Immigration agents have sent dozens of children to Maryland since the Trump administration announced it would separate undocumented families at the Southwest Border, service providers here say. Some of the children, who are mostly from El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala, are being placed with...
Baltimore Del. Mary L. Washington on Wednesday questioned the pace of the ethics investigation into Del. Curt Anderson’s alleged sexual misconduct and challenged legislative leaders to explain why they kept the inquiry quiet for so long. Washington, who represents North Baltimore’s 43rd District...
After sitting on his campaign cash for weeks, Baltimore State’s Attorney candidate Thiru Vignarajah on Wednesday launched a $200,000 ad buy for the final week before the June 26 Democratic primary election. Vignarajah announced he had spent $50,000 on two new radio spots and $150,000 on a network...
Pitching matchups, TV, radio and more about Wednesday's Orioles-Nationals game.
The Trump-produced horror show at the U.S. border represents the rock-bottom of American responses to the challenge of immigration — a cruel and immoral abuse of children for midterm political gain by a cynical president — but it comes at the end of a long, tortured road. For 30 years, since President...
When I was 7, gunmen shot at my father’s car as he frantically tried to drive away. When I was 12, a masked robber pointed a rifle at my head inside my favorite restaurant, while other robbers aimed rifles at my family as my parents handed over our valuables. When I was 16, my mother’s friend was...
I have ALS, also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or Lou Gehrig’s disease. Named for the famous baseball player, it’s a neuro-degenerative disorder. But I’m not here to discuss the scientific details behind ALS. I’m here to talk about living in spite of ALS, and to give you an inside glimpse...
Federal bank regulators are proposing to allow Wall Street more freedom to make riskier bets with federally insured bank deposits -- such as the money in your checking and savings accounts. Watch your wallets. The new proposal waters down the so-called "Volcker Rule" (named after former Federal...
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I recently noticed a string of interesting news stories, all with the same theme. Domino's Pizza is donating money to 20 U.S. cities, to be used for fixing potholes and cracked roads. Salesforce has donated $1.5 million to reduce homelessness in San Francisco, and its CEO, Marc Benioff, has spoken...
The Loews Annapolis Hotel is under contract to be sold to Adventurous Journeys Capital and rebranded under the firm’s Graduate Hotel series popping up in college markets across the country. AJ Capital, a Chicago-based real estate investment firm, made an unsolicited offer to Loews. The company...
AMC Theatres, the world's largest movie theater chain, on Wednesday unveiled a $20-a-month subscription service to rival the flagging MoviePass. The theater chain announced a new service to its loyalty program, AMC Stubs, allowing subscribers to see up to three movies a week for a monthly fee of...
Mayor Catherine E. Pugh’s administration is seeking a $102 million subsidy for an $889 million East Baltimore redevelopment project that includes replacing Perkins Homes. The city’s Board of Finance gave preliminary approval this week for a tax increment financing district, or TIF, to pay for roads,...
Poke Bowl, an Asian and Hawaiian fast-casual restaurant with multiple locations in Maryland, will open two locations in Baltimore this summer. Current plans call for the Federal Hill location at 1040 Light St., formerly a Subway, to open sometime in July, with a downtown restaurant located at 10...
Seacrets, one of Ocean City’s most popular destinations, is also one of the top 25 beach bars in the country, according to The Daily Meal. The list applauds Seacrets’ spring break feel and calls the bar and restaurant a “lively waterfront behemoth.” Seacrets’ multiple music stages and signature...
"Twisted Melodies," a one-man play about the difficult life of soul artist Donny Hathaway, was such a hit with audiences last year at Baltimore Center Stage that its run was extended. If you missed it, or want to experience it again, another chance is coming. The play, written and superbly performed...
Looking for love with an unconventional beginning? Follow in the footsteps of Johns Hopkins alumna Taylor Nolan and Baltimore native Eric Bigger on the dating reality TV show route. ABC’s “The Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette” will host an open call at the Live Center Stage, located in the Live...
To celebrate the first day of summer, Mayor Catherine Pugh will proclaim Thursday Old Bay Day in Baltimore. The day will feature several events sponsored by the maker of the famous Baltimore crab seasoning. From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., the public can sign up to clean Masonville Cove, in partnership...
Orioles minor leaguer Buzz Arlett was so bad defensively that he might've needed a cushion to protect his head from popups. But he was so strong that one of his home runs reportedly knocked out an unsuspecting resident in a nearby house.
I will forever associate the word “Hit!” with a splash of tepid bay water, the smell of the Domino Sugars factory and a strong, tearing pain in my obliques. In front of me, an octogenarian dipped her paddle into the water with the ease of an Olympian. Behind me, a woman stood yelling, “Give me...
The Senate on Wednesday rejected billions in spending cuts proposed by the Trump administration as two Republicans joined all Democrats in voting "no." The 48-50 vote rebuffed a White House plan to claw back some $15 billion in spending previously approved by Congress - a show of fiscal responsibility...
Ivanka Trump, the presidential adviser who has billed herself as a "force for good" in the administration, remained silent for days as the firestorm over forced separations of migrant families consumed the White House. In a closed-door meeting with Republicans late Tuesday, President Donald Trump...
Protesters entered a Mexican restaurant in Washington, D.C., Tuesday evening to heckle Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen. She appeared to sit quietly with her head down for more than 10 minutes listening to the protesters chanting "Shame!" and "End family separation!" Protesters,...
The spate of four worker deaths in the Baltimore area in eight days this month reflects a rise in fatal workplace injuries in Maryland depicted in the most recent government data. In 2016, 92 people died of injuries while working in Maryland, a 33 percent jump from 2015, when 69 work-related fatalities...
One week after the Baltimore County school board voted to give interim superintendent Verletta White a four-year contract, two dissenting members rebelled. In an unusual move, Ann Miller and Kathleen Causey wrote letters to Maryland State Schools Superintendent Karen Salmon in late April, urging...
For over a year, Baltimore's water meter readers would get a list of jobs at the beginning of their shifts, finish them up and then either drive around aimlessly or go home instead of getting more work.