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Four Baltimore police officers, including since federally convicted Gun Trace Task Force detective Daniel Hersl, planted a gun on a man’s porch in 2014 and stole about $5,000 from his house, the man says in a new federal lawsuit. The officers arrested Keyon Paylor that day. “In jail calls to family members shortly after his…

I wish that someone would explain why former President Donald Trump seems to be leading polls on the issue of the economy (“Donald Trump mansplains how he’s a ‘protector’ of women,” Sept. 25). He bankrupted his casinos. His failed business ventures included the airline, Trump Shuttle, Trump Vodka, Trump Steaks and Trump University, which was…

Baltimore Sun staff writers pick every game of the NFL season. Here’s who they have winning in Week 4: Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants (Thursday, 8:15 p.m.) Brian Wacker (8-8 last week; 28-20 overall): Cowboys Childs Walker (9-7 last week; 24-24 overall): Cowboys Mike Preston (6-10 last week; 25-23 overall): Cowboys C.J. Doon (6-10 last week;…

By LOLITA C. BALDOR FORT JACKSON, South Carolina (AP) — After several very difficult years and a swath of new programs and enticements, the Army, Air Force, Marine Corps and Space Force will all meet their recruiting goals by the end of this month and the Navy will come very close, the military services say.…

By Chris Johnson, CQ-Roll Call WASHINGTON — A bipartisan Senate committee report released Wednesday found numerous Secret Service failures related to the July 13 near assassination of former President Donald Trump and recommended ways to help prevent another incident. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, in its ongoing investigation into the shooting at a Pennsylvania rally, said the agency fell short in coordination with local…

Contract negotiations between East Coast dockworkers and their employers have reached a stalemate, fueling growing concerns that the Port of Baltimore could face a shutdown for the second time this year. With less than a week before their union contract expires, longshoremen from Maine through Texas have been offered “unacceptable” wage increases, the International Longshoremen’s…

By Joseph Serna, Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES — A gunman hijacked a Metro bus and led Los Angeles police on a wild chase that ended downtown L.A. early Wednesday. Video from the incident showed a series of small explosions around the bus stopped near Alameda and 6th streets after 2 a.m. then police storming…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The son of the man suspected in the assassination attempt in Florida of former President Donald Trump has been arrested on federal charges of possessing child sexual abuse images. Oran Routh was arrested this week after authorities searched his Greensboro, North Carolina, home “in connection with an investigation unrelated to child exploitation,” an FBI official said…

By STEVE PEOPLES NEW YORK (AP) — One presidential candidate is talking up gun ownership and promising tough border security measures. The other vows to cap credit card interest rates and force insurance companies to cover in vitro fertilization. Which one is the Democrat and the Republican? The lines that have long defined each party’s…

A Mount Airy man was sentenced Monday to 30 months in prison by a U.S. District Court judge after pleading guilty to assaulting a law enforcement officer during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Nicholas Ortt, a 43-year-old bar manager, traveled to Washington on Jan. 6, 2021, to attend former President Donald Trump’s “Stop the Steal”…

From the outside, it’s just another apartment in Washingon, D.C. But step inside, you begin to take in what makes Dylan Mellor‘s two-bedroom apartment different from the others. He fosters as many dogs as he can to rescue them from kill shelters. So far, he’s saved almost two dozen that have called his place home.…

The wildly popular adult card game Cards Against Humanity filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk’s SpaceX for allegedly trespassing on a plot of land the game owned. Cards Against Humanity has done various iconic public stunts since the game’s creation, including temporarily producing potato chips, purchasing an island off the coast of Maine for public…

To be liked is to be enjoyed, but to be loved is to be freed. That’s one of the things about life that my dad, who passed away last September at the age of 75, taught me. My dad was a rags-to-riches example of the American Dream. And although our country today is seemingly full…

The Orioles issued a traffic advisory to fans planning to attend their 1:35 p.m. game against the Detroit Tigers in response to a large fire in downtown Baltimore at South Lombard and Eutaw streets near Camden Yards on Sunday morning. Fans should use caution and allot for increased traffic in the downtown area if heading…

A five-alarm fire in downtown Baltimore that drew a response of over 240 personnel from numerous agencies Sunday has been contained but not controlled, according to the Baltimore City Fire Department. No injuries have been reported. Upwards of five businesses and a residency were involved in the blaze near Oriole Park. There’s still “lots of…

Two people were fatally shot and another was injured in North Baltimore early Saturday. Around 12:57 a.m. Saturday, officers responded to a reported shooting at the 5100 block of Park Heights Avenue and found a 37-year-old man with a gunshot wound, according to a Baltimore Police Department news release. The victim was transported to a…

A 24-year-old was shot and killed in Federal Hill early Saturday morning. Officers were patrolling on foot around 1:47 a.m. when they heard “discharging” from the 1100 block of Marshall Street, according to a Baltimore Police Department news release. There they located a 24-year-old man with gunshot wounds, police said. The victim was taken to…

The last Oriole to put up a season as dominant as Gunnar Henderson’s 2024 campaign was Cal Ripken Jr. Just as Ripken was honored in 1991, Henderson on Saturday was announced as the Most Valuable Oriole, as local media awarded the superstar shortstop for the second consecutive season. The fiery and youthful Henderson was a…

Before announcing his U.S. Senate run in February, Larry Hogan helped lead “No Labels,” a centrist group that flirted with the idea of nominating a third-party presidential candidate for the 2024 election. The former two-term governor resigned from his post with the organization in late 2023 and now is hoping voters in heavily Democratic Maryland…

Imagine for a moment that you are a small Midwestern city, just minding your own business and trying to take care of your people. Then, one night on national television, a presidential candidate angrily denounces some of your people for the despicable act of stealing, killing and eating other peoples’ beloved pets. The next thing…

The man who survived the March 26 Key Bridge collapse and the families of six workers who died that day simultaneously on Friday sued the companies behind the massive cargo ship that brought down the span. Filed in the U.S. District Court for Baltimore, the civil claims target Grace Ocean Private Ltd., owner of the…