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A Black man was found hanging outside in the 9300 block of D’Arcy Road in Upper Marlboro, Md. on Sept. 20, prompting an investigation by the Prince George’s County Police Department (PGPD). Police say ...

From limits on landlords’ use of criminal records to new rules governing when youth can be charged as adults, several new Maryland laws take effect Oct. 1. Here’s a look at some of the changes ...

Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett launched a campaign Dec. 8 for the U.S. Senate in Texas, bringing a national profile to a race that may be critical to Democrats' long-shot hopes of reclaiming a ...

The HIV/AIDS epidemic spiked in the 1980s, resulting in the death of over 100,000 people from 1981 to 1990, making an irreversible mark on our world from a social, medical, and political perspective.

Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) careers are some of the highest-paying, fastest-growing professions on the job market. In 2021, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported ...

Each year millions of people throughout the country celebrate Juneteenth. The holiday, made official in 2021, is the perfect time to uphold sacred traditions and give thanks to the ancestors who have ...

Democratic candidate Julian Jones joined supporters at a watch party in Towson on June 23 after winning the primary race for Baltimore County executive. Jones secured 40.9 percent of the vote, leading ...

Tre’ Johnson, the former standout Washington offensive lineman who went on to become a Maryland high school history teacher, died Feb. 15. He was 54. Johnson’s wife, Irene, announced the death in a ...

It was a case most gynecologists wouldn’t touch — literally. Brionna Johnson of Chicago, who was 17 weeks pregnant, had a fibroid tumor on her uterus that weighed 27 pounds. One gynecologist after ...

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