Andrew Durand will lead the Public Theater’s North American premiere of the Olivier‑winning Benjamin Button this fall, with previews starting Oct. 8. The Public’s Newman Theater hosts the limited run.

Nippon Sanso Matheson filed for an 18,923-sq-ft, $5.4M office and production facility at 6430 State Highway 151; state records set groundbreaking for next Saturday.

CMPD says a person was found shot in the 7500 block of Kings Ridge Drive in Steele Creek; detectives have opened a homicide investigation.

A 5-year-old was critically injured and a 39-year-old man was wounded in an early-morning shooting on West 14th Street in Little Italy. Police say a black SUV pulled up and someone inside opened fire.

Most Maryland districts reached the $60,000 starting-teacher salary mandate, but smaller counties report staff cuts, larger classes and one-time fixes to comply.

Portland Fire & Rescue reported Engine 19 and Squad 12 arrived at a garage blaze Friday evening and launched an offensive attack; details remain limited.

Vanderbilt Health says a limited number of patients may have had names and visit details exposed after an employee clicked a malicious email link in March. The system says it is notifying affected patients and offering monitoring.

A St. Paul homeowner says surveillance shows a minivan smash his fence, yet police initially closed the hit‑and‑run probe; Saint Paul PD says it will reopen the investigation.

A group called the Cruizers invited "anyone with wheels" to meet near Crypto.com Arena on Saturday, reviving worries after takeover mayhem that has swept the region this summer.

Sen. Bernie Sanders' American A.I. Sovereign Wealth Fund Act would take 50% equity from large AI firms to seed a public fund that backers say could pay roughly $1,000 per person.

A new analysis finds Metro Denver saw a small inflation‑adjusted pay bump from 2020–2025, but local housing costs and big occupational gaps leave many workers still squeezed.

A 28-year-old New York City runner was killed Friday in Water Mill after being struck on Deerfield Road. Police have closed the road and are asking witnesses to call.

President Lee met AI CEOs in San Francisco and backed a $500B‑plus drive to pair Korean chip and memory production with massive AI data‑centers and testbeds.