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Source: Ivant Weng Wai / Getty What was supposed to be a joyful celebration for graduates and their families at John Marshall High School quickly turned chaotic on Wednesday morning after a fight broke out during the school’s graduation ceremony at Virginia Commonwealth University’s Siegel Center. Richmond Public Schools Superintendent Jason Kamras joined school officials and police during a press conference later that afternoon to address the incident, which briefly […]

Anadolu / Zohran Mamdani NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani is taking a page out of Elon Musk’s book, but instead, using his power to help New York City’s citizens. The socialist mayor announced he is launching a city Commission on Government Efficiency (COGE) to “find ways for our city to work smarter, faster, and more effectively for working people.” If it sounds familiar, that’s because it’s similar to Elon Musk’s Department […]

Richmond Times-Dispatch A new Maryland law banning Glock and Glock-style firearms is facing a legal challenge from major gun rights organizations, who argue the measure is unconstitutional. The lawsuit, filed by the National Rifle Association (NRA), Firearms Policy Coalition, and Second Amendment Foundation, targets Senate Bill 334, which was signed into law by Governor Wes Moore earlier this week. The law is scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2027. […]

Source: Ladanifer / Getty In November 1910, one year after its founding, the NAACP launched its official communications hub, The Crisis magazine, which documented lynching, disenfranchisement, segregation, racial terror, and the everyday humiliations of Jim Crow. Its founding editor, the civil rights activist and child advocate W.E.B. Du Bois, featured a drawing of a Black child at play on the cover to signal what the Black freedom struggle was supposed […]

Source: Cassidy Sparrow / Getty Tilman Fertitta is making one of the biggest power moves in the casino and hospitality world after announcing plans to acquire Caesars Entertainment in a deal valued at approximately $17.6 billion. The proposed acquisition would dramatically reshape the gaming industry by combining two major hospitality giants under one umbrella. RELATED: Houston’s Best Burgers to Try On National Hamburger Day According to the announcement made Thursday […]

Metropolitan Police – PA Images It can be mind-boggling to hear the heinous acts of abuse some people are capable of committing. Things get even more confusing when the culprit manages to get away with their crimes for an extended period of time. Thankfully, a UK woman will no longer be able to escape the child death she caused back in 1978 after a new confession almost five decades later […]

Source: imageBROKER/Thamrongpat Theerathammakorn / Getty Baltimore County Public Schools will bring cursive writing instruction back to elementary classrooms beginning in the 2026-2027 school year, Superintendent Dr. Myriam Rogers announced Wednesday. Under the new plan, second and third grade students across the district will receive HMH Cursive Writing instruction as part of their classroom learning, CBS Baltimore reports. In a statement, BCPS said the move is part of the district’s ongoing […]

Source: David Berding / Getty The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to step into National Football League defensive coordinator Brian Flores’ ongoing racial discrimination lawsuit against the league, a decision that allows one of the most closely watched employment cases in professional sports to continue moving through the courts. On May 26, the nation’s highest court refused to review a lower court ruling that sided with Flores in his dispute […]

Source: peeterv / Getty If you’re really from Baltimore, some things just don’t need an explanation. The city got its own language, its own food spots, its own traditions, and a whole lot of memories that instantly tell people, “Yeah… you definitely from here.” From ducking dirt bikes on North Avenue to arguing over who got the best lake trout, here are 15 things that scream Baltimore childhood.