Jan 24 Watch 7:34 New book ‘Madness’ documents the racism of a Jim Crow-era mental health facility By Amna Nawaz, Stephanie Kotuby, Satvi Sunkara, Alexa Gold Crownsville Hospital in Maryland was one of the last segregated mental asylums in the country. Thousands of Black patients came through the overcrowded, understaffed hospital and many died there. NBC News correspondent Antonia Hylton began looking into the facility a… Continue watching
Nov 30 Inspector general launches investigation into decision to relocate FBI headquarters to Maryland By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press A federal watchdog will investigate how the Biden administration chose a site for a new FBI headquarters following a contentious competition marked by allegations of conflict of interest. Continue reading
Jul 02 Holiday weekend shooting in Baltimore leaves 2 dead and dozens injured, police say By Julio Cortez, Holly Ramer, Associated Press The deceased victims were an 18-year-old woman and a 20-year-old man. The wounded ranged in age from 13 to 32, with more than half of them being younger than 18. Continue reading
Jun 09 ‘The momentum is irreversible.’ More states are removing time limits on child sex abuse lawsuits By David Sharp, Associated Press Advocates say momentum is growing for completely removing the statute of limitations for child sex abuse lawsuits. Maryland followed Maine and Vermont to become the only three states to have eliminated all time limits on lawsuits. Continue reading
Apr 04 Former top aide to Maryland governor dead after FBI manhunt By Lea Skene, Sarah Brumfield, Associated Press A one-time chief of staff for former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan died Monday after being shot when FBI agents confronted him in a manhunt launched when he failed to show up for trial on corruption charges, his lawyer said. Continue reading
Dec 06 Maryland becomes latest state to ban TikTok use in government By Brian Witte, Scott Bauer, James Pollard, Associated Press Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has announced a ban on the use of TikTok and certain China and Russia-based platforms in the state's executive branch of government. Continue reading
Nov 08 Maryland legalizes marijuana, Arkansas and North Dakota reject By Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press Voters in five states are deciding on Election Day whether to approve recreational marijuana. The first result came in Maryland, where voters approved legalization, making it the 20th state to take that step. Continue reading
Nov 08 Wes Moore wins governor’s race in Maryland By Brian Witte, Associated Press Democrat Wes Moore has won election in Maryland governor's race. Continue reading
Nov 08 Marijuana legalization on the ballot in 5 states By Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press Voters in Arkansas, Maryland, Missouri, North Dakota and South Dakota are deciding on Election Day whether to approve recreational marijuana. The proposals could signal a major shift toward legalization in even the most conservative parts of the country. Continue reading
Sep 19 Watch 4:22 News Wrap: Taliban frees American in prisoner swap, judge orders release of Adnan Syed In our news wrap Monday, the Taliban freed American engineer Mark Frerichs in a prisoner swap, a judge in Pakistan ordered police to drop terrorism charges against former Prime Minister Imran Khan, Russian fire hit close to another nuclear power… Continue watching