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Baltimore had the worst homicide rate among the nation’s 50 largest cities last year and the second-highest violent crime rate overall, according to new data from the FBI. The grim news was the latest reminder of the sustained cycle of violence that has gripped the city since 2015, when the annual...
Baltimore County students would have a slightly longer spring break in the 2019-20 school year if the proposed calendar is approved by the board. The new calendar calls for a spring break beginning after school on April 7 and opening again April 14. After a directive from Gov. Larry Hogan, some...
A majority of Howard County residents support alternative ways to mitigate Ellicott City flooding that do not include removing buildings from the historic town center, according to a new poll financed by a nonprofit preservation group. The Howard County Voter Poll, conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling...
St. Frances has yet to play a complete football game as stormy, rainy weather continues to wash out the Panthers’ season, but that hasn’t stopped the team from claiming the No. 1 spot for the fourth straight week in the Maryland High School Football State Poll. The Panthers are 1-0 after a 41-6...
During Monday’s debate, Gov. Larry Hogan and his Democratic challenger, Ben Jealous, clashed over and over again about Maryland’s economy. That might seem like a strange strategy for Mr. Jealous, since Governor Hogan has been cultivating the economy and the improvement of Maryland’s business climate...
It’s he-said/she-said — we’ll never know the truth, so what’s the point? That’s how the argument goes. It assumes that even if Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s accusers are deemed credible, it doesn’t matter, because his denials of the sexual assaults they describe are credible too. He says...
One hundred years ago, on Sept. 26, 1918, in Northeast France, the American Army began the offensive that would ultimately end World War I and send ripples across 20th century history. The tip of the spear in General John J. “Black Jack” Pershing’s attack that day was the 79th Division’s 313th...
Over the weekend, the Department of Homeland security announced that immigrants who legally use public benefits like food assistance, Medicaid or housing could be denied green cards in the future. To those who think that the U.S. has too many immigrants already, this new “public charge” rule may...
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Another giant automaker has settled with a Russian immigrant inventor and his Baltimore-based backers to license patents for hybrid vehicle technology they’ve been using. Honda agreed to license the patents from Paice, a Baltimore-based company backed by the Abell Foundation, without a legal battle,...
Dunkin' is dropping the donuts — from its name, anyway. Doughnuts are still on the menu, but Dunkin' Donuts is renaming itself Dunkin' to reflect its increasing emphasis on coffee and other drinks, which make up 60 percent of its sales. The 68-year-old chain has toyed with the idea for a while....
As Under Armour continues to restructure in an effort to regain its momentum, the Baltimore-based brand tapped a veteran of Tommy Hilfiger as its new chief marketing officer. Alessandro de Pestel most recently served as executive vice president of marketing, communications and consumer insights...
The Maryland Insurance Administration announced Tuesday that a Baltimore court recently ordered Paramount Insurance Co., a small automotive insurer based in Gwynn Oak in Baltimore County, into rehabilitation, a form of receivership. The state’s insurance regulator sought the rehabilitation with...
A 19-year-old Maryland man who suffers from autism — and aspires to become a pastry chef — gets a big surprise when he appears Tuesday afternoon on Steve Harvey’s nationally syndicated daytime show. “When I’m in the kitchen, it makes me feel confident that I can accomplish anything as a chef,”...
The film series Mondo Baltimore wants arts organization Le Mondo, which has an under-construction venue downtown and has come under fire for its handling of sexual abuse allegations against one of its founders, to change its name. On Monday morning, the group — which launched in 2009 by showing...
NBC’s comedy show “Saturday Night Live” has added a Baltimore native to its cast in its 44th season. Described as an “actor-writer-improviser-cupcake connoisseur from Baltimore” on the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater website, comedian Ego Nwodim will make her SNL debut on the Sept. 29 season premiere,...
The Baltimore Comic-Con bills itself as “America’s Greatest Comic Book Convention,” and we’re not going to argue the point. With more than 150 vendors, more than 175 industry guests and scores of cosplayers (outfitted as everyone from Ant-Man to Zatanna) descending on the convention center, it’s...
One hundred years ago at Fort McHenry, commemorating the rockets’ red glare of the War of 1812 was probably the furthest thing from people’s minds. That’s because the fort, which had so valiantly defended Baltimore when the British were assaulting its shores, was in the midst of another battle...
Fall is here, and the cooler temps are pushing the parties indoors. If you're worried that your next shindig won't live up to summer's rooftop fun, these over-the-top rentals, from animals to live painting, are sure to keep your guests talking way after the bash ends.
On Tuesday, Dean Lally’s mind raced as he drove back from North Carolina to Baltimore. He and his boxer dog Nattie were in his Jeep towing a U-Haul trailer packed with wedding supplies behind them. His fiancee, Rosie Duchelle, was driving nearby in her GMC Acadia with their French bulldog Norma....
Mark Judge has been conspicuously absent for more than a week: Named as the only witness to an alleged sexual assault by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, he has not been seen and has said little beyond a statement released by a lawyer saying he recalled no such incident. A high school friend...
President Donald Trump got some laughter when he addressed world leaders on Tuesday. It wasn't intentional. The president was highlighting U.S. gains under his watch as he opened his address to the U.N. General Assembly. He said the American economy was "booming like never before" and that his...
Rep. Kevin Cramer, the Republican nominee for Senate in North Dakota, questioned Monday whether a sexual assault accusation against Brett M. Kavanaugh should disqualify him from the Supreme Court, even if the allegation is true.Cramer raised the question in a television interview on KX4, a North...
A new report ranks Maryland as having the highest rate of chronic student absence in the nation. But is it right? Could 29 percent of Maryland students have missed 10 percent of school days, as reported by Attendance Works? The national rate is 15.5 percent. The recently released report is based...
The campaign of defense attorney Ivan Bates must repay an outstanding $150,000 loan that it received during the race for Baltimore State’s Attorney, according to recently filed campaign finance reports. Bates’ campaign received the loan from Jack Luetkemeyer Jr., a real estate entrepreneur, shortly...
Signs warning students not to drink the water have long served as a grim reminder about the reality of Baltimore school buildings’ conditions. The majority of schools in the city have relied on bottled water for a decade, following revelations about lead contamination that forced officials to ban...