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Teen drug use remains low, but survey finds small rise in heroin and cocaine use 12/17/2025 03:08pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Teen use of alcohol, nicotine and marijuana remains at record lows, according to national survey results released Wednesday. They consume a lot of energy drinks, though. And there are slight, but concerning, increases in heroin and cocaine use. But overall, the findings indicate te Marylanders split on resolving budget shortfall, pessimistic about Key Bridge rebuild 12/17/2025 08:29am • A new poll finds Maryland residents roughly split on how officials should resolve a budget shortfall, and highlights growing pessimism about the rebuilding of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The poll released Wednesday by the Institute of Politics at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County sug The Latest: Hegseth and Rubio brief lawmakers on US military escalation 12/16/2025 09:45pm • President Donald Trump���s top Cabinet officials overseeing national security are back on Capitol Hill on Tuesday as questions mount over the swift escalation of U.S. military force and deadly boat strikes in international waters near Venezuela. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete 8 New and Upcoming IPOs for 2026 12/16/2025 07:00pm • Despite a U.S. government shutdown that hit the "pause" button on new initial public offerings, the IPO market is expected to finish 2025 as it started, with a flurry of newly minted publicly traded companies. Data from MicroVentures show that 371 U.S. companies went public through Dec. 4, a signifi Takeaways: Susie Wiles pulls back the curtain on the Trump administration in revealing interviews 12/16/2025 05:53pm • White House chief of staff Susie Wiles offered an unusually candid look inside President Donald Trump's administration in a series of interviews published Tuesday by Vanity Fair magazine, delivering details and reservations that presidential aides usually save for memoirs. From criticizing Attorney Maryland to consider slavery reparations after Gov. Wes Moore's veto is overridden 12/16/2025 05:32pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) ��� Maryland will create a commission to study potential reparations for slavery after lawmakers voted Tuesday to override a veto by Gov. Wes Moore ��� currently the nation's only Black governor ��� that disappointed many fellow Democrats. Moore said in his veto letter in May House Speaker Johnson rebuffs efforts to extend health care subsidies, pushing ahead with GOP plan 12/16/2025 05:10pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� House Republican leaders are determined to push ahead with a GOP health care bill that excludes efforts to address the soaring monthly premiums millions of Americans will soon endure as pandemic-era tax credits for people who buy insurance through the Affordable Care Act expire a 16 states sue Trump administration again over billions in withheld electric vehicle charging funds 12/16/2025 04:25pm • DETROIT (AP) ��� Sixteen states and the District of Columbia are suing the Trump administration for what they say is the unlawful withholding of over $2 billion in funding for two electric vehicle charging programs. A federal lawsuit filed Tuesday in Seattle is the latest legal battle that Democr Illinois law generates $1.5B to save public transit from fiscal calamity 12/16/2025 04:03pm • SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) ��� Illinois' public transit systems got a $1.5 billion annual infusion on Friday as Gov. JB Pritzker signed a law overhauling Chicago's web of buses and trains, sparing it from devastating service cuts and pledging upgraded performance and accountability. Dozens of governmen Jarmo Kekalainen's first priority as Buffalo Sabres new GM is building character and consistency 12/16/2025 03:23pm • BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) ��� In his first full day as Sabres general manager, Jarmo Kekalainen pointed to Buffalo���s depth of talent for giving him every reason to believe the team can climb back into playoff contention. For that to happen, Kekalainen on Tuesday placed an emphasis on building team charac Eagles fan who survived New Orleans truck attack gifted Super Bowl ring 12/16/2025 02:59pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) ��� Ryan Quigley dropped a few lyrics of a classic rock hit ��� ���I wanna fly like an Eagle," he punctuated with a robust laugh ��� when he was gifted bling that could make him at least feel like a Philadelphia Eagle. The Eagles presented the New Orleans truck attack survivor with The US gained 64,000 jobs in November but lost 105,000 in October; unemployment rate at 4.6% 12/16/2025 11:17am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The United States gained a decent 64,000 jobs in November but lost 105,000 in October as federal workers departed after cutbacks by the Trump administration, the government said in delayed reports. The unemployment rate rose to 4.6% last month, highest since 2021. The November j Virginia Department of Education projects K-12 schools will need $1.2 billion over next two years 12/16/2025 08:08am • Virginia���s recently published enrollment data indicates that state schools will need about $1.2 billion over the next two years, more than was projected just weeks ago amid challenges in funding other key areas. Enrollment data is the main factor in calculating Standards of Quality costs ��� t Today in History: December 16, the Boston Tea Party 12/16/2025 04:10am • Today is Tuesday, Dec. 16, the 350th day of 2025. There are 15 days left in the year. Today in history: On Dec. 16, 1773, the Boston Tea Party took place as American colonists boarded British ships in Boston Harbor and dumped more than 300 chests of tea overboard to protest tea taxes. Also on this d Looking back: How the Commanders��� RFK stadium deal came together in 2025 12/16/2025 12:22am • This story is part of WTOP���s series ���Five stories that defined the DC-area in 2025.��� You can hear it on air all this week and read it online. This year brought a touchdown for Washington Commanders fans hoping to see the team return to the nation���s capital. The scoring drive began