Even before the riots broke out in Baltimore, tensions were high near the western district police station. The western district is where Freddie Gray…

Mechanics were already busy at work at the Full Circle Service Center in Halethorpe when 30-year-old Brandon Carroll walked in. He said he was late...

In death, the name Freddie Gray became part of the national call for police reform. Quickly, though, the challenge widened. Every urban issue from…

As we heard Wednesday in the first part of this series, thousands of Baltimore City eighth and fifth graders found out last week whether they got into the…

Protests continued in Baltimore as crowds gathered throughout the city calling for accountability in the death of Freddie Gray , a 25 year old African…

Two Democratic candidates for Baltimore City mayor have promised to cut taxes if elected. But a third candidate said Wednesday it would be irresponsible…

When schools close because of storms like the one Maryland is still digging out from under, many of us think of kids sledding, building snowmen, tossing…

Governor Larry Hogan’s state of emergency went into effect Friday morning as Maryland prepared for a blizzard that forecasters say could dump two feet of…

The old home of Bethlehem Steel in Eastern Baltimore County has its first tenant. Fed Ex announced Wednesday that it will build a distribution center on…

Former Mayor Sheila Dixon says she’s moved on from the scandal that caused her to resign from office in 2010.Dixon was convicted of embezzlement and…

She came to the U.S. for grad school. She was lonely. Then came an invitation for Thanksgiving — no turkey (strictly vegan) but a spirit that touched her soul. And her mango lassi was a hit!

Ratified in 1967, the 25th Amendment to the Constitution gives the vice president the ability to subsume the powers of the presidency if he has the support of the executive Cabinet.

Actor Tom Cruise was caught on tape admonishing the crew for breaking safety protocols on the set of Mission: Impossible 7. NPR discusses the difficulties of moviemaking during the pandemic.

Deepa Mehta's new film, Funny Boy, is Canada's Oscar submission. It's being distributed by Ava DuVernay's company and premieres on Netflix. It's based on the novel by Shyam Selvadurai.

The National League of Cities says local governments have seen their revenue plunge 21% on average since the beginning of the pandemic. Cities and towns say they desperately need federal help.

The Federal Reserve has issued new economic forecasts, acknowledging the outlook remains uncertain. COVID-19 vaccines offer hope for a turnaround in 2021, but the next few months could be challenging.

Kansas has one of the highest coronavirus infection rates among state prisons in the country. Staff, inmates and advocates worry about the pandemic's toll as they wait for the vaccine.

Epidemiologists are still puzzling over how much of an impact Thanksgiving had on the pandemic in the U.S. Meanwhile, infections, hospitalizations and deaths are still surging as Christmas approaches.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Larry Lester, co-founder of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, about the MLB decision to recognize Negro League athletes as Major League players.

Bipartisan leaders near a deal on a $900 billion pandemic relief bill that includes another round of stimulus checks, help for the unemployed, money for small businesses and vaccine distribution.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would take up an appeal from the NCAA defending its rules that impose certain restrictions on paying college athletes.

College applications are different this year: no campus tours, no admission exams and fewer extracurriculars to showcase talents. NPR discusses the challenges of college applications in the pandemic.