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Maryland governor, Orioles managing partner tout 'progress' on vision for Camden Yards
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and Baltimore Orioles managing partner John Angelos released a joint statement Thursday saying there's been progress on their vision to expand the Camden Yards campus.
Rioter who hurled bow like a spear at police during Jan. 6 attack gets more than 7 years in prison
A professional butcher whose bloody, wild-eyed face became one of the most memorable images of the U.S. Capitol riot was sentenced Thursday to more than seven years in prison for hurling a bow like a spear at police and attacking several other officers.
Former police chief who defended himself at trial is convicted of conspiracy in Jan. 6 riot
A former California police chief was convicted on Thursday of joining the riot at the U.S. Capitol with a hatchet in his backpack and plotting to stop Congress from certifying President Joe Biden's 2020 electoral victory.
Things to know about the latest court rulings and statehouse action over transgender rights
Five transgender children and their families sued Texas this week over a law that would bar transgender care for them and other minors, adding more uncertainty to the fate of policies to curtail the rights of transgender people.
Driver hits, kills pedestrian after fleeing traffic stop near National Mall
A driver struck and killed a pedestrian Wednesday at a crosswalk near the District of Columbia's National Mall after the suspect fled from a traffic stop, authorities said.
No fingerprints, DNA sample or leads from cocaine found at the White House, the Secret Service says
No fingerprints or DNA turned up on the baggie of cocaine found in a lobby at the White House last week despite a sophisticated FBI crime lab analysis, and surveillance footage of the area didn't identify a suspect, according to a summary of the Secret Service investigation obtained by The Associated Press. There are no leads on who brought the drugs into the building.
Justice Department to challenge length of prison sentences for Rhodes and other Oath Keepers
The Justice Department is appealing the 18-year-prison sentence handed down for Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, as well as other far-right extremists' punishments that were shorter than what prosecutors had sought, according to court papers filed Wednesday.
