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9+ hour, 52+ min ago (610+ words) Stollen tastes like Christmas, like family, like tradition, like hominess, peace, serenity," the 55-year-old said as he lovingly kneaded his buttery yeast dough before folding in golden raisins in his Dresdner Backhaus bakery. Bakers in the eastern German city of Dresden have been making stollen for hundreds of years and it is now a treasured Christmas tradition. It is usually cut on the first weekend of Advent " the four-week period leading up to Christmas " and served with coffee and Christmas cookies. After baking several loaves of stollen in his Dresden bakery in November, Gierig picked off some slightly burned raisins from the top, brushed the pastry with butter, sprinkled granulated sugar on top, and in a final touch dusted it with powdered sugar. The 55-year-old is precise in his baking, and also particular about how to define his hand-baked Christmas…...

12+ hour, 2+ min ago (422+ words) December 3, 2025, 4:57 AM A federal judge late Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from making widespread immigration arrests in the nation's capital without warrants or probable cause that the person is an imminent flight risk. U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell in Washington granted a preliminary injunction sought by civil liberties and immigrants rights groups in a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. An email to the department after hours Tuesday was not immediately returned. Officers making civil immigration arrests generally have to have an administrative warrant. Under the Immigration and Nationality Act, they may make arrests without a warrant only if they have probable cause to believe the person is in the U.S. illegally and is likely to escape before a warrant can be obtained, according to Howell's ruling. The American Civil Liberties Union and other plaintiffs' attorneys argued federal officers were frequently…...

12+ hour, 34+ min ago (600+ words) December 3, 2025, 4:26 AM While Bradly Matthews has spent the bulk of the past two seasons running through and around defenders, the Linganore High School senior running back has occasionally gotten banged up. During one game, it was his shoulder. During another, it was his ankle. Matthews, though, didn't want to come out of a game or miss any playing time. Lancers coach Rick Conner, however, noticed that Matthews just wasn't himself. "What's the one thing you haven't done?" Conner said, somewhat rhetorically. "Win a state championship." The message was simple: Listen to your body and get ready for the playoffs. Matthews sat out one game and Linganore had the benefit of a first-round bye in the playoffs. With some time to rest, Matthews appears back to his normal self. This past Friday, he rushed 29 times for a career-high 345 yards and five…...

12+ hour, 52+ min ago (448+ words) December 3, 2025, 4:08 AM When it comes to laws aimed at keeping drivers and passengers safe, D.C. and Maryland are ahead of Virginia, according to a new report from Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety. But all three jurisdictions have room to improve. The group's 2026 Roadmap to Safety report gives D.C. and Maryland its highest rating of "green," while Virginia earned a "yellow" rating. D.C. and Maryland each have at least eight of the recommended safety laws on the books, compared to just four in Virginia. "These laws cover everything from protecting passengers to preventing impaired driving and reducing red-light running," said Cathy Chase, president of Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety. "D.C. and Maryland got the strongest rating of green, and Virginia got a rating of yellow. So some work needs to be done in the Commonwealth," Chase said. Among the improvements needed in Virginia…...

17+ hour, 50+ min ago (454+ words) WASHINGTON " The D.C. Council voted Tuesday to extend the city's stricter youth curfew through April 2026, drawing concern from some parents who say the rules will unfairly affect teens who work late or participate in after-school activities. Travis Young, a Navy Yard mother of a 16-year-old, said the extended curfew puts responsible teens at a disadvantage. "Because we have people out here that are in your age category that are irresponsible " we're going to make you feel a part of the pain we are trying to cause them," Young said. Young said her son has previously been stopped by police while trying to enter the Navy Yard Metro station, and she fears that routine activities " particularly during basketball season " might put him at risk of violating curfew. She said his games often end around 7 p.m. or later, pushing his return trip home near…...

18+ hour, 47+ min ago (192+ words) Maryland's new $19M Grow-Your-Own-Educators-Grant program aims to address teacher shortages by converting non-licensed staff into full-time educators. [View image] Gov. Moore announces $19 million educator program To stream WUSA9 on your phone, you need the WUSA9 app. Download the WUSA9 app Next up in 5 Example video title will go here for this video WASHINGTON " A new initiative to create new pathways for non-licensed school staff to become full-time educators is coming to Maryland. Governor Wes Moore announced on Tuesday the $19 million Grow-Your-Own-Educators-Grant program. "Today, we accelerate our push to close the educator shortage by leveraging an untapped resource in our state: Maryland's young men and boys. By making the choice to invest in our educators and our schools, our administration is helping every educator pursue their dream of teaching and inspiring the next generation," said Moore. The program will award priority to applicants with a…...

19+ hour ago (235+ words) December 2, 2025, 10:00 PM Grady Armstrong, a fourth grader from Virginia City, Nevada, helped U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and members of the Nevada Congressional Delegation light the Capitol Christmas tree on Tuesday night. The tree is a 53-foot-tall red fir from the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest in Nevada. It's the first time in 61 years that a tree from Nevada is featured on the West Lawn of the Capitol. The tree traveled roughly 3,000 miles to D.C., and is decorated with about 6,000 LED lights and more than 5,000 ornaments, many of them made by children from across Nevada. Armstrong earned the honor of lighting the tree after winning an essay contest. "You don't have to go far to enjoy Nevada. Right from my school playground, you can look east for hundreds of miles over the mountain ranges that make up the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest," he…...

19+ hour, 29+ min ago (232+ words) Updated on: December 2, 2025 / 9:48 PM EST / CBS Baltimore Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announced a nearly $20 million expansion of the "Grow Your Own Educators" grant program to strengthen the state's teacher workforce. The "Grow-Your-Own Educators" grant program'aims to create stronger paths for non-licensed school staff to become full-time teachers. Additionally, the program will give priority consideration to applicants with a demonstrated plan for recruiting and retaining male educators. The governor's office says that men represent only 23% of Maryland's teachers. Gov. Moore also sees this as an opportunity for young men to develop into mentors. The governor's office says the "The Grow-Your-Own Educators" grant program was expanded through the Excellence in Maryland Public Schools Act, which addresses the teacher shortage by developing fully licensed teachers through recruitment campaigns and supporting debt-free pathways to teacher licensure.' The governor also announced a new partnership between…...

19+ hour, 44+ min ago (460+ words) December 2, 2025, 9:16 PM Prince George's County Council member Krystal Oriadha has always been one of the council's most active members, especially when it comes to introducing legislation, with Oriadha typically introducing more bills than anyone else. She admits she might be introducing fewer bills in 2026, though, now that she's been elected the new chair of the county council. Oriadha, who spent most of 2025 as vice chair, told a packed council chambers on Tuesday that her theme for the 2026 session will be a "prototype for what is possible." Oriadha, who has a 2-year-old son, then declared that efforts to make child care more affordable around the county would be among her top priorities as the new council chair. After the meeting wrapped up, Oriadha said helping families access and afford child care would mean more economic and educational opportunities for families, noting…...

20+ hour ago (156+ words) Trip for stuffing ends with a $50K Powerball jackpot at Annapolis Safeway Annapolis, MD " A routine trip for Thanksgiving dinner prep turned into a life-changing moment for one Anne Arundel County woman, who picked up a Powerball ticket as a last-minute add-on " and ended up $50,000 richer the next day. That ticket, purchased on Wednesday, Nov. 19 " the same night as the Powerball drawing " turned out to match enough numbers to bring in a $50,000 prize. She didn't discover the win until lunchtime the next day, when she checked her ticket using the Maryland Lottery app. Still in disbelief after several rechecks, she eventually accepted that her biggest win to date " previously just $500 " had jumped to five figures. The winning ticket was sold at the Safeway located at 1781 Forest Drive. The winner claimed the prize at Maryland Lottery headquarters in Baltimore and plans to…...