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Washington region a new coronavirus hotspot
Washington DC and the neighboring states of Maryland and Virginia now have more than 50,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and there have been some 2,300 deaths
Trump defends attack on black U.S. lawmaker
President Donald Trump says 'There is nothing wrong with bringing out the very obvious fact that Congressman Elijah Cummings has done a very poor job for his district and the City of Baltimore'
Like Uber, but for organs: first kidney delivered by drone
The specially designed high-tech drone was fitted with equipment to monitor the kidney along its 5-kilometer journey to its recipient: a 44-year-old woman from Baltimore who had spent 8 years on dialysis before the procedure
Jesuits release list of 89 U.S. priests accused of sex abuse
The disclosures by the Jesuit provinces of Maryland and USA Midwest are the latest chapter in the ongoing sexual abuse scandal roiling the Catholic Church
Woman shoots dead 3 at U.S. warehouse, commits suicide
The suspect – a 26-year-old identified as Snochia Moseley – died after shooting herself in the head, Harford County Sheriff Jeff Gahler says
Annapolis mourns victims of newspaper shooting
"The people who worked here are our friends, our neighbors, our colleagues, so it's sort of like a part of us has been taken with their death as well," said resident Christine Feldmann.
Shooter in Maryland high school attack dead – sheriff
(UPDATED) St. Mary's County Sheriff Tim Cameron says a male student and a female student were wounded by the unidentified assailant
Whistleblower Manning seeks U.S. Senate seat
Chelsea Manning has now gone from prison to US senatorial candidate in less than a year during which she often made headlines
Police arrest suspect in U.S. double shooting
(UPDATED) Radee Labeeb Prince, 37, is believed to have shot the 5 at Advanced Granite Solutions at the Emmorton Business Park in Edgewood, Maryland
Confederate monuments removed in Baltimore, other cities
The removal of the monuments comes 4 days after clashes in Charlottesville Virginia that stemmed from a rally called by white supremacists to protest plans to remove a statue of Confederate General Robert E Lee from a public park
Gov't websites in Ohio, Maryland hacked with pro-ISIS messages
Posted on the websites is a message from a group calling itself Team System DZ vowing revenge against US President Donald Trump
Trump faces new lawsuit over business empire – report
The suit to be unveiled June 12 centers on the so called emoluments clause which bans US officials from taking gifts or other benefits from foreign governments
Trump's travel ban faces new test
A US appeals court is set to take on a case that has stymied the administration s controversial efforts to bar travelers from 6 Muslim majority countries
Trump administration appeals block of revised travel ban
US President Donald Trump has said a travel ban is needed to preserve US national security and keep out extremists
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Hawaii judge freezes Trump's revamped travel ban
4th UPDATE The court in Honolulu is the first to rule in a trio of legal challenges against the ban which was set to go into effect March 16
Attorneys general from 16 U.S. states condemn Trump travel ban
The 16 attorneys general all Democrats whose states are home to nearly a third of the US population issued a joint statement in opposition
US military facility Joint Base Andrews lifts lockdown
3rd UPDATE Confusion over a scheduled active shooter exercise at the Maryland facility is believed to have led to the lockdown as someone called the emergency number 911 when they saw the drill
Filipino suspected of shooting wife, 2 others in Maryland
Detectives have filed charges against Eulalio Tordil who was involved in multiple shootings on May 5 and 6
Trump, Clinton dominate primaries, extend leads
UPDATED Donald Trump sweeps 5 northeastern states in April 26 Republican primaries; In the Democratic primaries Hillary Clinton takes 4 Bernie Sanders wins one
Clinton, Trump look to dominate Tuesday primaries
Big wins on Tuesday night would put Clinton within striking distance of the Democratic nomination piling up pressure on Sanders who vows to fight on until the California primary June 7
Trump, Clinton aim to seal deal in Tuesday primaries
The extraordinary 2016 race has tested American political tradition with the Democratic and Republican parties taking their nomination battles deep into primary season
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Washington DC digs out after monster blizzard
For many the thrill of a weekend spent playing in the snow or in warm homes watching a stunning display of nature s power gave way to the realization that in Washington DC at least the cleanup will be long and messy
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Storm-hit US digs out as death toll rises to 25
UPDATED The eastern United States emerge wearily from a massive blizzard that dumped huge amounts of snow and killed at least 25 people
'Snowzilla': Massive blizzard paralyzes eastern US
UPDATED 16 die in Arkansas Kentucky New York North Carolina Maryland and Virginia while more than 200 000 people are left without power and 2 200 National Guard personnel are drafted in
Judge declares mistrial in Freddie Gray police case
It is now up to prosecutors whether police officer William Porter should be retried with another jury at a later date
O'Malley, ex-Maryland gov, enters US presidential race
O Malley calls for a revival of the American dream which he said was hanging by a thread
Filipino teacher arrested, accused of sex abuse in Maryland
The 39 year old teacher from Batangas is accused of sexually abusing a 9 year old student at William Paca Elementary School in Maryland
Baltimore lifts curfew, National Guard begins pullout
Across the city people cheer the return to relative calm with impromptu celebrations a far cry from the riots on April 27
Baltimore protesters defy curfew after police officers charged
The curfew has been imposed following mass protests and riots over the death of Freddie Gray the latest African American to lose his life at the hands of police
Thousands protest in US over police 'injustices'
Freddie Gray s death is the latest instance in the United States of a black man succumbing at the hands of police
Baltimore braced for new night of protest as Obama warns police
Obama condemns the rioting but also says that a series of recent incidents – beginning last year with the police shooting of an unarmed black teenager in Ferguson Missouri – is worrying
Baltimore deploys Guard troops as riots erupt
UPDATED Maryland Governor Larry Hogan declares a state of emergency in the port city of 620 000 and activates the National Guard as rioters prowl
Violence erupts at Baltimore police death protest
Tensions have been simmering in the blue collar Mid Atlantic port city of 620 000 as investigators try to establish the circumstances that led to Freddie Gray s death
Guard shot dead at US Census Bureau
UPDATED The US Census Bureau guard who was shot is now dead He was earlier in extremely critical condition after being shot at least once in his upper body
Long-serving US Senator Mikulski to retire
The departure of Senator Barbara Mikulski the longest serving woman in US Congress history is sure to trigger a Democratic scramble for her seat in Maryland
Thousands bid farewell to murdered New York cop
A sea of blue uniformed officers line the streets outside a Brooklyn funeral home to honor Wenjian Liu 32 shot in the head with partner Rafael Ramos 40 on December 20
Protesters defy New York call for moratorium
Dozens of anti police protesters defy a call from Mayor Bill de Blasio urging New Yorkers to suspend demonstrations until after murdered police officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu are buried
Shock, anger in NY after police murders
The double killing in a city where murders are at their lowest rates in 20 years further strains the already fraught relations between Mayor Bill de Blasio and police
Gunman kills two New York City police officers
The shootings came amid anger over the death of an unarmed black man by a white police officer and a grand jury s decision not to press charges against him
US mall shooting gunman identified, motive still unknown
Dario Marcus Aguilar 19 years old fired six to eight shots during the attack at the Columbia Mall on Saturday killing two employees of a skateboard shop before taking his own life
Three killed in mall shooting near US capital – police
Police said the suspected perpetrator was believed to be among the fatalities at the Columbia Mall where panicked shoppers scrambled to find shelter at the sound of gunshots
Antarctic ice lab sees sub-atomic particles in space
What makes this latest discovery exciting is it marks only the second time that the particles have been detected from space since 1987 and this time they are a million times stronger
Fil-Ams feel brunt of gov't shutdown
Families in the Philippines received 10 B from relatives in the US in 2013 The longer the shutdown lasts the less help Fil Ams are able to provide their relatives back home
WikiLeaks source Manning sentenced to 35 years
UPDATED US soldier Bradley Manning is sentenced to 35 years in prison and dishonorably discharged for the biggest breach of official secrets in American history
Manning convicted of espionage, but not of aiding enemy
UPDATE Tuesday s verdict follows an exhaustive two month court martial at the Fort Meade military base in Maryland near the US capital
Whistleblower or traitor? US judge to rule in Manning trial
US military judge Denise Lind plans to issue her judgment at 1700 GMT as the trial which got under way in June draws to a close
US trial of Manning, WikiLeaks source, at final stage
Manning s defense lawyer David Coombs and prosecutor Major Ashden Fein will have one last chance to make their case before a military judge delivers a verdict
