LOS ANGELES (AP) — Can the memory of Michael Jackson survive “Leaving Neverland”? After all, it has bounced back before. The superstar's image was tarnished by allegations of sexual abuse that ...

Park Heights residents shared their priorities for public safety during a Sept. 16 listening session for Baltimore’s next comprehensive violence prevention plan. They called for greater attention to ...

A summer road trip becomes a meditation on grief, inequality and institutional neglect as America marks 250 years and heads toward November’s midterm elections. Black America has had an unusually ...

BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Congo on Sept. 19 began vaccinating healthcare staff against Ebola in Bunia, the epicenter of the fastest-growing outbreak of the disease in history as they are "particularly ...

Resolution proposed by Student Member of the Board Omer Reshid TOWSON, MD. – The Board of Education of Baltimore County unanimously approved the following Black Lives Matter resolution, after it was ...

Baltimore is experiencing a wave of momentum around its vacant housing strategy. The Mayor's Office, BUILD, and the Greater Baltimore Committee have aligned around “Bold Moves” and bold solutions. The ...

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan pop star and opposition politician Bobi Wine performed his first concert since he was charged with treason and jailed, a show of defiance Saturday punctuated by ...

I am deeply honored to have been selected by my colleagues to become the first woman and the first African American to serve as Chair of the Financial Services Committee. I have served on the ...

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As Mayor Gray highlighted the importance of continuing to improve public education here in the nation's capital in his State of the District address, my thoughts turned to recent controversies ...

I've always disliked the way Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday is often celebrated. The reasons why became even clearer to me these past few days, as the importance of considering King's life and ...

ANNAPOLIS – The Safe Schools Act of 2010, unveiled Tuesday by House Speaker Michael E. Busch, D-Anne Arundel, would require courts to notify schools if a student is arrested for crimes that could ...