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07/01/2025

JUST IN: Senate passes Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ spending bill after three Republicans vote no.

The Republican megabill cuts trillions in taxes, while scaling back spending on Medicaid and other federal programs. It now heads to the House, where some GOP lawmakers are signaling major objections.

07/01/2025

Anne Arundel County Police say a 15-year-old and a 17-year-old are facing charges after a stolen car crash in Glen Burnie.

07/01/2025

Sean Combs trial update: The jury is deliberating over a complex set of charges

The hip-hop mogul faces an overlapping set of charges that include s*x trafficking and racketeering conspiracy. The jury resumes deliberations on Tuesday.

06/30/2025

06/30/2025

The WNBA is adding three new teams: Cleveland will join in 2028, Detroit begins play in 2029 and Philadelphia will be added to the roster in 2030. This will bring the league to a record 18 teams.

06/30/2025

MSU professor shares her experience working with students at Morgan State and West Virginia University on an investigative journalism project digging into where opioid settlement money is going and what it means for communities.

Morgan State professor reflects on teaching the next generation of investigative journalists Published June 20, 2025 at 12:21 PM EDT Listen • 11:39 www.morgan.edu/multimedia-journalism Morgan State professor Alissa Figueroa shares her experience working with students at MSU and West Virginia Univ...

06/30/2025

Cookouts aren’t what they used to be… and that’s not a bad thing.

Local News Cookouts used to be about the grill. Now, they're about the vibe. WEAA Published June 30, 2025 at 10:22 AM EDT Twitter LinkedIn Email Canva Image Back in the day, a summer cookout meant one thing: the grill. Smoke curling into the air, one person manning the meat while chaos brewed; forg...

06/30/2025

Authorities said an armed man started a fire on a mountain in northern Idaho and then began shooting at responding firefighters, killing two and injuring a third.

Local authorities said a man armed with a rifle started a fire on a mountain in northern Idaho and then began shooting at responding firefighters, killing two and injuring a third.

06/28/2025

The owner of the Return to Nature Funeral Home received the maximum possible sentence for cheating customers and defrauding the federal government out of nearly $900,000 in COVID-19 aid.

06/27/2025

The Supreme Court has ruled that Maryland parents who have religious objections can pull their children from public school lessons using LGBTQ storybooks.

06/27/2025

Join the WEAA team here tomorrow, June 28!

Saturday, June 28 | 11 AM–6 PM
1601–1659 E. North Avenue, Baltimore
The street fair is Free and open to everyone.
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Museum Admission: The National Great Blacks In Wax Museum will be open for walk-ins and group tours throughout the day (general admission $18, children under 12yrs are free). Don’t miss our new wax figure of Henrietta Lacks and the powerful “Cash Crop” exhibit by artist Stephen Hayes.