Indian engineer charged in US for Maryland bridge crash, six construction workers were killed in 2024

A 900-ft vessel, Dali, hit the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland, in 2024. Six workers were killed. Two companies, one Indian and another from Singapore, and an Indian engineer have been charged with conspiring to defraud the US and causing the death of six construction workers in 2024. On March 26, 2024, a 900-ft […]

Illegal Pakistani truck driver arrested in US, three years after killing Maryland man in wrong-way crash

Pakistani truck driver Dawood Hussain, illegally staying in the US, arrested three years after killing a Maryland man in a roadcrash. A Pakistani man has finally been caughter by the authorities in the US, three years after he caused a fatal crash that killed a Maryland man in 2023. The arrest, however, was not done […]

Maryland crash: Driver flees after slamming into outdoor birthday party; 9 kids injured

A hit-and-run driver crashed into an outdoor birthday party in Bladensburg, Maryland, on Saturday evening, injuring nine children and two adults, authorities said. A girl and a toddler sustained critical injuries, according to statements from the Bladensburg Police Department and the Prince George’s County Fire and EMS Department, reported by AP. Seven other children, aged […]

‘It’s ridiculous’: Des Moines schools superintendent arrested by ICE found registered as Democrat voter in Maryland; Republican slams

Ian Andre Roberts, the superintendent of the Des Moines Public Schools in Iowa, who was arrested by ICE, is a registered active Democrat voter in the state of Maryland.According to the official website for the Maryland State Board of Elections, Roberts, who overstayed a student visa from 1999, held an active voter status and was […]

‘Reports of threats’: US Naval Academy under lockdown; one person hurt

A person was injured Thursday at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, while security teams were clearing a building after reports of suspicious activity, the US Navy said.The Naval Support Activity Annapolis said in a statement that Navy security officers and local law enforcement responded to the campus shortly after 5pm.“There is no active […]

Flesh-eating parasite resurfaces in US: Maryland confirms first human screwworm case — what makes it so dangerous?

A medical mystery in Maryland has jolted health authorities. A traveler returning from Guatemala was found infected with the New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite long thought banished from American soil. According to Reuters, it is the first confirmed human case in the United States since the parasite began creeping north from Central America last […]

‘Will send troops if needed’: Trump threatens Baltimore; slams Maryland governor Wes Moore over crime

Wes Moore (left), Donald Trump (AP, PTI) US President Donald Trump has warned that he may send federal troops to Baltimore, sharply criticising Maryland Governor Wes Moore’s handling of crime in the city. The statement, posted on Sunday on his Truth Social platform, follows similar threats made by him regarding New York City, and Chicago, […]

Maryland deportation case: Trump administration may deport Salvadoran Kilmar Garcia to Uganda: defense claims move ‘retaliatory’ | World News

Trump administration may deport Salvadoran Kilmar Garcia to Ugand (Pic credit: AP) The Trump administration may attempt to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda in the coming days, according to a notice sent by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The DHS notice surfaced in a court filing shortly after Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national […]

Maryland deportation case: Wrongfully deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia released from jail; future still uncertain as DHS vows action

Kilmar Abrego Garcia (center) leaves the Putnam County Jail in Cookeville, Tennessee. (Picture credit: AP) Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national whose wrongful deportation earlier this year became a flashpoint in US President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, was released Friday from a Tennessee jail to rejoin his family in Maryland while awaiting trial on human […]

Mahmoud v Taylor: Supreme Court rules Maryland students can opt out of LGBTQ-themed classes, Trump admin says ‘big win’

Supreme court ruled in favor of religion and said Maryland students can’t be forced to read books with gay, transgender characters. The Supreme Court ruled Friday that Maryland parents can pull their children from lessons that cover LGBTQ-themed topics. The Trump administration called it a major win as the administration favored for religious liberty, parental […]