ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Hillary Clinton won Maryland’s 10 electoral votes Tuesday, and Rep. Chris Van Hollen will be the state’s next U.S. senator. State Sen. Cathy Pugh, a Democrat, won the Baltimore mayor’s race, defeating Republican Alan Walden in the heavily Democratic city. State Sen. Cathy Pugh (left) , a Democrat, has won the […]
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Trump Wins White House, Conservative Republicans Rule—Age of Obama Ends
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump was elected America’s 45th president Tuesday, an astonishing victory for a celebrity businessman and political novice who capitalized on voters’ economic anxieties, took advantage of racial tensions and overcame a string of sexual assault allegations on his way to the White House. His triumph over Hillary Clinton will end eight […]
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Judge Orders Competency Exam for Dylann Roof, Delays Charleston Church Shooting Trial
A judge announced Tuesday that he has ordered another competency exam for a White man charged with killing nine Black parishioners at a Charleston church one day after halting jury selection because of a motion from defense attorneys. The exam for Dylann Roof is underway and should be finished by next week. Federal Judge Richard […]
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Virginia Ex-Felon Joins Others to Vote for First Time
Every Election Day for nearly 30 years, people have told Terry Garrett, that she couldn’t vote. Garrett was convicted of a felony for shoplifting at 18 years old and was stripped of her right to decide which people governed her community, her state and her nation. On the cold crisp morning of Nov. 8, Garrett, […]
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Election Day Holds Long Voting Lines in Penn.
The lines to vote in Pennsylvania, a battleground state for the presidential election, are so long that Henry Nicholas, president of the National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees, was late to lead his own town hall voter rally. It took him an hour to vote, he said. Beulah Robinson waits in a line […]
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Baton Rouge Officer Sues DeRay McKesson & BLM, over Protest Injury
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A Baton Rouge police officer who claims he was injured during a protest after a deadly police shooting filed a lawsuit Monday against prominent Black Lives Matter activist DeRay Mckesson, who was arrested at the demonstration. The unnamed officer’s federal lawsuit says he was struck in the face by a […]
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Officers Say Slager’s Version of Walter Scott Shooting Contradicted Video
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Two police officers testified Monday that the account Michael Slager gave them about shooting Walter Scott in the minutes after the slaying contradicted a dramatic cellphone video of the unarmed Black motorist’s death. In this April 4, 2015, frame from video provided by Attorney L. Chris Stewart representing the family of […]
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Jury Selection to Resume Wednesday in Charleston Church Shooting Trial
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Jury selection was halted before it began Monday in the federal case of a White man accused of gunning down nine Black parishioners at a South Carolina church, with the judge holding a hearing closed to everyone but the defendant and his own lawyers. This June 18, 2015, file photo, provided […]
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Officer Videoed Kicking Black Man, No Longer with St. Paul Police
PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The St. Paul Police Department says an officer caught on video kicking a Black man during an incident that led to an apology from the police chief no longer works for the department. St. Paul Police Chief Todd Axtell, right, answers questions during a news conference Friday, Nov. 4, 2016 in […]
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Ravens Top Steelers to Snap Four Game Losing Skid
The Baltimore Ravens snapped a four-game losing slump with a 21-14 win over their arch-rival Pittsburgh Steelers on Nov. 6 at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Md. Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown (84) is tackled by Baltimore Ravens free safety Lardarius Webb (21) and strong safety Eric Weddle while rushing the ball in the […]
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Is It Time for the Wizards to Panic?
A 1-4 start wasn’t exactly what Scott Brooks signed up for over the summer when he became the Washington Wizards’ newest coach. Unfortunately, that’s exactly where Brooks and the Wizards find themselves after the first week of the NBA’s 2016-2017 season. Washington finished 41-41 last year despite qualifying for the playoffs in the prior two seasons. The Wizards brass sought out […]
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Fox Apologizes for Inaccurate Hillary Clinton Report
NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News Channel apologized Friday for an inaccurate report this week that Hillary Clinton would likely be indicted as a result of an investigation by the FBI into the Clinton Foundation. Fox’s Bret Baier, who initially reported on the case Wednesday, said Friday that “it was a mistake, and for that […]