Out of the 327 homicide cases in the city this year, only about 67 of these investigations have been closed. The police need witnesses and information…

The jurors in the trial of William Porter, the first of six Baltimore police officers to face charges in the death of Freddie Gray, went home Tuesday…

Democratic Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders got a tour this morning of the Baltimore neighborhood where Freddie Gray was arrested. The Vermont…

Two jurors – one black man and one black woman – said they had a relationship with Freddie Gray as the jury selection process continued Tuesday in the…

This video is part of a special WYPR newsroom series entitled "On The Watch: Fixing the Fractured Relationship Between Baltimore's Police and Its…

On the streets, pushing for change Every Wednesday night for almost two and half years, Tawanda Jones and her family gather on the street with supporters…

The Baltimore County Council has put off for at least two weeks a vote on whether to make developers in Towson pay more money if their projects don’t…

The 350 million dollar Towson Row Project is two years away from opening. But on Friday, the developer gave a tour of the site to show what’s to…

Back in the day, pigs arrived in Charm City by train and hit the streets running on their way to the breakfast table.They were doomed, of course. But they…

Baltimore County Police officers will have body cameras within three years.County Executive Kevin Kamenetz said Thursday they will start phasing in body…

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.