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A federal judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit that accuses two white U.S. Park Police officers of unlawfully detaining a black Secret Service agent.

More than 1,000 civilians, police officers, fire personnel and others came out Friday for the 34th annual Fallen Heroes Day. Five from Maryland who died in the line of service were remembered.

More than 1,000 civilians, police officers, fire personnel and others came out Friday for the 34th annual Fallen Heroes Day. Five from Maryland who died in the line of service were remembered.

James M. Murray, 50, of Anne Arundel County, has been sworn in as the new director of the U.S. Secret Service, succeeding Randolph Alles.

Vice President Mike Pence visited Baltimore on Wednesday, presenting an award to an Annapolis man at a conference of Hispanic law enforcement officials before touring the local office of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Kirstjen Nielsen was in an impossible position. There are 22 agencies reporting into DHS, but her job performance was only ever going to be based on immigration.

An administration that actually wants Americans to believe it's mistreating asylum seekers like no other before it.

Three people have pleaded guilty in connection with a scheme to accept and sell stolen goods from the Chesapeake Pawn Brokers in Edgewood, according to the Baltimore office of the U.S. Secret Service.

The "no collusion" mantra gets an entirely new spin from Rudy Giuliani who seems to think now that, yup, maybe there was some.

The passing of former President George H.W. Bush on Friday evening gives us cause to relive a moment when Baltimore was the center of media attention — and a seat of U.S. and British power.

The ruling is a big victory for CNN and the press against Trump, who has been lashing out more than ever since the midterm elections. But larger issues in the war that Trump has declared on media remain.

CNN is suing President Donald Trump and top aides on the White House communications team in an effort to get correspondent Jim Acosta’s press credentials immediately restored, the network announced this morning.

Even by the contentious standards of President Trump’s generally troubled relationship with press, what happened Wednesday at the White House between him and reporters from CNN, NBC, PBS and American Urban Radio Networks is truly shocking. His response to CNN's Jim Acosta is beyond the pale.

In 1954, Elvis Presley's first commercial recording session took place at Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee; the song he recorded was “That's All Right.”

Since coming to Baltimore, the dapper diner has partied poolside at the Sagamore Pendry hotel, tasted ceviche in Fells Point, and sipped Sangiovese in Little Italy. He’s also left a trail of servers waiting for him to pay.

A good manager balances the good and bad in everyone and every situation. Public humiliation, as President Trump demonstrates frequently with the Justice Department, the FBI, and members of his cabinet, earn him disloyalty, not loyalty.

As discussions continue about “common sense” gun laws, one of the most basic things that could be addressed — and something that both the anti-gun folks and responsible, law-abiding firearm owners should be able to agree on — is stronger requirements for the safe storage of guns.

In 1981, President Ronald Reagan, above, was shot and seriously injured outside a Washington, D.C., hotel by John W. Hinckley Jr.; also wounded were White House

The handgun used in Tuesday’s shooting at Great Mills High School was legally owned by the shooter’s father, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday.

Warren Olney, host and executive producer of To the Point, recalls a summer evening in 1954, when he and a high school classmate walked up to the White House steel fence, unzipped their pants, and violated the perimeter. The fact that such a crime is impossible today is not progress.

For more than 10 years, Jimmie Wilkerson’s father languished in prison. But his father’s experience has influenced the Towson men’s lacrosse player to major in criminal justice.

From our current understanding of the risk factors and trends associated with gun-related violence secondary to mass shootings, which are extremely rare events, a more practical approach would be to invest our resources to another public health crisis, which is suicide.

In a year with more than 200 homicides so far, organizers are urging, "nobody kill anybody."

Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson was met with protesters during two events at the Henderson-Hopkins School in East Baltimore,

From Stephen Colbert's crude description of Donald Trump's mouth, to Kathy Griffin and Reza Aslan, we have turned a corner in media talk. And it is not a good thing.

Democratic Rep. John Delaney's deliberation over whether to run for governor next year has created a political free-for-all in the state's westernmost congressional district, with a half dozen prominent Democrats expressing interest in his seat.

"Homeland" Season 6 ends with a shocking death and a surprising twist.

In 1997, the Orioles became the sixth team in baseball history to go wire to wire in first place. Looking back at some of the highs and lows of the club's last playoff season before 2012.

In 1981, President Ronald Reagan, above, was shot and seriously injured outside a Washington, D.C., hotel by John W. Hinckley Jr.

Carrie and Agent Conlin try to track down the man Quinn followed, and Saul and President-elect Keane get the runaround.

Here are the top things to do in Baltimore this week.

Stage musical version of movie "The Bodyguard" heads to Baltimore's Hippodrome

As founder and president of the National Center for Citizen Safety, the Ellicott City resident has made it her duty to teach people of all ages how fast and effective decision-making can safe lives when there's an active assailant.

Dozens of police officers with shields and batons and big canisters of pepper spray stand in lines block off the corner at 12th and Massachusetts Avenue in

Who among the Harford County Republicans is going to Donald Trump's inauguration Friday?

As our country shows a greater disparity between those at the top and the rest of us, and we are about to witness a presidential cabinet of billionaires, it is more important than ever to share — in various groups; through churches, mosques and synagogues; and as individuals. For people are far more important than any of the stuff we acquire.

Timonium's Don Bonnett played a part in designing the presidential reviewing stand upon which Ronald Reagan and his successors took the oath of office.

Carl Hiaasen's list of 19 things Donald Trump would rather do than attend the daily top-secret intelligence briefings.

President-elect Donald Trump arrived at M&T Bank Stadium shortly before kickoff of the 117th Army-Navy game on Saturday afternoon.

Before the Department of Homeland Security presented Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski with an award Wednesday, the Secret Service put on a quick show for the outgoing lawmaker at its training campus in Beltsville.

From the inconsequential to the substantive, Hillary Clinton is about as transparent as lead, says Cal Thomas.

Supporters of Donald Trump and opponents plan to rally downtown Monday, setting the stage for possible showdowns as the Republican presidential candidate is scheduled to address National Guard officers from around the country that afternoon in Baltimore.

As the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks approaches, state and local officials discuss the improvements in emergency preparedness over the last decade as well as ongoing education in the community.

Dan Rodricks disparages Baltimore County Trump supporters as poorly educated and economically anxious

Release of Ronald Reagan's shooter from D.C. hospital raises difficult questions about mental illness and unequal justice

Release of Ronald Reagan's shooter from D.C. hospital raises difficult questions about mental illness and unequal justice

The Morning Report is a quick roundup of links to stories that Carroll County residents are talking about for June 21, 2016.

The Orlando shooting has been taken as an opportunity to light a bonfire of the inanities, says Jonah Goldberg.

After Bill Clinton's extramarital affairs were deemed not part of a right-wing conspiracy, his wife, Hillary, decided to stand by her man. I watched her interview on "60 Minutes" in 1992, when Hillary said she wasn't "sitting here like some little woman standing by my man like Tammy Wynette," even though that's exactly what she was doing, with my jaw bouncing off the floor, wondering what could possibly cause this decision.

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