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Lukaku leading Napoli's unexpected title challenge with 400 goals and counting 04/03/2025 05:55am • ROME (AP) — Romelu Lukaku is rounding into form at just the right time for Napoli. The Belgium striker scored a key goal against AC Milan in Serie A last weekend after producing three in two matches for Belgium during a Nations League playoff victory over Ukraine. The outburst boosted Lukaku’s c Va. community colleges end diversity, equity and inclusion practices 03/26/2025 08:43am • Virginia’s 23 community colleges will be required to ensure all of their programs and practices comply with federal regulations to ensure everyone is treated fairly and equally, ending policies that promote diversity, equity and inclusion. The decision by the Virginia Community College System†Lawsuit aims to halt dismantling of Education Department 03/25/2025 11:14am • Teachers' unions are joining a group of parents and other organizations in a new lawsuit aiming to stop the dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education. The case, filed in Maryland federal court Monday, was brought by the National Education Association, NAACP, AFSCME Maryland Council 3 and a Prince George’s Co. leaders push for Gov. Moore to declare foreclosure moratorium for fired feds 03/18/2025 01:28pm • About 150,000 federal workers live in the state of Maryland, and many of them are facing anxiety and uncertainty about their job status. While President Donald Trump's administration works to carry out sweeping layoffs, leaders in Prince George’s County are calling on Maryland Gov. Wes Moore  Education Department closes DC office Wednesday as more than 1,300 employees learn they’re being fired 03/12/2025 12:43pm • The Department of Education closed its D.C. headquarters and regional offices Wednesday amid plans to lay off more than 1,300 employees at an agency that President Donald Trump has vowed to dismantle. A notice to Education Department staffers said unspecified security reasons were behind the How to financially prepare for a government shutdown 03/11/2025 08:00pm • When a government shutdown occurs, your budget could be affected in myriad ways. You might see few to no changes in certain areas, such as continued Social Security paychecks or a government pension. Other segments could have more intense consequences, including delays in travel or application ap What could change for DC-area school districts after planned downsizing at Department of Education? 03/06/2025 09:00pm • President Donald Trump is reportedly planning to sign an executive order that would make major changes, including downsizing, at the Department of Education. On the campaign trail, Trump vowed to close the agency, but a D.C.-area school official who reviewed a draft of the possible executive orde DC-area car dealers brace for a potential impact from tariffs on Canada and Mexico 03/05/2025 09:06am • The Trump administration imposed 25% tariffs on both Canada and Mexico on Tuesday and car dealerships in the D.C. region are trying to determine whether the move will have an impact on them since some manufacturers do produce vehicles in both countries. D.C.-area car dealer Jack Fitzgerald said h Federal workers laid off by DOGE sound off as they look for new jobs 03/01/2025 07:55pm • (WASHINGTON) -- Crowds of current and recently fired federal workers gathered at a job fair in Maryland on Saturday to search for new career opportunities as the Trump administration continues its purge of federal workers. Many were filled with despair and frustration over the cuts, spearheaded b Balancing the Housing Equation: How public-private partnerships can help overcome affordable housing crisis 02/21/2025 03:43pm • This content is sponsored by Walker & Dunlop. Affordable housing is undergoing a major transformation in cities across the country, as political leaders, community activists and developers create novel approaches to an issue that has widespread support. It’s hard to find any major me How would a federal funding freeze impact Marylanders? The state's comptroller weighs in 02/21/2025 10:19am • While a federal funding freeze has been stopped in the courts for now, Maryland's comptroller said there is still a lot of confusion over the impacts it would have on the state. "When we think about the funding freeze, it's hard to envision because it would affect so many different grant program Are you a casual homebuyer? DC realtor’s tip for being ready just in case 02/17/2025 10:28am • Many homebuyers are motivated by fairly immediate reasons, such as a growing family, a job relocation or a divorce. But, there are potential buyers who are not actively looking while also thinking about moving from time to time. Those are casual buyers, and they are under no pressure to buy. But What will dismantling the Education Department mean for your student loans? 02/12/2025 10:32am • Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Trump administration is gearing up for major changes to the Department of Education, which, among its other functions, oversees a $1.6 trillion portfolio of student loans -- the third largest source of household debt in the U.S.Those loans belong to o Farmers reap a bitter harvest when Trump administration freezes USDA funds 02/11/2025 08:28am • Maryland farmers are among those who've learned that the latest freeze to federal funds means they may be left on the hook for investments they made with the promise of federal grants and loans. In Montgomery County, Michael Protas, who goes by "Farmer Mike" and owns the One Acre vegetable farm, Protesters call on work to resume at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 02/11/2025 07:41am • Democratic lawmakers led a protest at the headquarters for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in D.C. on Monday, after the agency’s new leader ordered workers to stop all work and not report into the office. “The CFPB is the little agency that has fought for us, and we are here toda