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04/25/2025

Commerce Department employees caught up in a legal battle over their mass firings are now learning that their health care coverage was cut off weeks ago, even though they were paying their premiums.

04/25/2025

Makers of our food and home essentials, including Pepsi and Procter & Gamble, are cutting their financial forecasts for the year and predicting lower sales or profits than before.

04/25/2025

Baltimore, do you agree with this report?

Local News Study finds Baltimore is dirtiest city in America WEAA Published April 25, 2025 at 10:58 AM EDT Twitter LinkedIn Email Baltimore resident photo (Baltimore, MD) -- A website that calls itself an independent source about air quality called HouseFresh has ranked cities nationwide on air qua...

04/25/2025

"Pope Francis will be laid to rest on Saturday as scores of world leaders, church officials and mourners look on."

Pope Francis's funeral begins in Vatican City at 4 a.m. ET on Saturday and will end with his burial in Rome. Here's what to know about the day's events — and how Francis is breaking with tradition.

04/24/2025

"The spring housing market was supposed to boom. Instead, it's whimpering."

More inventory hitting the market was expected to drive sales. Instead, existing home sales suggest a continued slump in the housing market, with mortgage rates hurting affordability.

04/24/2025

Mayor Scott says "Outside in '25" will provide events, opportunities and resources for young people to enjoy themselves in a safe environment.

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott has outlined the details of this year's summer youth engagement strategy.

04/24/2025

"Studies show children of color are treated more harshly in the justice system than their white peers, and federal data released last month suggests that disparity is widening — especially for Black and American Indian children."

The number of American children and teenagers in juvenile detention has sharply declined over the last few decades, but as overall numbers decrease, data shows Black and Native American youth are far more likely to be incarcerated than white children.

04/23/2025

Officials say Cole was in possession of a bulletproof vest, a duty belt with loaded magazines, handcuffs, pepper spray, a baton, and a handgun that turned out to be a BB gun.

Local News Baltimore man charged with impersonating a police officer WEAA Published April 23, 2025 at 11:18 AM EDT Twitter LinkedIn Email news.maryland.gov Antonieo Cole (Bowie, MD) -- A Baltimore man is facing charges for allegedly impersonating a police officer.Maryland State Police say 60-year-o...

04/23/2025

🖤 This National Poetry Month, WEAA is reflecting on the power of caring for ourselves, protecting our peace, and preserving our joy — because survival is resistance. ✊🏾✨
📸Photo credit: Jack Mitchell/Getty Images

04/23/2025

"The Department of Education announced Monday that its office of Federal Student Aid will resume collections on May 5, meaning it can start taking funds out of borrowers' tax refunds, Social Security benefits and — eventually — wages."

The Department of Education says it will resume collections on May 5 and send wage garnishment notices "later this summer." Here's how to know — and what to do — if you'll be affected.

04/22/2025

04/22/2025

Elevating its presence within international play, Morgan State Volleyball will have a representative at the emerging Ditsala International Cup, an international volleyball invitational attracting diverse V-ball talent from across the globe.

04/22/2025

"The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments Tuesday over the religious rights of parents in Maryland to remove their children from elementary school classes using storybooks with LGBTQ characters."

The Supreme Court is hearing arguments over the religious rights of parents in Maryland to remove their children from elementary school classes using storybooks with LGBTQ characters.

04/21/2025

“Before they were fired, staff at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were about to launch a new data system to improve how the U.S. tracks concussions.”

Workers who track data on car crashes, drownings, traumatic brain injury, falls in the elderly, and other perils lost their jobs. Advocates worry life-saving work will stop.

04/21/2025

Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88

The international community reacts to the death of Pope Francis, a global figure whose influence went beyond the Catholic Church.

04/18/2025

Between the slate of tariffs currently in effect and proposed tariffs on car parts, the cost of car ownership is rising. And that's true even if you're not in the market for a vehicle.

04/18/2025

A federal judge has imposed new restrictions on the Department of Government Efficiency’s access to Social Security systems that hold personal data on millions of Americans.