Health Jun 19 Vulnerable U.S. Latino communities hard hit by COVID-19 As the coronavirus spreads deeper across America, it is ravaging through Latino communities from the mid-Atlantic to the Southwest, infecting them at alarmingly high rates and amplifying the inequalities they live with.
Health May 14 Virus tests hospitals in pockets of U.S. as some states reopen Coronavirus outbreaks are testing the public health networks in pockets of the U.S., while some states prepare to lift lockdown measures, seeing signs of progress.
Nation Apr 30 Baltimore turns to aerial surveillance to combat homicides Starting Friday, the roughly 600,000 people living in Baltimore will be constantly recorded whenever they step out under the open sky.
Nation Mar 18 Getting coronavirus updates in Spanish is mixed bag in U.S. The outreach to Spanish-speaking communities has been mixed. The federal government has done little, but the CDC does have coronavirus information available in Spanish on its website, although it is hard to find.
Nation Feb 10 Judge orders feds to release immigrants detained during marriage interviews A federal judge in Maryland has banned immigration officials from arresting, detaining and deporting immigrants who are seeking legal status based on their marriages to U.S. citizens.
Nation Nov 25 Justices reject bid for new trial for Adnan Syed from ‘Serial’ podcast case Syed is serving a life sentence after he was convicted in 2000 of killing 17-year-old Hae Min Lee and burying her body in a Baltimore park.
Nation Nov 21 Former Baltimore mayor enters guilty pleas in fraud case Catherine Pugh, the former mayor of Baltimore, pleaded guilty Thursday to federal conspiracy and tax evasion charges in a case involving sales of her self-published children's books.
Politics Oct 28 Dates set for special election to fill Rep. Cummings’ seat Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan set the special primary election for Feb. 4 and the special general election for April 28.
Politics Oct 25 WATCH: Elijah Cummings’ funeral with remembrances from Obama, Clintons The body of congressman and civil rights champion Elijah Cummings returned Friday to the church where he worshipped in his beloved Baltimore for a final farewell.
Nation Oct 08 Lawsuits say feds used marriage interviews as a trap to deport immigrants Six couples have joined a class action accusing federal agents of luring families to marriage interviews in Baltimore, only to detain the immigrant spouse for deportation.