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A 'Most Significant Smoke Event' Is Set to Consume NYC

More than 115M affected as smoke from Canada/ Minnesota wildfires hits Midwest, NE, mid-Atlantic

(Newser) - If the Midwest, Northeast, and mid-Atlantic states look a little hazy, it's not your eyes: A vast plume of Canadian and Minnesota wildfire smoke trapped lower to the ground by a heat dome is set to envelop more than 115 million people through Friday, with some of the worst...

Dozens Injured After Bus Slams Into Building, Other Vehicles

Incident during rush hour outside Baltimore involved a Maryland Transit Administration bus

(Newser) - Rush-hour traffic in suburban Baltimore turned chaotic on Wednesday when a Maryland Transit Administration bus plowed into a building and multiple vehicles in Pikesville, injuring up to 33. Fire officials in Baltimore County said the crash on Reisterstown Road involved the bus and a dozen other vehicles, with two people...

Southwest Passenger Says Windshield 'Exploded'

Pilots make emergency landing in Tulsa with damage to one of 2 front windshields

(Newser) - A flight from New Mexico to the East Coast made an unplanned stop in Oklahoma on Monday after a cockpit window gave way midair. Southwest Airlines says Flight 2665, which left Albuquerque around 2pm bound for Baltimore, made an emergency landing in Tulsa due to "a windshield crack....

DOJ Brings Charges in Baltimore Bridge Collapse

Indictment accuses Synergy Marine Group of negligence, falsifying safety records

(Newser) - Federal prosecutors say the 2024 collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge wasn't just a tragedy—it was a crime. An indictment unsealed Tuesday charges Singapore-based Synergy Marine Group and subsidiaries with a raft of offenses tied to the Dali container ship's deadly collision with the bridge, which killed six...

Orioles Fans Line Up for Tupac Bobblehead

Team draws biggest crowd since opening day

(Newser) - Fans lined up well before the gates opened at Camden Yards on Friday night in anticipation of a Tupac Shakur bobblehead giveaway at the ballpark. "I grabbed three of them," Baltimore Orioles manager Craig Albernaz said before a 4-3 loss to the Athletics, the AP reports. The game...

First-Time Homebuyers Have the Best Shot Here

Florida city of Jacksonville tops Zillow's list of best metro areas for those making big first purchase

(Newser) - As Zillow notes , it's only natural to want to try to buy your first home where you're already working and living—but your best bet may be in a completely different city. The real-estate market company looked at 50 of the biggest metro areas in the US, using...

Thanks to Iran War, This City Will Cut Its Fluoride Levels

Baltimore says drinking water will remain safe despite temporary move

(Newser) - Baltimore's tap water is getting a tweak, thanks to a global conflict half a world away. The city's Department of Public Works says it's temporarily cutting fluoride levels in drinking water, citing supply chain problems tied in part to the war in Iran and broader regional turmoil....

Friday's Commute for DC-Area Fliers Was a Stinky One

Flights at 4 airports serving capital, Baltimore, and Virginia's Richmond grounded due to chemical odor

(Newser) - Four airports serving Washington, DC, as well as Baltimore and Richmond, Virginia, halted all flights on Friday evening for more than an hour due to a strong chemical smell that was impeding air traffic controllers, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The ground stop affected Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport,...

Officer Injured, Suspect Killed in Baltimore Hostage Standoff

Police say they came under fire after a burglary call

(Newser) - A midday burglary call in northwest Baltimore escalated into a hostage standoff Tuesday that left a suspect dead and a city police officer wounded, authorities say. Officers responding to a home on Park Heights Avenue around 11:50am came under fire almost immediately, Police Commissioner Richard Worley told reporters. A...

Cops: Assisted Living Worker Shot Resident in the Head

Maurquise Emillo James, 22, also charged with shooting at Maryland state trooper on Tuesday

(Newser) - The shooting death of a retired attorney-turned-mystery writer at a Maryland senior living facility has been tied to a 22-year-old staff member now also accused of shooting at a state trooper, authorities say. Prosecutors on Wednesday charged medication technician Maurquise Emillo James with first-degree murder in the Feb. 14 killing...

Toppled Columbus Statue Finds New Life at White House

Rebuilt Baltimore monument would mark latest culture-war change to the grounds

(Newser) - Christopher Columbus may soon be watching over the White House lawn. President Trump is moving to place a Columbus statue on the south side of the grounds near E Street, according to three people familiar with the plans, in what would be the latest high-profile tweak to the presidential complex,...

Ravens Dump John Harbaugh After 18 Seasons

Move follows disappointing 8-9 season and missed playoff berth

(Newser) - John Harbaugh's long run in Baltimore is over, and it ended far quicker than anyone expected, the Baltimore Sun reports. A source told the paper the Ravens and their 62-year-old head coach agreed Tuesday that Harbaugh would leave after 18 seasons, despite him having signed a three-year extension less...

The Wire Actor James Ransone Dies at 46

Actor also known for It: Chapter Two and Generation Kill

(Newser) - James Ransone, best known for his turn as troubled dockworker Ziggy Sobotka on The Wire, has died at 46, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner. Authorities said the actor died by hanging on Friday, Variety reports. Deadline reports that his wife, Jamie McPhee, wrote on Instagram , "I...

Meet Baltimore's Hubcap Collector
Meet Baltimore's
Hubcap Collector
Dec 21, 2025 11:27 AM CST

Meet Baltimore's Hubcap Collector

Cyclist Barnaby Wickham is using car junk to create pieces of art

(Newser) - Cyclist Barnaby Wickham has collected more than 700 lost hubcaps, mostly on bike rides around Baltimore. They've inspired a quest to turn litter into art, including Christmas wreaths, a giant fish, and a large Snoopy head. It's a hobby that developed nearly two years ago from his love...

Wind-Powered Cargo Ship Charts a New Course for Shipping

Neoliner Origin aims to slash cargo emissions by 80%

(Newser) - The Neoliner Origin, the world's largest sailing cargo ship, has completed its two-week maiden voyage from France to Baltimore, with the aim to demonstrate a cleaner future for the shipping industry. The 446-foot-long vessel, powered primarily by two large carbon-and-fiberglass sails and supported by a diesel-electric engine, carried eight...

Cities Young Adults Want to Flee
Cities Young Adults
Want to Flee
Nov 22, 2025 5:30 AM CST

Cities Young Adults Want to Flee

Nearly 62% of childless Baltimore residents ages 18 to 34 hope to get out, per Gensler survey

(Newser) - Where do all the young people want to live? Not Baltimore, per a new Gensler survey gauging which cities are seeing the most potential defections of childless young adults (those between the ages of 18 and 34, for the purposes of this poll). More than 2,200 respondents across 27...

Man Paroled Twice for Murder Guilty of Third Killing

Baltimore man Reginald Lively, 68, now has no possibility of parole

(Newser) - A Baltimore man has been convicted of murder for the third time, after being paroled twice for the previous killings. Reginald Lively, 68, was found guilty of first-degree murder and sentenced to life without parole for the 2021 killing of John Hall III, also 68, in northwest Baltimore, Fox News...

State Senator Charged in Alleged Blackmail Plot

Maryland lawmaker allegedly conspired to record a former consultant in bed with married man

(Newser) - Maryland state Sen. Dalya Attar faces federal charges after allegedly conspiring to secretly record a former political consultant in bed with a married man and threaten to release the footage, according to an indictment unsealed Thursday. Attar, a Democrat from Baltimore and the first Orthodox Jewish woman to serve in...

Cops Detain Teen at Gunpoint After AI Doritos Mix-Up

Artificial intelligence system at Baltimore 16-year-old's school thought bag of chips was a gun

(Newser) - A Baltimore teenager was detained at gunpoint by police after an artificial intelligence system used at his school mistook a bag of chips for a firearm, reports the BBC . Taki Allen, 16, described to WMAR a chaotic scene at Kenwood High School in which eight police cars arrived and officers...

Before Deployments, Trump Says, He Wants to Be Asked

New Orleans could be sent troops instead of Chicago, an idea Louisiana's governor welcomes

(Newser) - President Trump has floated the idea of sending federal troops to New Orleans, retreating from his statement the day before that Chicago would be the next US city to host a deployment whether it wants one or not. Speaking from the Oval Office on Wednesday, Trump suggested the reason...

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