BALTIMORE — A powerful storm system expected to move across Maryland on Monday could bring damaging winds, heavy rain, hail and possible tornadoes, prompting Gov. Wes Moore to declare a state of preparedness and local school systems to announce early dismissals.

The National Weather Service forecasted rain and possible thunderstorms before 4 ...Read more

Cubans living in Miami and elsewhere will be able to invest and own private businesses on the island, the country’s deputy prime minister said Monday, confirming earlier reporting by the Miami Herald.

Oscar Pérez-Oliva Fraga told NBC News on Monday morning that “Cuba is open to having a fluid commercial relationship with U.S. companies”...Read more

NEW YORK — Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Monday that the New York City Department of Transportation will be lowering speed limits in 800 school zones to 15 mph under Sammy’s Law, which allows the city to set limits below the statewide minimum.

The move is the first step to lowering speed limits in all school zones citywide, the mayor said in a ...Read more

Vice President JD Vance is expected to visit Michigan Wednesday, according to three sources with knowledge of the plans.

The sources requested to speak on the condition of anonymity because they were not yet authorized to discuss Vance's upcoming travel schedule. Two of the sources said they were told the vice president will speak somewhere in ...Read more

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — More than 2.5% of electrical customers in Michigan were without power Monday morning as winter storms pummeled the northern half of the state and the Upper Peninsula.

The state as of 9:25 a.m. had more than 131,000 power outages recorded. Consumers Energy, which serves much of lower Michigan outside of the eastern side ...Read more

WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. — Temple Israel will remain closed for the immediate future after a gunman rammed through the synagogue's front doors last week and exchanged gunfire with security before taking his own life.

Temple Israel officials said in a statement Sunday on social media that while the physical building on Walnut Lake Road, west of ...Read more

NEW YORK — President Donald Trump resurrected a pet nickname for New York Times White House correspondent Maggie Haberman in his latest salvo against female reporters, threatening to sue her and the newspaper while hurling insults at the veteran journalist.

“Maggot Hagerman, just another SLEAZEBAG writer for The Failing New York Times, ...Read more

U.S. allies deflected President Donald Trump’s demands to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, expressing unease about getting pulled into the war in Iran.

In Brussels, European Union foreign ministers stressed that they did not want to escalate the war, treading cautiously about even redirecting an existing Red Sea naval mission to the vital ...Read more

U.S. allies deflected President Donald Trump’s demands to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, expressing unease about getting pulled into the war in Iran.

In Brussels, European Union foreign ministers stressed that they did not want to escalate the war, treading cautiously about even redirecting an existing Red Sea naval mission to the vital ...Read more

Iran launched fresh attacks across the Persian Gulf, disrupting shipments at a key United Arab Emirates oil hub and denying U.S. President Donald Trump’s assertion that it’s seeking ceasefire talks.

The UAE and Saudi Arabia reported drone and missile attacks overnight into Monday. Dubai temporarily halted flights at its main airport and ...Read more

CHICAGO — Victor Jardon-Reyes worked for companies that provide airplane repair supplies, commuting to O’Hare and Midway airports from his home in Belmont Cragin to put in half-day shifts consulting with mechanics and giving them the needed parts to keep the skies safe.

But on Feb. 18, the 33-year-old lost his job. Through no fault of his ...Read more

The selling point, from state Rep. Jenna Persons-Mulicka, was simple and direct.

The Fort Myers Republican told colleagues they needed to pass a suite of election-law changes — including verifying the citizenship of registered voters and reducing the kinds of ID voters could use to verify themselves at the polls — to ensure that “Florida ...Read more

The Kennedy Space Center director didn’t mince words.

“We stand at a pivotal moment,” Janet Petro told state lawmakers in Tallahassee last fall. The future of one of Florida’s signature assets, what Petro called the “jewel” of America’s space program, was in jeopardy.

Kennedy needs more money, she said. It needs state funding for...Read more

An investigation into cosmetic surgery chains by KFF Health News and NBC News has prompted consumer warnings from industry groups representing plastic surgeons and a call for more transparency around physician disciplinary actions in California.

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons, which represents 12,000 doctors, is now warning patients ...Read more

Legislation in at least eight states would expand the rights of doctors, nurses, hospitals and even insurance companies to refuse to provide or pay for care — from contraception and fertility services to medical marijuana and childhood vaccines — that conflicts with their religious or moral beliefs.

For years, most states have had so-called...Read more

Thousands of low-income people living with HIV could be losing drug coverage as states impose limitations on HIV assistance programs amid constrained budgets — raising alarms over consistent access to lifesaving medications.

Many factors are putting budget constraints on state programs, including federal funding — which has remained flat ...Read more

Candidates fanned out across the state to hit traditional campaign stops in the final weekend before Tuesday’s primary, wooing local audiences in an election increasingly overcome by national events and out-of-state money.

Some trooped through soupy rain along Western Avenue at the South Side Irish St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Others toured ...Read more

Potential flooding and high winds are set to kick off the week for Boston, before a period of chillier dry weather heading into next weekend, according to National Weather Service Forecasts.

“Rain starts to move in, heading into (Monday) morning,” said NWS meteorologist Candice Hrencecin. “(Monday) is going to be pretty rainy. And then it...Read more

President Donald Trump said Cuba wants to make a deal with the U.S., but that he wants to finish the war in Iran before turning to the island nation.

“I think we will pretty soon either make a deal or do whatever we have to do,” he told reporters Sunday on Air Force One. “We’re talking to Cuba, but we’re going to do Iran before Cuba.�...Read more