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Former Montgomery Co. teacher convicted of selling fentanyl to serve 12 years in prison 07/15/2026 05:54pm • A former first grade teacher in Montgomery County Public Schools was sentenced Wednesday to more than 12 years in prison for selling fentanyl, leading to a fatal overdose. Sarah Katherine Magid, 36, was a teacher at Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary School in Silver Spring, Maryland, at the time of House Republicans unveil a $95 billion plan for the Iran war, farm aid and elections 07/15/2026 05:45pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a $95 billion legislative plan focused on boosting defense, aiding farmers and enacting stricter voter registration rules, a sequel to the massive tax and spending cut bill that President Donald Trump signed into law last year. The 47-page Maryland announces Aug. 9-15 back-to-school sales tax break 07/15/2026 05:37pm • Maryland's annual sales tax holiday is returning for another back-to-school shopping season. With Greenbelt's Beltway Plaza Mall as a backdrop Wednesday, Maryland Comptroller Brooke Lierman announced this year's "Shop Maryland Tax-Free Week" is Aug. 9-15. "Marylanders buying clothing and footw Mothers whose kids died in collisions testify on Montgomery Co. street takeover bill 07/15/2026 05:37pm • Before she spoke to the Montgomery County Council Tuesday, Mindy Badin placed a framed photograph of a young man on the witness table. "This is a picture of my son Brett," she said, explaining he was killed six years ago trying to cross a street in Montgomery County, Maryland. "I know the Warren Buffett explains why his kids, not the Gates Foundation, will now give away all his fortune 07/15/2026 05:37pm • OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Billionaire Warren Buffett said Wednesday that his decision to cut the Gates Foundation out of his charitable giving is more about believing his three kids are ready to handle giving away his entire fortune than it is about Bill Gates ' ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Eps Great Southern Bancorp: Q2 Earnings Snapshot 07/15/2026 05:29pm • SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Great Southern Bancorp Inc. (GSBC) on Wednesday reported profit of $15.8 million in its second quarter. The Springfield, Missouri-based company said it had net income of $1.43 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $1.57 p Home BancShares: Q2 Earnings Snapshot 07/15/2026 05:29pm • CONWAY, Ark. (AP) — CONWAY, Ark. (AP) — Home BancShares Inc. (HOMB) on Wednesday reported second-quarter earnings of $119.3 million. The Conway, Arkansas-based bank said it had earnings of 59 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 64 cents per share. The results beat W ACC looks to corporate sponsorships as a way to boost the bottom line of league revenue 07/15/2026 05:26pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Jim Phillips has spent his five-plus-year tenure as Atlantic Coast Conference commissioner trying to generate more revenue for a league facing financial pressures even with yearly record hauls. For his league — and across the national landscape in the revenue-sharing era, The Latest: Messi rallies Argentina in 2-1 win over England in World Cup semifinal 07/15/2026 05:23pm • Defending champion Argentina rallied to beat England 2-1 on Wednesday and reach the World Cup final. Trailing 1-0 going into the last five minutes of regulation time, Enzo Fernandez and substitute Lautaro Martinez scored for Argentina. Anthony Gordon had given England the lead, but Lionel Messi and US Mint produces a $1 coin bearing Trump's face to help celebrate America’s 250th birthday 07/15/2026 05:20pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Mint has begun producing a new $1 coin bearing President Donald Trump's face to help celebrate America’s 250th birthday, the Treasury Department said Wednesday. The final design for the commemorative coin, being released in the fall, was approved earlier this year by t Trump's intelligence nominee Jay Clayton clashes with Democrats over 2020 election 07/15/2026 05:19pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s pick to head the nation’s intelligence agencies struggled to win Democratic support in a contentious confirmation hearing Wednesday where he clashed repeatedly with them over the 2020 election. Democrats asked Jay Clayton, the U.S. attorney for the S Minnesota DNR opens comment period on nickel mine near pristine waters. Here’s how to weigh in. 07/15/2026 05:18pm • Minnesota regulators are accepting public comments on a proposed nickel mine northeast of Mille Lacs Lake that has drawn opposition from tribes and environmentalists. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is accepting comments on the Tamarack Mine until Sept. 14. It’s the first time Men's World Cup Glance 07/15/2026 05:09pm • GROUP A GP W D L GF GA Pts Men's World Cup Glance 07/15/2026 05:09pm • GROUP A GP W D L GF GA Pts Argentina 2, England 1 07/15/2026 05:09pm • Argentina 0 2 — 2 England 0 1 — 1