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The northern regional capital has become a frequent target of Russian drones, missiles and guided bombs. Now, Ukraine's top general says at least 50,000 Russian troops have massed across the border.

Former President Donald Trump has repeatedly invoked executive privilege as attempts to block testimony about the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Health officials in Houston, Texas, have discovered mosquitoes carrying the virus that causes St. Louis encephalitis in seven areas of the city. NPR's Wade Goodwyn travels with one of the health department's "mosquito men" as he makes his way through Houston's extensive sewer system, trapping mosquitoes and sending them back to the lab for testing. (6:15) CORRECTION, aired on All Things Considered Sept. 6, 2001: Wade Goodwyn's report about a mosquito surveillance officer in Houston brought out the science police in the audience. Dr. Victor Sloan of Scotch Plains, N.J., writes this: "In Wade Goodwyn's excellent story on Houston's mosquito hunters, he said 'when the dry ice melts.' Melting is the act of a solid becoming liquid. Dry ice does not melt, it sublimes. That is, it goes directly from a solid to a gas, without ever becoming liquid. When I was about 10, my father tried to explain this to me. It took me years to believe him."

Ed Butler who has spent 25 years in City Hall in Seaford and is currently the town's mayor has announced that he is retiring. The Wilmington News Journal…

BALTIMORE (AP) - The Maryland State Department of Education says it has approved teacher and principal evaluation plans in 21 Maryland school systems,…

A new report finds that the population of Worcester County is aging…and facing serious health problems. The 2012 Community Health Assessment for Worcester…

The Berlin Fiddlers Convention is back. This weekend marks the 20th anniversary of the event. It will offer live bluegrass music complete with instruments…

Crabbing season could be getting off to a slow start this year.Watermen say they generally see crabs by March…as the oyster season wraps up.But watermen…

BALTIMORE (AP) - Maryland Lottery officials say a software problem made it impossible for some winners of the Powerball game to claim their prizes for a…

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Gov. Larry Hogan and members of Maryland's congressional delegation will be outlining the state's federal priorities.The governor…