Julie Scharper

The headlines have focused on the baby, the irony of a politician banishing a baby. But the story is really about how Donald Trump humiliated the mother, who was there, presumably, because she supports him.

Faith leaders and volunteers are working to change that mentality and curb the violence that killed nine children this year by creating opportunities for them as the summer begins. The Empowerment Temple is converting a $1.1 million building in Bolton Hill to a children's center named after Freddie Gray that will offer free meals and camps. People are volunteering by the hundreds to mentor youths in Sandtown-Winchester, where Gray was arrested. Others are collecting money, food and school

Rachel Dolezal-- the Spokane, Wash. NAACP chapter president accused of being a white woman falsely presenting herself as black-- met with Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby last month.

WJZ anchor Gigi Barnett has a new baby girl.

We have a joyful update about Xavier Byrd, the six-year-old with a rate disease who we wrote about in February. Make-A-Wish Mid-Atlantic has built him a special backyard playground.

We'll leave it to you, gentle viewer, to draw your own conclusions about this video of an *ecdysiast twerking on a Dundalk street corner.

What a busy few weeks Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby has had.

Great news for fans of "Serial"-- the hit podcast will launch a second season in the fall, and a third season should arrive next spring.

The plaintiff is none other than Marilyn James, the future Mrs. Mosby, who would one day become the State's Attorney for Baltimore City.

Iyanla Vanzant is coming to Baltimore this week to host a "healing service" for the city.

Time to put aside your dauntlets (small but overwhelming tasks), quit shoverdosing (binge-watching TV) and attend a fun event for word lovers.

Corner of Hilton Street and Piedmont Avenue was home for Porsha Lawson and her severely-disabled son, Khai'Lee Sampson.

This afternoon, Ursula Populoh, 73, will receive her diploma at MICA's commencement ceremony. Her daughter, Valeska Populoh, the fibers department chair, will hand her mother the certificate..

For one day each year, the neighborhood near Pimlico plays host to a dazzling pageant. The rest of the year, this pocket of West Baltimore is a place of grim poverty.

Devin Allen, the 26-year-old West Baltimore photographer whose shot of a protestor running during the riots following Freddie Gray's death was featured on the cover of "Time," will speak at an event this Friday.

Crooning "Heal the World," Michael Jackson impersonator Dimitri Reeves glided through a crowd at North Avenue and Monroe Street, the same spot where he performed during Monday's riots.

Baltimoreans grapple with tough questions about the city's image after Freddie Gray's death in police custody and the resulting riots.

There lay the slim body of Freddie Gray, dressed in a white baseball cap, spotless sneakers, blue plaid tie. His face appeared at peace — a sharp contrast to the events that precipitated and have followed his death.

President Obama singled out former Gov. Martin O'Malley in a roast of potential 2016 candidates at Saturday night's White House Correspondents' Dinner.

Saturday's march for Freddie Gray from the west side to City Hall could cause traffic problems and prompted at least one cancellation, while other businesses and event organizers are monitoring the situation.

A University of Maryland College Park student group pulled "American Sniper" from its spring movie lineup after a Muslim student group complained that the film promoted Islamophobia.

A University of Maryland College Park student group pulled "American Sniper" from its spring movie lineup following complaints from a Muslim student group.

Comedian (and Towson University grad) Amy Schumer collapsed at the feet of Kanye West and Kim Kardashian at the Time 100 gala in New York Tuesday night.

The women who come to Suited to Succeed in Downtown Baltimore are seeking their first professional jobs. As welfare recipients completing a job training program, they are building the skills to work in an office. Now they need to look the part.

Parents in the Baltimore area have strong feelings on the "free range" kids movement.

Rabia Chaudry, attorneys go into detail on Adnan Syed case that Sarah Koenig covered in 'Serial'

The creamed chipped beef will taste just the same. But, now, it will be served a little farther south on Ocean Highway.

Resurrection! Like zombies, but way more fun.

Baltimore, where the streets are crowded with celebrities.

For "Home," which will be released Tuesday, Bryan Voltaggio drew inspiration from the meals that he cooks for his wife and three young children as well as dishes for holidays and dinner parties.

Senator Clay Davis has finally made it to the White House.

An arbitrator awarded $250,000 to a former Baltimore "Hooter's Girl," finding that her firing constituted racial discrimination-- an allegation the restaurant chain vigorously denies.

A baby African pygmy goat, which is basically one of the cutest creatures in the world, became even cuter at the Maryland Zoo today.

A hearing scheduled for the former Ravens cheerleader Molly Shattuck, who is charged with raping a 15-year-old classmate of her son, has been postponed, court officials said.

Fox 45 reporter Jimmy Uhrin wanted a fish sandwich yesterday morning.

People choose to be homosexual-- and the behavior of people in prison is proof-- possible 2016 presidential candidate Ben Carson said Wednesday.

Ten-year-old Christopher Warner is a huge fan of Maroon 5.

Trisha Ahmed, a Johns Hopkins freshman, had co-authored essays with her father, Avijit Roy, an aetheist who had denounced Muslim extremism and called for greater religious tolerance in his homeland of Bangladesh.

Xavier Byrd has Schinzel-Giedion Syndrome

Only the Baltimore Rock Opera Society would launch a fundraising campaign with a video featuring an assortment of muppets, armor-clad warriors and the alcohol-fueled death of a golden egg-laying chicken.

The creative minds behind "Sesame Street" have put together a pitch-perfect parody of "House of Cards."

Michael Phelps announced on Instagram he is engaged to Nicole Johnson, former Miss California

Laura Maxine Smith-Velazquez is one of 100 finalists vying to spend the rest of their days on Mars.

Advanced Alzheimer's disease has robbed Joy Glass of her feisty personality and sharp wit.

According to Johns Hopkins researchers, other people's perceptions of a someone's attractiveness can be even more important than the person's appearance.

Baltimore is the best place to be a man looking for a lady to love, according to a new study from Nerdwallet, a personal finance site.

Drizly, an alcohol delivery service, will start serving Baltimore on Thursday.

Artist Mary England spent January 26, Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day, wrapping a Station North bus shelter in 125 feet of blue bubble wrap for passersby to pop.

A publicist for Annapolis-born fashion designer Christian Siriano said Monday that reports that he had broken off his engagement are "not confirmed."