Category: Maryland

Maryland Public School Sues Social Media Companies For Sparking Mental Health Crisis

A Maryland public school board said it is filing a legal claim against Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, and YouTube, for negatively affecting the mental health of young students. Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) filed a nearly 200-page lawsuit against the social media companies for allegedly targeting children with apps that were designed to be addictive,…


LIVE NOW: NTD Evening News (May 12): Texas Guard Prevents Crossings as Title 42 Ends; NYC Marine Veteran Charged With Manslaughter

The first day after the end of Title 42, Todd Bensman, senior national security fellow with the Center for Immigration Studies, told NTD the Texas Guard has successfully prevented migrants from trying to cross. On Thursday night, a federal judge temporarily blocked the Biden administration from releasing illegal immigrants without court notices. In New York…


NTD Evening News (May 12): Texas Guard Prevents Crossings as Title 42 Ends; NYC Marine Veteran Charged With Manslaughter

The first day after the end of Title 42, Todd Bensman, senior national security fellow with the Center for Immigration Studies, told NTD the Texas Guard has successfully prevented migrants from trying to cross. On Thursday night, a federal judge temporarily blocked the Biden administration from releasing illegal immigrants without court notices. In New York…


Maryland Police: Attackers Tried to Shoot Boy on School Bus

OXON HILL, Md.—Three masked attackers boarded a school bus in Maryland earlier this week and tried multiple times to shoot a boy, but the attack was foiled by a malfunctioning gun, police said. The bus stopped in Oxon Hill, a suburb of the nation’s capital, to drop off students just before 5 p.m. Monday, when…


Maryland Governor Poised to Sign Measure Broadly Restricting Gun Carry

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is poised to sign gun restriction measures, one of which will stop lawful gun owners carrying their firearms into many common settings, despite having a permit. Moore’s administration is checking the constitutionality of the bills before moving forward. “We’re going through and checking on the constitutionality now, but, yes, I plan…


Adnan Syed Asks Court to Reconsider Its Decision to Reinstate His Murder Conviction

BALTIMORE—Attorneys for Adnan Syed filed a motion Wednesday asking a Maryland appellate court to reconsider its recent decision to reinstate his decadesold murder conviction and life sentence, a ruling that upheld arguments from the victim’s family claiming a lower court violated their rights. Syed, whose protracted legal odyssey gained international attention from the hit podcast…


Parents Push Back Against School Transgender Policy

Trans controversies are flooding women’s sports, beer commercials, and the floor of Congress, but a packed Maryland school board meeting on April 19 may have illustrated the fissure nationwide. Some observers waited 6 hours to get their chance to comment. Both sides of the clash over “gender-affirming” rules in the Frederick County Public School System…


Former Maryland House Speaker Casper Taylor Dead at 88

Casper Taylor Jr., a prominent and long-serving Maryland politician who was once speaker of the state’s House of Delegates, died on Monday aged 88. Taylor died in his sleep on Monday morning. He was a Democrat from Cumberland in western Maryland who represented a district located in Allegany County. He served as a member of…


Thefts Prompt 17 States to Urge Recall of Kia, Hyundai Cars

SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Attorneys general in 17 states on Thursday urged the federal government to recall millions of Kia and Hyundai cars because they are too easy to steal, a response to a sharp increase in thefts fueled by a viral social media challenge. Some Kia and Hyundai cars sold in the United States over the last…


‘Show Me Your Budget’: Biden Renews Attack on House Republicans Over Debt Ceiling

President Joe Biden on Wednesday gave a speech in Accokeek, Maryland, to promote his economic agenda and rally support for it. He began his remarks by criticizing “MAGA Republicans” for standing in the way of his economic vision and threatening to undo all of his policies. “This ain’t your father’s Republican Party. It’s a different…