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MD’s Congressional Delegation Hosts Joint Meeting On How To Stop Flooding In Ellicott City

Maryland’s congressional delegation is holding a meeting with state and Howard County leaders Monday to figure out how to prevent future flooding in Ellicott City after Main Street was destroyed by two major floods in two years. … Continue Reading

Justice Lawyers Try To Halt Trump Financial Records Release

Justice Department lawyers asked a federal judge Friday to let them file a legal appeal that could, for now, keep President Donald Trump’s critics from getting access to financial records related to his Washington, D.C., hotel.… Continue Reading

Jefferson Airplane Co-founder: Botched Surgery Ruined Career

A co-founder of Jefferson Airplane is accusing a New York City hospital of destroying his musical career with a botched tracheotomy after heart surgery in 2016.… Continue Reading

HUD Hits Facebook With Housing Discrimination Complaint

The Department of Housing and Urban Development is accusing Facebook of violating the Fair Housing Act.… Continue Reading

Arrest Made in More Than 100 Synthetic Pot Overdoses in Park

A 53-year-old man has been arrested in connection with more than 100 synthetic-marijuana overdoses, many of them in the same New Haven park, after authorities say they caught him with 32 bags of the drug.… Continue Reading

PWC Police Release Electronic Composite of Sexual Assault Suspect

Prince William County Police are hoping a new sketch will help them track down a sexual assault suspect.… Continue Reading

The Latest: Judge Says He’s Gotten Threats, Won’t ID Jurors

The judge presiding over the fraud trial of former Trump campaign Paul Manafort says he won’t release the names of jurors at the trial’s conclusion because he fears for their safety and because he himself has received threats.… Continue Reading

Mormons Don’t Want You Calling Them Mormons Anymore

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is embarking on a rebranding effort of sorts.… Continue Reading

Bodies of Missing Wife, Daughters Found in Colorado

The body of 34-year-old Shanann Watts was found on property owned by Anadarko Petroleum, one of the state’s largest oil and gas drillers, where Christopher Watts worked, police said. Investigators found what they believe are the bodies of 4-year-old Bella and 3-year-old Celeste nearby on Thursday afternoon.… Continue Reading