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A Stormy front is coming: Trump might try to silence Daniels, but she'll bare all in Baltimore

Computer-based tests are another challenge for low-income students, some Baltimore teachers say

Ravens change game plan by tying single-game ticket sales to Thursday's schedule release

Former Baltimore County schools Superintendent Dallas Dance asks for probation instead of jail time

President Trump to speak at Naval Academy commencement

Baltimore restaurant and bar closures in 2018

A guide to karaoke in Baltimore, from bars and rentable rooms to social leagues

Ravens position-by-position draft preview: Tight end

Maryland's Connor Kelly, Hopkins' Joel Tinney taken in top five of Major League Lacrosse draft

Calvert Hall basketball coach John Bauersfeld steps down to coach and teach in Georgia

Maryland women sign junior-college All-American guard Sara Vujačić

The Maryland women’s basketball team has signed junior-college All-American guard Sara Vujačić, coach Brenda Frese announced Wednesday. Vujačić, the sister of former NBA guard Sasha Vujačić, a 2004 first-round draft pick who played 11 seasons in the league, moved from her native Maribor, Slovenia,...

Erin Popovich, wife of Spurs coach Gregg Popovich, dies

NBA playoffs: LeBron James scores 46, Cavaliers hold off Pacers to even series; Jazz past Thunder to even series

NHL playoffs: Penguins, Preds, Lightning stretch series leads to 3-1

Orioles notes: Showalter still has 'a lot of confidence' in Givens despite slow start

Havre de Grace to celebrate Arbor Day on April 27

Baltimore to begin fining drivers $90 for blocking traffic at intersections

Night owls might face more health issues and early death compared with early risers

Robert W. Black Jr., a Baltimore businessman and US Lacrosse board member, dies

Robert W. Black Jr., a certified public accountant and Baltimore businessman who was a former board member of US Lacrosse, the sport’s national governing body, died April 6 at the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center of complications from a fall. The Ruxton resident was 83. “His name brings...

At county council president's invitation, Harford group talks about human activity's impact on climate change

All-in approach lifts Kai Muniz to Howard County indoor track and field boys Athlete of the Year

Sen. Ben Cardin joins Democrats in opposing Mike Pompeo as Trump's new secretary of state

Second annual Josh Hamer baseball game on tap for Friday

Pitts: What happened in Starbucks isn't really about Starbucks

I don't drink coffee, so I can't boycott Starbucks. But I wouldn't if I could. Yes, I understand — and share — the national anger over viral video of last week's arrest of two African-American men at one of the company's Philadelphia stores. The men, who have yet to be identified, were reportedly...

Safe consumption sites save lives

In the last decade, deaths from opioids have quadrupled in Maryland. We now have the fifth highest rate of overdose deaths in America. And despite a State of Emergency declared in early 2017, that year is among the worst on record for intoxication deaths.These facts were presented again and again...

Fox should be embarrassed to air Sean Hannity's show

For those of you who doubt every “fair and balanced” word that comes from Fox News — perhaps especially those that come from that paragon of balance, Sean Hannity — I offer the following exception to your belief. Mr. Hannity has stated often, both on the air and elsewhere, that he is not a journalist,...

Student protests offer real-time civics lesson

On Friday, students around the country are planning a second National School Walkout to commemorate the 19th anniversary of the Columbine High School shooting in Colorado, which left 13 dead, and to highlight support for gun-control legislation. The first student walk-out, in March, was organized...

Orioles lose to Tigers, 6-5

Health Beat: Night owls might face more health issues and early death compared with early risers

'Nerd-speak' and thwarting hacks: Top youth cyber-security competition comes to Baltimore

Previewing Dallas Dance sentencing hearing

School launches fundraising campaign to get computers

New twist on Baltimore's chicken box

Maryland ranks No. 1 in U.S. for minority and women businesses ownership, study finds

Maryland has the highest rate of per-capita minority and women business ownership in the United States, a recent study shows. The state has nearly 42 minority owners for every 100,000 residents, according to a survey by Paychex, a payroll, human resources and insurance services company. It also...

What you need to know about the Southwest Airlines engine failure

Engine failure at 30,000 feet forced the emergency landing of a Southwest Airlines jet on Tuesday, leading to the death of one passenger and injuries to seven others. The fatality was the first aboard a U.S. flight since 2009, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. Baltimore/Washington...

Baltimore start-up offers online matching for borrowers and lenders

A Baltimore tech start-up aims to become the Match.com of mid-sized firms needing a loan to fund their growth. Cerebro aims to help companies too big to rely solely on their local bank branch and not yet in the world of large public corporations through the sometimes difficult process of shopping...

'That's how she's wired': Southwest pilot lauded for handling crisis

The Southwest Airlines pilot being lauded as a hero in a harrowing emergency landing after a passenger was partially blown out of the jet's damaged fuselage is also being hailed for her pioneering role in a career where she has been one of the few women at the controls. Tammie Jo Shults, one of...

Baltimore's top large employers for 2017

The top Baltimore-area employers for large companies in 2017.

Baltimore's top midsize employers for 2017

The top Baltimore-area employers for mid-size companies in 2017.

Baltimore's top small employers for 2017

The top Baltimore-area employers for small companies in 2017.

A Baltimore restaurant is serving a $21 version of a chicken box. We tried it.

A new Baltimore restaurant is serving a riff on the chicken box — and it costs $21. At Square Meal, the floor-level restaurant of newly-opened Hotel Revival in Mount Vernon, the “Ro ‘Faux’ Box” substitutes the classic fried chicken for two buttermilk-marinated fried quails from South Carolina;...

O'Flynn's Crab & Cask House to close

O’Flynn’s Crab & Cask House will serve its last eats and drinks later this month. The Brooklyn bar and restaurant will close at the end of April, owner Liam Flynn said in an email. O’Flynn’s opened at 3432 S. Hanover St. in May 2016. Flynn also previously owned Liam Flynn’s Ale House in Station...

Diplo, Marshmello, Vince Staples and more to perform at Moonrise Festival in August

Moonrise Festival — the two-day, electronic dance music-focused event occurring Aug. 11-12 at Pimlico Race Course — will feature performances from producers/DJs Diplo, DJ Snake, Kaskade and Marshmello, along with rappers like Vince Staples and Action Bronson. Announced on the festival’s Facebook...

BSO to make debut at Proms festival in London this summer

The second stop in the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s European tour this summer with music director Marin Alsop will find the ensemble making its debut Aug. 27 at the Proms, an extraordinary eight-week festival of daily concerts in London’s 5,200-seat Royal Albert Hall. It will not be a first for...

30 of the best Tax Day freebies and dining deals you can claim on Tuesday

Nothing is certain but death, taxes and freebies on Tax Day, which is on Tuesday, April 17. Your taxes may be complicated, but getting free stuff is EZ with my roundup, which I will be updating through the dreaded day. Here's to many happy returns! AARP: Free tax prep for seniors from Tax-Aide...

Blind Baltimore students tell their stories through song

The students have worked with instructor Valerie Smalkin on three songs as a part of Seeing Through Music, a program designed to help them self-advocate and share their experiences of being blind with the world.

Meet the animals who rule the Medieval Times kingdom

In the castle located just off Route 100, animals rule the kingdom. Medieval Times may be known for its knights who joust and duel in the show, but those behind the scenes say it’s the horses and falcon who work the hardest in all the land. The Spanish castle at Arundel Mills Mall, one of nine...

GOP fears a vote to extend tax cuts would aid Democrats

Heading into a contentious campaign for control of Congress, Republicans are increasingly divided over how to bolster their signature legislative achievement — a $1.5 trillion tax cut — amid signs it is not the political gift they had expected it to be last year. House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis.,...

'Con job': Trump takes aim at Stormy Daniels for releasing sketch of man she says threatened her

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that a porn actress is pulling "a total con job" by promoting an artist's sketch of a man she says threatened her to keep silent about an alleged sexual encounter with Trump years ago. The sketch depicts a white male in his 30s or 40s and carries a description...

CIA Director Pompeo secretly met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un over Easter weekend

CIA Director Mike Pompeo made a top-secret visit to North Korea over Easter weekend as an envoy for President Donald Trump to meet with that country's leader, Kim Jong Un, according to two people with direct knowledge of the trip. The extraordinary meeting between one of Trump's most trusted emmisaries...

10 things you don't want to miss at Light City Baltimore 2018

18 Baltimore events to look forward to in 2018

Free admission for kids the latest way Orioles hope to court young fans, families

Some Baltimore schools still behind on holding required safety drills

Some Baltimore city schools are behind schedule in holding the state-mandated number of safety drills this year. The district rolled out an online portal last fall on which schools are required to record emergency drills — including fire drills, evacuation drills and lockdowns — as they are completed....

Baltimore crime: Juvenile arrests are down, compared with last year

Baltimore police have made significantly fewer juvenile arrests compared with this time last year, the latest city crime statistics show. There were 209 juvenile arrests through the week ending April 7, down 56 percent from the 472 arrests at the same point last year. The declines were evident...

Baltimore County school board declines to release ethics report of Interim Superintendent White

In the middle of a debate this month about who will be Baltimore County’s next school superintendent, county school board member Ann Miller revealed something about Interim Superintendent Verletta White that hadn’t been made public before. Miller said one of the two violations for which the board’s...

From the archives: Spring fever

From the vault: Easter photos in Maryland

Baltimore's Preakness parades of the past