Research conducted by the Associated Press found there have been at least 31 statewide recounts since 2000, only three of which changed the outcome of an election. Among those 31 recounts, the largest shift in results was 0.1%, in Vermont's 2006 auditor race. With a razor-thin margin and ongoing vote count, here's a look at how hotly contested states in this year's presidential election consider and conduct recounts.
Election week has come and gone. Although President Donald Trump previously refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power, the presidential transition process has been underway for over a year. From Election Day to Inauguration Day, here are 15 steps taken to ensure a peaceful transfer of executive power from an outgoing president to the incoming one.
By Bianca Sanchez and Kaitlin Miller, Tribune Content Agency
In response to a spike in COVID-19 cases in Maryland and across the U.S., Baltimore officials Friday announced tighter restrictions on gatherings and restaurants — including closing bars that aren’t licensed to sell food.
One in three women will be in an abusive relationship at some point in their lives. A decade after the murder of Cockeysville resident and University of Virginia student Yeardley Love, the OneLove Foundation founded by her mother and sister is using a network of staff and volunteers across the country to educate students as early as middle school to recognize the signs of relationship violence.
American history can often be remembered through our consumer habits. That's why Stacker ranked the iconic products released from the year you were born, from 1919 to 2018. From Slurpees to iPods, this list is a pop culture-infused trip down memory lane. Visit thestacker.com for similar lists and stories.
Two former Concordia Preparatory School students have filed federal lawsuits alleging the Towson private school and the governing body of the Lutheran Church ignored their reports of sexual assault and harassment on campus.
A legal battle is underway between federal prosecutors and attorneys for a violent drug gang who say a Baltimore police officer’s corrupt past was kept secret from them.
Same-day registration was used by 26,303 Marylanders — 12,728 during early voting and 13,575 on Election Day, the Maryland State Board of Elections announced Friday.
Green Party candidate Franca Muller Paz has conceded the race for Baltimore City Council’s District 12 seat after the last of the city’s Election Day returns showed Councilman Robert Stokes maintaining a wide lead.
The sophomore quarterback showed off his ability to escape pressure and either find receivers downfield or take off for gains in the Terps’ 45-44 overtime win against Minnesota on Oct. 30.
Three Baltimore County public library branches closed on Friday after one staff member at each branch tested positive for COVID-19, according to a statement released Friday night by county library officials.
Orioles first baseman/outfielder Trey Mancini posted a video to his Instagram account Thursday showing him taking swings in a batting cage, his first public showing of performing baseball activities since he was diagnosed with colon cancer in March.
When horse-drawn wagons were the preferred method of transportation on York Road and telephones and electric lights were relative novelties, a copper beech tree was sending its roots deep into the rich earth.
HBO’s new documentary “The Cost of Winning,” a four-part series that chronicles the Panthers' 2019 season, takes viewers inside the lives of the players, their everyday struggles and how football and the support of the school’s coaching staff and faculty helps them succeed.
The Harford County Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Harford Award event was held on Oct. 15 with more than 100 members of the county’s businesses community attending this year’s virtual event.
A panel of three judges on Friday became the third federal court to rule that President Donald Trump’s effort to exclude people in the country illegally from the numbers used for dividing up congressional seats is unlawful.
In response to a spike in COVID-19 cases in Maryland and across the U.S., Baltimore officials Friday announced tighter restrictions on gatherings and restaurants — including closing bars that aren’t licensed to sell food.
When horse-drawn wagons were the preferred method of transportation on York Road and telephones and electric lights were relative novelties, a copper beech tree was sending its roots deep into the rich earth.