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Bar counsel opposes MD congressional candidate Robin Ficker’s reinstatement

Maryland's Attorney Grievance Commission pushed back against Republican congressional candidate Robin Ficker's bid to have his law license reinstated.

The Maryland Supreme Court building is shown in Annapolis on June 4, 2026. (Ian Round/The Daily Record)

Split court affirms convictions of St. Mary’s County man accused of raping daughter
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Baltimore’s pollution lawsuit against Coke, Pepsi dismissed

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Colin Gray, 54, the father of Apalachee High School shooter Colt Gray, 14, who is charged as an adult with four counts of murder in the deaths of Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo, both 14, Richard Aspinwall, 39, and Cristina Irimie, 53, enters the Barrow County courthouse for his first appearance in Winder, Georgia, on Sept. 6, 2024. (Brynn Anderson/Pool via REUTERS)

Father of Georgia school shooter sentenced to prison

A man who gave his troubled son the rifle he used to kill four people at a Georgia high school was sentenced to prison.

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File photo of Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland. (Maximilian Franz/The Daily Record)

Churchill Downs planning to sell Ocean Downs Casino and Racetrack

The owner of Ocean Downs Casino and Racetrack is preparing to put the Eastern Shore entertainment facility and seven other gambling properties up for sale.

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Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche walks through the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 29, 2026. (REUTERS/Anna Rose Layden)

Trump says he could withdraw, then renominate Blanche as attorney general

President Donald Trump indicated that he could temporarily withdraw his nomination of Todd Blanche to serve as U.S. attorney general and then later re-nominate him.

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J&J reaches sweeping talc deal that could end decade of litigation

Johnson & Johnson said it would pay an estimated $5.5 billion to resolve tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging its baby powder and other talc products cause ovarian cancer.

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Comcast opens 3 Xfinity stores in Baltimore region

Three new Xfinity stores have opened in Catonsville, Glen Burnie and Westminster, media and technology company Comcast announced. 

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The Daily Record announces the 20th anniversary winners of Influential Marylanders

The Daily Record announced the 2026 Influential Marylanders winners, marking the 20th anniversary of the event.

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Bar counsel opposes MD congressional candidate Robin Ficker’s reinstatement

Maryland's Attorney Grievance Commission pushed back against Republican congressional candidate Robin Ficker's bid to have his law license reinstated.

File photo of Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland. (Maximilian Franz/The Daily Record)

Churchill Downs planning to sell Ocean Downs Casino and Racetrack

The owner of Ocean Downs Casino and Racetrack is preparing to put the Eastern Shore entertainment facility and seven other gambling properties up for sale.

Xfinity's newly opened Westminster store. (Comcast)

Comcast opens 3 Xfinity stores in Baltimore region

Three new Xfinity stores have opened in Catonsville, Glen Burnie and Westminster, media and technology company Comcast announced. 

The 2026 Kids Count data book shows Maryland students struggled in several 2024 education metrics, one of the categories used to evaluate overall child well-being across the United States. (Photo by William J. Ford/Maryland Matters)

MD students continue minimal gains on test scores, but demographic gaps remain

Test results show public school students in Maryland making steady progress in math and language arts proficiency, though wide gaps remain between demographic groups.

A man looks at a Patriot Advanced Capability (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) model by Lockheed Martin at an international military fair in Kielce, Poland, September 7, 2017. (REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/File Photo)

MD-based Lockheed Martin lands $58.6B Patriot missile deal amid rising stockpile concerns

The U.S. Army awarded Bethesda-based Lockheed Martin a contract worth up to $58.6 billion to produce Patriot interceptor missiles.

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Colin Gray, 54, the father of Apalachee High School shooter Colt Gray, 14, who is charged as an adult with four counts of murder in the deaths of Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo, both 14, Richard Aspinwall, 39, and Cristina Irimie, 53, enters the Barrow County courthouse for his first appearance in Winder, Georgia, on Sept. 6, 2024. (Brynn Anderson/Pool via REUTERS)

Father of Georgia school shooter sentenced to prison

A man who gave his troubled son the rifle he used to kill four people at a Georgia high school was sentenced to prison.

Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche walks through the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 29, 2026. (REUTERS/Anna Rose Layden)

Trump says he could withdraw, then renominate Blanche as attorney general

President Donald Trump indicated that he could temporarily withdraw his nomination of Todd Blanche to serve as U.S. attorney general and then later re-nominate him.

A person arranges groceries in El Progreso Market in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood of Washington on Aug. 19, 2022. (REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger)

Economy slowed in second quarter, while inflation improved

The U.S. economy slowed to a 1.5 percent pace from April through June, as increases in consumer and business spending were partially offset by a drop in government outlays.

President Donald Trump uses a laser pointer on an airport model as he speaks next to Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy and the CEO of United Airlines, Scott Kirby, during an announcement about a $22.5 billion renovation of Washington Dulles International Airport in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on July 29, 2026. (REUTERS/Kylie Cooper)

Trump unveils $22B plan to remake Washington Dulles airport

President Donald Trump unveiled a $22 billion plan to rebuild Washington Dulles airport by replacing concourses and adding a large parking garage.

Colt Gray enters the Barrow County Courthouse, in Winder, Georgia, on Dec. 9, 2025. (Mike Stewart/Pool via REUTERS)

Teenage school shooter in Georgia is sentenced to life without parole

Colt Gray, who at 14 became the youngest mass school shooter in a quarter-century when he killed four people at a Georgia high school in September 2024, was sentenced.

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