Good morning, Baltimore! Here's what you need to know for Friday.
WEATHER
Welcome to the first long weekend and unofficial start of summer! It will be sunny and breezy today with temperatures hitting the mid-70s, with an overnight low of 46. Winds will be out of the west-northwest at 8 to 16 mph. There is a slight chance of a passing shower today. It will be sunny for the rest of the weekend with temperatures in the high 80s on Memorial Day.
FROM TODAY'S FRONT PAGE
A Baltimore grand jury returned indictments against the six officers charged earlier this month in the in-custody death of Freddie Gray, State's Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby announced Thursday.
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The differences between indictments returned Thursday against six Baltimore police officers in the death of Freddie Gray and the initial charges filed early this month suggest prosecutors have refined their approach to the case, legal analysts say --- or, possibly, that a grand jury balked at some of the counts they had sought.
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A bill that would direct billions in new funding to the National Institutes of Health in return for changes in the way the Bethesda-based agency awards research grants passed a key legislative hurdle in Congress on Thursday.
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Amid an outpouring of frustration about the amount of public school testing, education leaders in Maryland and 10 other states decided this week to cut back on the reading and math tests introduced only three months ago.
FROM LAST NIGHT
One hundred people have been killed in Baltimore this year, a grim milestone that has come faster than previous years.
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ATF officials are offering up to $10,000 in rewards after releasing photos of suspects who intentionally set fires during the rioting last month, including at the CVS at Pennsylvania and North avenues.