Maryland ties for fourth among 50 states in terms of the financial benefits average families would see if Congress passes President Donald Trump’s tax bill, according to a White House news release.

Citing a state-by-state analysis from the president’s Council of Economic Advisers, the Wednesday release lists the anticipated increases to ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia police officers will soon be trading in their recognizable powder blue uniform tops for “midnight” navy blue shirts, Sgt. Eric Gripp said.

“This change is part of a broader effort to honor our department’s history while preparing for the future,” Gripp said in a statement Wednesday. “Midnight blue ...Read more

NEW YORK — A 55-year-old Muslim woman was attacked by a stranger on a Queens train after he repeatedly asked her, “Where are you from?” police said Thursday.

The victim was on a westbound E train entering the 75th Avenue station on Queens Boulevard in Glen Oaks around 4 a.m. Wednesday, when Naved Durrni, 34, approached her, cops said.

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In recognition of Juneteenth, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on Thursday announced the pardon of nearly 7,000 additional cannabis-related offenses and the allocation of $400 million in state funds to communities historically impacted by discriminatory policies.

“We saw that, even after Juneteenth, there were still some very creative policies that ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Though Gov. Wes Moore announced actions toward ending the racial wealth gap Thursday, members of the Maryland Legislative Black Caucus say that cannot truly happen without discussing reparations.

“I don’t think there is a bold Black agenda that does not include reparations,” Chrissy Thornton, the president and CEO of ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Department of Homeland Security vehicles with masked agents were stationed Thursday morning outside Dodger Stadium, in another sign of the raids sweeping Southern California.

It is unclear what operation the federal agents were carrying out or whether anyone in the area was arrested. Images of the government vehicles immediately...Read more

MIAMI — When it comes to picking university presidents in Florida, traditional academics are so passé. Politicos are all the rage.

The state university system’s Board of Governors followed that trend on Wednesday when it unanimously approved three new university presidents, each with strong ties to Gov. Ron DeSantis: former Lt. Gov. ...Read more

President Donald Trump delayed his decision on whether attack Iran for two weeks following a Thursday sighting of Steve Bannon at the White House. The visit comes amid big divisions in his MAGA movement over U.S. involvement in foreign wars.

“There’s a substantial chance of negotiations that may or may not take place with Iran,” Trump ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — An incomplete but “highly sophisticated” drug-smuggling tunnel between Tijuana and Otay Mesa was located and disabled by the U.S. Border Patrol, officials said Wednesday.

The cross-border tunnel was actively under construction when it was uncovered by U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the sector’s Tunnel Team in early ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A 20-year-old Walmart employee, Adrian Martinez, was returning from break on Tuesday when he saw Border Patrol agents taking a worker cleaning the shopping center parking lot in Pico Rivera. He jumped out of the car and wheeled the man’s trash can in front of the vehicle as other passersby gathered around the truck yelling, ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida cities and counties could soon face fines if they don’t grant Gov. Ron DeSantis’ DOGE team access to their data systems, personnel and buildings as it hunts for financial waste and targets diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.

A last-minute addition to a budget bill approved Monday granted the new powers to the ...Read more

ATLANTA — An influential Spanish-language reporter in metro Atlanta was hit with new criminal charges on Thursday, one day after he was transferred into the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Currently held in South Georgia’s Folkston ICE Processing Center — an immigrant jail slated to soon become the nation’s largest — ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — At Pasadena's AC Hotel earlier this month, dozens of protesters gathered in an effort to confront federal agents who had arrived in town amid demonstrations against the Trump administration's mass deportation effort.

Pasadena Mayor Victor Gordo was among those present on June 7 as demonstrators holding signs with "ICE out of ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Department of Homeland Security vehicles with masked agents were stationed Thursday morning outside Dodger Stadium, in another sign of the raids sweeping Southern California.

It is unclear what operation the federal agents were carrying out or whether anyone in the area was arrested. Images of the government vehicles immediately...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Not long before the fatal shooting of a prominent Minnesota legislator left Gov. Tim Walz pleading for a more civil discourse, he was arguing that Democrats need to “be a little meaner” as his party fights for political relevance.

In March, Walz criticized Elon Musk as a “dipshit” and an “unelected South African nepo ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will decide within two weeks whether to strike Iran, his spokeswoman said, as Israel hit more Iranian nuclear sites and warned its attacks may bring down the leadership in Tehran.

White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said Trump’s message Thursday is that “based on the fact that there’s a ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Marking the end of a longtime tradition, the Fourth of July celebration at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena will not feature a fireworks show this year. Instead, there will be a drone show.

The move comes as some venues have switched from fireworks to drone shows — in which a fleet of drones performs a choreographed light show — ...Read more

Friends and relatives of Boston police Officer John O’Keefe believe the acquittal of Karen Read was unjust and the celebrations that ensued were “disgusting.”

The slain officer’s college pal John Jackson said O’Keefe’s family heard Read’s supporters cheer when her nearly eight week retrial ended with not guilty verdicts on second...Read more

Publicly, Kensington Palace sought to downplay Kate Middleton’s last-minute decision Wednesday to pull out of making an appearance at the Royal Ascot horse-racing festival.

But behind the scenes, palace insiders revealed to the Daily Beast that the sudden decision by Catherine, the Princess of Wales, to withdraw from such a high-profile event...Read more