Sean Salai

Preakness Stakes’ future unclear after snub from new six-race championship

A new six-race horse championship that excludes Baltimore's Pimlico Race Course could mean the end of the Preakness Stakes as a premium sporting event.

August 7, 2026

Maryland orders company to compensate janitors for paid time off while cleaning Alsobrooks’ office

The Maryland Department of Labor has ordered CVVY Enterprises to pay nearly $36,000 for denying paid time off to 27 janitors who clean Sen. Angela Alsobrooks' Baltimore office building -- including seven who say they lost their jobs after trying to form a union.

August 6, 2026

Labor experts say employment looks brighter as pay rises, jobless claims fall

Labor experts say the job market is looking up, driven by rising wages and the lowest number of new unemployment filings in nearly 60 years.

August 5, 2026

New laws amid public resistance could curb Virginia’s data center boom

More restrictive legislation could soon curb Virginia's data center boom, as residents push back on increased noise and utility bills.

August 5, 2026

Campus free speech hits 20-year high under Trump administration

Colleges are purging restrictive speech codes under the Trump administration and removing "bias reporting" policies that solicited anonymous complaints about microaggressions, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression reports.

August 3, 2026

Amazon says glitch removed free shipping option for some customers unless they signed up for Prime

Amazon says a glitch prevented some customers this week from selecting free shipping on eligible orders over $35 unless they first signed up for a trial Prime membership with recurring monthly fees.

July 30, 2026

Education Department probes race-conscious admissions policies at five medical schools

The Education Department is investigating complaints of illegal favoritism toward minorities in medical school admissions at Dartmouth College, East Carolina University, Saint Louis University, William Carey University and Western University of Health Sciences.

July 30, 2026

University of Michigan hospital to pay $410,000 to physician assistant it fired over LGBTQ exemption

The University of Michigan's medical center has agreed to pay $410,000 in damages to a physician assistant it fired after she requested a religious exemption from referring patients for sex-change treatments.

July 29, 2026

Generation Z chooses ‘bed rot’ over real life: Experts see worsening loneliness crisis

Behavioral experts are sounding the alarm about a rise in young adults staying home on weekends to "bed rot" in front of digital screens -- a money-saving trend they say has worsened post-pandemic loneliness.

July 29, 2026

Brandywine retiree asks Supreme Court to hear property-rights lawsuit against Prince George’s County

A landowner in Brandywine has asked the Supreme Court to hear his lawsuit against Prince George's County, which barred him from digging a temporary well and sewers as he built a rural retirement home.

July 28, 2026

GAO finds empty Transportation Department buildings cost taxpayers $370 million a year

Crumbling and under-used Department of Transportation buildings are costing taxpayers $370 million a year in rent, operations and maintenance costs, the Government Accountability Office has estimated.

July 27, 2026

HUD opens civil rights probe into race-based university housing

The Department of Housing and Urban Development is investigating complaints that race-based student dormitories at some flagship state universities violate federal anti-discrimination laws.

July 24, 2026

Working under the influence: 1 in 5 workers test positive for drugs after increased marijuana use

A new report finds nearly 1 in 5 workers tested positive for illicit drugs last year, as increased marijuana use drove up "persistent long-term" substance abuse across the workforce.

July 23, 2026

GAO report finds surge in gig workers receiving federal poverty assistance

The number of gig workers relying on federal assistance programs for the poor while driving for ride-sharing and delivery services has soared, the Government Accountability Office found in a report published Wednesday.

July 22, 2026

Prince George’s project earmarked for diverted park funds has no paper trail

The biggest pet project earmarked for funds diverted from public parks in Prince George's County's disputed budget has no traceable public financial records in Maryland, records show.

July 22, 2026

Prince George’s lawmaker urges fines to hold Pepco, Colonial responsible for homeless camp

Prince George's County Council member Wanika Fisher is urging steep fines against utility companies Pepco and Colonial Pipeline for allowing a homeless encampment to become a public nuisance.

July 21, 2026

Political analysts see little chance of GOP renewing Planned Parenthood funding freeze

Political strategists on both sides of the abortion debate say there's little chance of Congress renewing a Trump administration freeze on federal funding to Planned Parenthood that expired this month.

July 20, 2026

AI companies paying philosophers $400K? Not so fast, experts say

Workforce experts say recent media reports about high demand for philosophers to train AI programs in ethics are likely more hype than reality.

July 16, 2026

D.C. struggling to attract workers after sweeping Trump layoffs

The District is struggling to attract new workers for the first time in 30 years after the Trump administration's mass layoffs of federal workers, a new report shows.

July 14, 2026

AI pushing the expected rise in college closures, analysts say

About one-fourth of the nation's private, nonprofit campus are expected to close in the next 10 years, driven by artificial intelligence that is automating repetitive office roles that long have been reserved for liberal arts graduates.

July 13, 2026