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Emma's Torch is set to open a Silver Spring café on June 12, 2026. (Emma's Torch)
Jun 2, 2026

Nonprofit to open MoCo café, training facility

Emma’s Torch, a nonprofit social enterprise providing culinary training, announced it will open a café and training center in Silver Spring.

The former Hickey-Freeman building is reborn as Tailor Square and still features the Hickey-Freeman logo at the building's entrance. (Photo provided by Home Leasing)
May 22, 2026

Home Leasing selling housing portfolio, including apartments in MD

Rochester, New York-based Home Leasing is selling its real estate portfolio — including an apartment community in Maryland — and will soon be dissolved.

Luigi Mangione attends an evidentiary hearing in the murder case of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, at the Manhattan Supreme Court in New York on Dec. 18, 2025. (REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/Pool/File Photo)
May 18, 2026

Judge denies accused CEO killer Mangione’s bid to toss gun, notebook evidence

A judge partially granted Luigi Mangione’s motion to exclude evidence seized during his arrest in the UnitedHealthcare CEO murder case in New York.

Former Hollywood film producer Harvey Weinstein appears in Manhattan Supreme Court for the retrial of his rape case, in New York City, on May 15, 2026. (Timothy A. Clary/Pool via REUTERS)
May 15, 2026

Harvey Weinstein’s third NY rape trial ends in mistrial

Harvey Weinstein's third trial in New York over allegations he used his Hollywood clout to prey upon and sexually abuse women ended in a mistrial.

A Spirit Airlines aircraft sits at Miami International Airport in Florida, May 2, 2026. Spirit abruptly canceled flights overnight, stranding passengers and staff around the U.S., Caribbean and Latin America, after collapsing under financial pressures that included a sharp rise in fuel costs due to the Iran war. (REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo)
May 6, 2026

Lawyer: High jet fuel prices left Spirit no choice but to shut down

A judge in the Southern District of New York Bankruptcy Court said on Tuesday that it was "a horrible day for employees" after a bailout for Spirit Airlines proposed by the U.S. government fell through, leaving no way out of bankruptcy.

A Live Nation sign stands next to an office building along Hollywood Blvd, after the U.S. Department of Justice and a group of states filed an antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation Entertainment, in Los Angeles, on May 23, 2024. (REUTERS/Mike Blake)
Apr 15, 2026

Ticketmaster and Live Nation hold illegal monopolies, jury finds

Ticketmaster and its parent company Live Nation illegally monopolized live event markets, a jury found, after a trial on the company's tactics in dealing with venues and artists.

A ballot drop box outside of the Civic Building in Silver Spring
Apr 3, 2026

MD, states sue to block Trump’s order tightening mail-in voting

Maryland's attorney general is part of a coalition filing a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's new executive order tightening rules ‌on mail‑in voting.

A Peloton logo is seen after the ringing of the opening bell for the company's IPO at the Nasdaq Market site in New York City, September 26, 2019. (REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton)
Apr 2, 2026

Peloton wins dismissal of lawsuit claiming it concealed bike rust that heralded recall

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit accusing Peloton Interactive of intentionally concealing quality control and safety problems with its exercise bikes.

Luigi Mangione appears in good spirits as the suppresion hearing for the murder of UHC CEO Brian Thompson goes into another week, in New York, December 12, 2025. (Curtis Means/Pool via REUTER)
Apr 1, 2026

Luigi Mangione’s federal trial over CEO killing delayed

A U.S. judge delayed the federal trial of Maryland native Luigi Mangione on charges stemming from the killing of a health insurance executive in New York.

A Bank of America logo is seen on the entrance to a Bank of America financial center in New York City, on July 11, 2023. (REUTERS/Brendan McDermid)
Mar 30, 2026

Bank of America agrees to pay $72.5M to settle Epstein accusers’ lawsuit

Bank of America agreed to pay $72.5 million to settle a civil lawsuit brought by women who accused the bank of facilitating their sexual abuse by Jeffrey Epstein.

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin speaks, accompanied by President Donald Trump, at the White House in Washington, D.C., Feb. 12, 2026. (REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst)
Mar 20, 2026

MD, states sue Trump administration over EPA fuel rule rollback

Maryland and other states are suing President Donald Trump's administration over his plans to slash federal car emission and fuel economy standards.

The Saks Fifth Avenue flagship store in New York City on Jan. 14, 2026, after the store filed for bankruptcy protection. (REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo)
Mar 9, 2026

Saks Global to close MD store as part of restructuring

Saks Global said it was closing 15 more stores — including one in Maryland — as the luxury retailer tries to cut losses.