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(WEAA) On Wednesday, Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States of America at the U.S. Capitol. 

Vice President Kamala Harris broke barriers, becoming the first female vice president as well as the first Black woman and first person of South Asian descent to hold the position.

Amanda Gorman also made history as the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history. The 22-year-old's powerful poem inspired many as she referenced Biblical scripture and at times echoed the oratory of John F. Kennedy and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.. 

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland is expanding eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine.

Gov. Larry Hogan announced Thursday that Maryland will enter Phase 1B next week.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Gov. Larry Hogan says Maryland has confirmed its first two cases of the U.K. coronavirus variant.

As COVID-19 cases continue to rise, Maryland lawmakers will be gathering for their annual legislative session this week to focus largely on helping the state recover from the coronavirus pandemic and to take up policing reforms.

BALTIMORE (AP) — Authorities in Baltimore County say a former student of the Dunbar High School assistant principal found shot to death in his home last month has been arrested and charged in his death.

The Baltimore Sun reports county police and court records show 23-year-old Zayeed Quinton Abdul-Muhaimin is charged with robbing and shooting Shelton Justin Stanley, whose body was found in his Pikesville home on Dec. 28.

An autopsy determined that Stanley had been shot multiple times with a shotgun.