BETHESDA, Maryland, Oct. 10 -- The National Institutes of Health's Center for Cancer Research issued the following news: Although rare, Kaposi sarcoma herpesvirus (KSHV)-associated inflammatory cytokine syndrome (KICS) and KSHV-multicentric Castleman disease (MCD) can both occur in people who are living with HIV. These diseases cause severe inflammation and can be fatal if they are not treated. A clinical trial led by Ramya Ramaswami, M.B.B.S., M.P.H., Lasker Clinical Research Scholar in the H  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland issued the following news release: David Epstein, age 46, of Owings Mills, Maryland, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud, relating to the submission of fraudulent CARES Act loan applications. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security ("CARES") Act was a federal law enacted in March 2020 to provide emergency financial assistance to Americans suffering from the economic effects caused by the  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland issued the following news release: On October 2, 2024, a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Jeannette Gomez, age 54, of Perry Hall, Maryland, and Edgar Gomez, age 51, of Perry Hall, Maryland, with failure to report and pay over employment taxes accrued pursuant to their interest in SND Services, LLC and related entities. The indictment was announced by Erek L. Barron, U.S. for the Distri  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 10 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Baltimore District issued the following news release: WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, and Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG) signed an agreement that will initiate the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area Backup Water Supply Feasibility Study aimed at developing coordinated and implementable solutions that ensure abundant water supply, including the identification of a s  more

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Maryland, Oct. 9 -- Vice President Kamala Harris answered questions before the Air Force Two departure on Oct. 7, 2024: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Hi. So, I just got off the phone with Administrator Criswell at FEMA, and I cannot stress enough to all the folks in Florida, in the Tampa area: Please listen to evacuation orders. Please listen to your local officials, because I know a lot of folks out there have survived these hurricanes before -- this one is going to be very, v  more