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Donald Trump's accusation that President Obama and Hillary Clinton are "founders of ISIS" is not only a good example of his reckless fear-mongering but also his complete lack of understanding about true threats to national security.

Robert R. "Bob" Timberg, a former Evening Sun and Baltimore Sun reporter and Marine Corps veteran whose 1995 book "The Nightingale's Song" about five Naval Academy graduates who served in the Vietnam War earned him wide acclaim, died Tuesday from respiratory failure at Anne Arundel Medical Center. He was 76.

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

Several events are planned in Laurel on Sept. 11 to honor those who lost their lives in the terrorists attacks 15 years ago. The city will also unveil its new 9/11 monument outside the Laurel Municipal Center.

A four-day conference of Maryland's Fraternal Order of Police officially opens with a reception Sunday night. But those convening at the Hyatt in Baltimore were greeted first by protesters Sunday afternoon.

Some 300 troops from the Maryland National Guard drilled for a deadly outbreak of a bird-flu-like disease this week that they envisage would spread panic in urban areas and require the killing of chickens by the barnful.

Under Armour has paid $70.3 million for land in Port Covington where it plans to build its new headquarters campus — more than double what CEO Kevin Plank's private real estate firm purchased the waterfront site for in 2014, according to land records.

A celebrated Baltimore maritime episode occurred 100 years ago this month when the U-Deutschland, a German commercial submarine, spent a couple of weeks at South Baltimore's Locust Point at the height of World War I.

Howard Hayes stepped from the gangplank onto the deck of the Coast Guard cutter Taney. The last time he was aboard the ship was more than 70 years ago.

Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter on Friday urged the newly commissioned officers of the Naval Academy's class of 2016 to prepare to tackle five challenges facing the nation: Russian aggression, the rise of China in East Asia, a nuclear-armed North Korea, Iranian meddling in the Middle East and the battle against the self-declared Islamic State.

The tears streamed down Alix Idrache's face. In the photograph, the streaks reach almost to the high collar of his dress gray uniform.

Gov. Larry Hogan is proposing $20 million in funding for defense and aerospace giant Northrop Grumman, designed to retain the company's newly created Mission Systems divisional headquarters in Linthicum and 10,000 jobs in Maryland.

An East Baltimore youth center that opened a decade ago after catching the eye of Baltimore-bred basketball star Carmelo Anthony has attracted a new celebrity benefactor: Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank.

Over the weekend, Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank pledged $16 million to St. John's College High School in Chevy Chase from his private foundation.

Only a year into their mission, the National Center for Citizen Safety is staying "survivor strong" as its members diligently raise public awareness of safety protocols in citizen responses to domestic terrorism like the 2014 Columbia mall shooting in preparation for their Survivor Strong 5k Run & Walk on Aug. 30 in Columbia.

Every Baltimore police officer will spend a day with city youths in an expanded "team-building" program to be funded by a top Under Armour executive.

Elaine D. Harmon, who had been a member of the Women's Air Force Service Pilots and later worked to gain veteran status for the pilots, died April 21 at Casey House Hospice Center in Rockville of complications of breast cancer. She was 95.

Onstage at a major computer security summit at Stanford University, President Barack Obama signed an executive order Friday to make it easier for private companies to dip into the government's deep reservoirs of data on cyberattacks.

In the coming days a speck is expected to rise on the Baltimore skyline: It's a giant balloon that the Army will be floating high above Middle River to scan the skies for cruise missiles.

Sponsored by the Freestate Happy Wanderers, a walking club that is part of the American Volkssport Association, the 5- or 10-kilometer walk in South Laurel Saturday, Sept. 6 offered the traditional "fun, fitness and fellowship" that is the group's motto. But it had a serious aim as well: to honor the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

Column presents history of Memorial Day, with items of interest in Laurel. The Laurel Chapter of the American Rosie the Riveter Association hosts guest speaker Bruce Hoener, of the Mid Atlantic Air Museum, at its June 28 meeting.

For me, May is a month of remembering ¿ my mother who died this month 37 years ago; the Rosie the Riveters on National Rosie the Riveter Day, May 25; my good friend and mentor who died in 2003 whose birthday is this month; and all those who gave their lives for our freedom in all the wars our country has fought, from the Revolutionary War to the current war in Afghanistan.

2nd annual event features 1,000 flags on 5-acre field at Charlestown

Wreaths, rifle salutes and speeches about storied military battles lent a somber tone to a sunny, breezy Memorial Day Monday morning at Havre de Grace's Millard Tydings Park, overlooking a Susquehanna River filled with sailboats and other craft.

Lt. Col. James B. Moore died in An Khe

"Today we remember those who are not with us because they sacrificed their lives for our freedom," Richard Gebhard, master of ceremonies for Bel Air's 30th Memorial Day Ceremony said in greeting the huge crowd gathered on the green and in the shade of Shamrock Rock Park Monday morning.

Military veterans have a knack for building successful businesses, professionals say, but they have more trouble than non-veterans attracting investors. That's a challenge now being tackled by a new crop of Maryland-based initiatives aimed at helping veteran entrepreneurs.

The phrase "old soldiers never die; they just fade away," has long been a staple of soldiers' songs, and it was even uttered by famed Gen. Douglas MacArthur.

Memorial Day ceremonies are planned around Harford County today, Monday, to honor those who died in the defense of our country and our liberty.

The legal fight over a World War I memorial cross in Bladensburg is the latest front of a national battle over the separation of church and state.

With his fife's high-pitched notes soaring over enthusiastic throngs that gather each year to celebrate Memorial Day, Dave Embrey is an attention-getter.

This year's Memorial Day ceremony at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens will be the first since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and the start of the long wars in Afghanistan in Iraq, in which there is no new Marylander killed overseas to add to the rolls.

Advocates for Patterson Park and Baltimore's legacy of the War of 1812 are planning to install new signs and display cases describing artifacts uncovered in an archaeological dig completed this month.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel told the newest batch of Navy and Marine Corps officers Friday that they'll be counted on to help stamp out sexual assault in the military.

Come Monday, Duke's Casey Carroll hopes to play the game he loves while saluting the sacrifices he and others have made for their country. When better than Memorial Day for a former Army Ranger to end his college lacrosse career in the NCAA championship game?

Secretary of State John Kerry doggedly pursues solutions to international stalemates at a time when America would rather look inward.

Lesley Brinton, 49, of West Laurel, said honoring America's military propelled her to join American Legion Post 60 in Laurel. As the daughter of a World War II Navy veteran, she grew up in suburban Pittsburgh cherishing the story of how America gained its freedom, while preaching the importance of preserving and protecting it at any price.

Backlog of VA disability claims and the resulting hardships facing veterans are truly outrageous — but not surprising in the least

Murray Blum, and his 12-year-old son, Jordan Blum will travel to Cambridge England around Memorial Day to witness the dedication of the Cambridge American Cemetery visitors center, where an exhibit honors the heroic deeds of Merchant Marine Lt. Murray Blum, who died trying to save another solder's life in World War II.

On Saturday, World War II veterans James Wilderson and Catonsville resident William Foreman will be honored during the opening ceremonies for the second annual Field of Honor on the Maiden Choice Lane campus of the Charlestown retirement community.

For the past three years, there have been no diamond rolls or sneak passes in the skies above Annapolis, as the Navy's Blue Angels air team has canceled its Naval Academy shows for a variety of reasons. Now they're back for the 2014 Commissioning Week.

Harford County held a veterans' muster in Bel Air Saturday, an event designed to get Harford and Cecil county veterans connected with the appropriate services, as well as to honor veterans of the Vietnam War era and women who served during the World War II, Korean War and Vietnam eras.

In the United States, weathercasters serve as our goofy national soothsayers, but they should sober up and start talking about climate change.

A recap of the May 19 episode of '24: Live Another Day,' as Jack breaks into the U.S. embassy and POTUS has to decide whether he can be trusted

Alan Walden, the former WBAL radio anchor, has been emceeing the Memorial Day event at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens for 25 years and is a huge supporter of the military. He lives in Cross Keys.

"The Lincoln Myth" overturns misconceptions about Abraham Lincoln, the Mormon Church and the legality of secession

A highlight of the exhibit, which explores Americans' relationship with the flag, is a mural created by the artist Sheila Pree Bright of 15 portraits of Baltimoreans posing with Old Glory