.

Voters in several states have chosen nominees in critical races that could decide the balance of power on Capitol Hill next year.

This is the final running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course before long-awaited construction begins on a facility leaders hope will properly showcase the second leg of the Triple Crown.

Republican voters have advanced strong Senate contenders in Maryland and West Virginia, giving the GOP a big boost in its push to claim control of Congress’ upper chamber.

Workers at the first Apple Store to unionize have now also authorized a first strike against the tech giant’s retail operations.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has signed two measures into law to better protect personal data online from Big Tech. One of the bills signed Thursday will make Maryland the second state to create strong limits on information collected on children, though the first in California has been halted in court.

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A Maryland transportation official says the state plans to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge in just over four years at an estimated cost between $1.7 billion and $1.9 billion.

Larry Hogan has transformed Maryland’s sleepy Senate race into a top-tier contest in the fight for the Senate majority.

Salvage crews at the site of Baltimore’s collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge are using the largest crane on the eastern seaboard to remove sections of the wreckage and deposit them at a nearby processing yard.

Someone with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press that the massive container ship that caused the deadly collapse of a Baltimore bridge experienced apparent electrical issues hours before it left the port.

A Maryland senator says a third channel will open this month at Baltimore’s port after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse two weeks ago.

Maryland lawmakers have reached an agreement to resolve differences over proposed tax and fee increases.

Experts say rebuilding Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge could take anywhere from 18 months to several years.

A crane that can lift 1,000 tons has appeared near the site of a collapsed highway bridge in Baltimore as crews prepare to begin clearing wreckage.

A major bridge that collapsed in Baltimore after getting hit by a ship is named for Francis Scott Key, who turned a wartime experience into the poem that became the national anthem of the United States.

Six new pizza offerings join the exclusive Chick-fil-A menu.

The sexual abuse of children by Catholic sisters and nuns has been overshadowed by far more common reports of male clergy abuse.

Shyanne Sellers had 25 points, eight rebounds and seven assists to lead Maryland’s upset of fourth-ranked and regular-season champion Ohio State 82-61 in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament.

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele has received a rock-star welcome at a conservative gathering outside Washington as he urged people to “unapologetically fight” against what he called “dark forces.”.

A leading manufacturer of ghost guns has agreed to stop selling its untraceable, unassembled firearms to Maryland residents.

Republicans hoping to pick up an open U.S. Senate seat in deep blue Maryland have the most competitive candidate they’ve had in decades.

Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan says he's running for U.S. Senate.

Iowa is back at No. 2 in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll.

Caitlin Clark had 38 points and 12 assists, and No. 3 Iowa withstood a gritty effort by Maryland, outlasting the Terrapins 93-85.

Authorities say crash involving multiple vehicles and injuries closed all lanes on the heavily-traveled U.S. 50 Bay Bridge in Maryland, snarling traffic and causing major delays for about six hours.

Waves of two broods of cicadas will take over the Midwest and Southeastern United States this spring.

A Maryland appeals court has thrown out the murder conviction of a daughter of former U.S. intelligence director John Negroponte.

Jahmir Young scored 28 points and Julian Reese had 20 points and 11 rebounds to lead Maryland to a 76-67 victory over No. 10 Illinois.

Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has endorsed Nikki Haley for the GOP nomination.

Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan stepped down last month from the leadership of the third-party movement No Labels.

A Republican member of the Maryland State Board of Elections is resigning after being arrested by the FBI this week on felony and misdemeanor charges relating to his alleged conduct during the attack at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Maryland quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa has entered the transfer portal and is pursuing an additional year of eligibility at the college level.

A former police officer who defended the U.S. Capitol against rioters on Jan. 6 has announced he is running for Congress in Maryland.

As casinos start to pop up on Virginia’s southern border, some lawmakers are ready to explore whether wealthy northern Virginia should get in on the action.

Maryland officials have approved a lease extension for the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards.

A federal watchdog is investigating how the Biden administration chose the site for a new FBI headquarters following a contentious competition marked by allegations of conflict of interest from the bureau’s director.

Police say two people carjacked an FBI agent in Washington, D.