By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews — Annapolis Watch Two and a half years after Maryland lawmakers “cracked down” on illegal assisted living facilities, the reality is unchanged — and unforgivable. The shadow network of unlicensed homes is still operating.Thousands of vulnerable seniors are still being warehoused in unsafe rowhouses and apartments.And despite a 2023 law making these operations a…

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews — Annapolis Watch Two and a half years after Maryland lawmakers “cracked down” on illegal assisted living facilities, the reality is unchanged — and unforgivable. The shadow network of unlicensed homes is still operating.Thousands of vulnerable seniors are still being warehoused in unsafe rowhouses and apartments.And despite a 2023 law making these operations a…

NEW YORK | Veteran investigative journalist Ron Nixon joins AP

NEW YORK — Ron Nixon, an acclaimed reporter, editor and data journalist, will join The Associated Press as its international investigations editor, based in Washington.

Nixon, currently homeland security correspondent for The New York Times, will manage a team of reporters based in London, Cairo, New Delhi, Shanghai and Washington, and work closely with colleagues around the globe to conduct…