<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:news="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-news/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1"><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/baltimore-ravens-2026-nfl-schedule-games-predictions-release-OEUQK3Z7KFBUTCSJXMESWZW4XQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T23:33:05.591Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-14T23:33:05.591Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Ranking the Baltimore Ravens’ 2026 games from easiest to hardest]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Baltimore Ravens,Lamar Jackson]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RVRQIIV2BJBAXM2CL2WQVBCDAQ.jpg?auth=76476dcb6c553cb7f7eebff4cbe154be4bfc434a033ad7c4359dd21a1a2e82db&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2624&amp;height=1754</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former Ravens running back Keaton Mitchell (34) celebrates with teammates after rushing for a touchdown against the Bengals last year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/montgomery-county-union-discrimination-retaliation-hr-disability-IFJEBY6KDZERBB2VKSUBWBJ4JI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T23:19:29.34Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-14T23:19:29.34Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Montgomery unions demand investigation into alleged HR discrimination]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Montgomery County]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ILPQIFSTBVD47GYI3LEVFQIPNE.jpg?auth=402c1625ff4d356420159dca7fb96149d30bc73a03df0a6cf5bd9b074c69f4a2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5353&amp;height=3569</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Two unions representing Montgomery County government employees want the state to investigate allegations of discrimination within the human resources department.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/columbia-association-board-members-S5X3YVNIKNFPHE5CSD6XNPKAMI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T23:18:05.522Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-14T23:18:05.522Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Ousted Columbia Association board members denied reinstatement]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Howard County,Columbia Association,Columbia MD]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SRTNHPYZUFGWJAOFHBT2QV7ZNI.jpg?auth=262fd034af5b60807a601965e22ac2c9a2eb20c158c36a88a4b4caa99b135ce0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5215&amp;height=3477</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Howard County judge rejected a motion by Karin Emery, Eric Greenberg and Reg Avery, who are seeking to be reinstated to the Columbia Association’s board of directors.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/trump-ice-detention-centers-howard-county-TIMHMQXMSRD45JXSD7M7VVO24U/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T22:56:19.953Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-14T22:56:19.953Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Federal judge could strike down Howard County ICE detention center ban]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Immigration,Howard County,ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement),Federal Court]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YBAH3F4U5NGX3A5B4YZDQGPAJQ.jpg?auth=7e28252a9f9e2e5cd9a457b3e83c8ef33db0cb0cba6f23813a6eb79069d19eb9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5121&amp;height=3414</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A federal judge seems poised to strike down Howard County’s emergency legislation banning private detention centers, which would boost the development of a planned ICE field office in a converted Elkridge office building.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/montgomery-county-budget-vote-postponed-V7ZPAA7HNVGJNG3EFNRAGPB7EY/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T22:21:08.021Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-14T22:21:08.021Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Why did the Montgomery County Council postpone a budget vote?]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Montgomery County]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/X75FVY2GBBE5FFYXMWG2VKRA7M.JPG?auth=8e92b90d93120a09b516b22bd304a32b641a5ab9a6b1eb9b0726ca63e520ba1a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Montgomery County Council, shown during a meeting last year, postponed a vote on the budget Thursday morning and again in the afternoon.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/national/supreme-court-abortion-pill-mifepristone-WD6W4VHCSRFMTKPSXWUGEJWF4M/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T22:18:15.543Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-14T22:18:15.543Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Supreme Court preserves access to abortion pill as lawsuit continues]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Wire,AP,xAppleNews,Supreme Court of the United States,Abortion]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PLJL7MBTHBCTTNAQYJ33TGQEKI.jpg?auth=8cb201b5c8f32f5775181792423165d49292908fcbc8f729ef1055a0f910accc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8251&amp;height=5501</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Supreme Court ruling Thursday allows women seeking abortions to continue obtaining mifepristone at pharmacies or through the mail, without an in-person visit to a doctor.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-podcast-2026-schedule-release-6KBC3XWMFNDHLFXZJXX53AQSCE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T22:17:38.375Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-14T22:17:38.375Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Ravens podcast: Handing out superlatives for the 2026 schedule]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[xTextToSpeech,Banner Ravens Podcast,Baltimore Ravens]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OTUM7ZQ4NJE2JPI2VCCD4SV6JQ.png?auth=0e4d68502877149c0cd3712ef159a7a94d97fb342ae9862aaeb6e9a3b1010bf4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-lose-reds-15-1-MHCUSATXA5BSBI3QXRUO2SHBKI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T21:47:55.145Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-14T21:47:55.145Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Nationals fail to reach .500 record after Thursday’s blowout loss to Reds]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VTNIOPNO4BECPMVMHJB5364LRU.jpg?auth=a06292032173d1d1a86346edbfb1c869fef29ed6ddd653bb16fd5e53431c1f3c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7810&amp;height=5207</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Foster Griffin allowed nine runs and seven hits in 4 1/3 innings Thursday as the Nationals lost to the Reds 15-1.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/ice-immigration-baltimore-hampstead-hill-academy-4VYXWAX4AVDIJF6BCMY7JEJWCM/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T21:34:05.292Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-14T21:34:05.292Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[ICE agents are inching closer to Southeast Baltimore schools]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Education Hub,Baltimore City Public Schools,Immigration]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AN2KZNINLNG4LLUSHZDJSDZXCE.jpg?auth=3db4a6bda7ca5a2543165e44db8019a8a35581d9565b399017b1065ac84d444d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1195&amp;height=797</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A still from a neighbor’s recording of a line of ICE vehicles outside Patterson Park Public Charter School on May 6.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/5700-marinelli-road-north-bethesda-LJ3HXR7WTZG6XGVLVLQOWILCOA/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T21:26:05.629Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-14T21:26:05.629Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Police search for suspect after man fatally shot in North Bethesda]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Montgomery County]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EWAVCUMB2JCTNNDANYXBNG4QTE.jpg?auth=e6ac16c31c10a48d70539696019c21b4d2e0fb5a29fb3d1c9c3b24cd1207f473&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=4284</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The scene of a fatal shooting at about 11:30 a.m. Thursday in a North Bethesda parking lot.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/voter-guide/2026/maryland/governor/maryland-governor-candidates-4VA5CRZAQJF2ZCHP6THD7W53XM/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T21:02:39.165Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-14T21:02:39.165Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Maryland Governor's race: 2026 Maryland Voter Guide]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Voter guide 2026,xAppleNews,xFactiva,xFeedback,xFlipboard,xGoogleNews,xPublicFeeds,xRecirculation,xSCrecirc,xSocialNewsDesk,xTextToSpeech,xMobileApp]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YVENENMSRREDTFEBDMU5VIEMTY.png?auth=3a8b25aab1b2fa5686a828044d90c3922a4344002aee57642c50fc45be8f09ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[2026 Voter Guide: Congress]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/voter-guide/2026/us-house/md-2/us-congressional-district-2-AJMQXTNM6JBVXDE3QCDSGXF3ZA/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T20:41:29.568Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-14T20:41:29.568Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[U.S. Congressional District 2: 2026 Maryland Voter Guide]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Voter guide 2026,xAppleNews,xFactiva,xFeedback,xFlipboard,xGoogleNews,xPublicFeeds,xRecirculation,xSCrecirc,xSocialNewsDesk,xTextToSpeech,xMobileApp]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YVENENMSRREDTFEBDMU5VIEMTY.png?auth=3a8b25aab1b2fa5686a828044d90c3922a4344002aee57642c50fc45be8f09ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[2026 Voter Guide: Congress]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/pytorcarcha-brooks-fatal-baltimore-police-shooting-no-charges-stephen-colbert-galewski-J3BDONSQZZFQPNH7CXBSD2PTBM/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T20:26:57.234Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-14T20:26:57.234Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[No charges for BPD officers in fatal shooting of 70-year-old woman]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Express Desk]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/36Y5RZR2I5CMNHXEGCESJOKDUE.png?auth=da1a913c6f00250c682c6d20d8391b0c552a5807879d12916d836506b1734dfb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=891&amp;height=448</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A still image from bodycam footage released by the Baltimore Police Department shows 70-year-old Pytorcarcha Brooks after police kicked her door in.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/preakness-traffic-marc-shuttle-QURYMK6CB5HAVOAO2NFV2NDPPI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T19:50:33.485Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-14T19:50:33.485Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Going to Preakness at Laurel Park? Here are traffic and parking tips. ]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Express Desk,Preakness Stakes]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/L5UKZL4ZK5HCDH6OA5NWWTZJHI.JPG?auth=1bec35538713129e5026a5ac4336a5fc0f7fddb22e28029815e649c99cde3626&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Preakness will be held at Laurel Park this year while the Pimlico Race Course undergoes renovations.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/banner-pr/press-release-442XBTARW5AZBLST4XAY6GL3OY/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T19:49:31.34Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-14T19:49:31.34Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Sandy Bainum and Stewart Bainum Jr. named to 2026 TIME100 Most Influential Leaders in Philanthropy  ]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[xAppleNews,xFactiva,xFeedback,xFlipboard,xMSN,xRecirculation,xObitsPromo,xTextToSpeech,Press room,xSCrecirc,xSocialNewsDesk]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VC7G6RCUXFEJ7NSFGYA26U2NMY.png?auth=0e50c3eb0e686da0d1f881368f8895f1b2144d67a85d3088b80e6d4b7b6d32e7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2532&amp;height=1688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Photo courtesy of the Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/voter-guide/2026/us-house/md-1/us-congressional-district-1-maryland-3WNURWSBZZBKPHBSTB4LBI45UE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T19:28:23.381Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-14T19:28:23.381Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[U.S. Congressional District 1: 2026 Maryland Voter Guide]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Voter guide 2026,xGoogleNews,xAppleNews,xRecirculation,xFactiva,xFeedback,xFlipboard,xSocialNewsDesk,xTextToSpeech,xPublicFeeds,xSCrecirc,xMobileApp]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YVENENMSRREDTFEBDMU5VIEMTY.png?auth=3a8b25aab1b2fa5686a828044d90c3922a4344002aee57642c50fc45be8f09ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[2026 Voter Guide: Congress]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/police-shooting-south-baltimore-HHX3RVMPNJDDFHR4DT6A52OEVI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T19:23:20.383Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-14T19:23:20.383Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Police shoot, kill man who opened fire during attempted suicide call]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ALZUPPQSEVGU5FFT3HHHL62DNI.jpg?auth=9bf3ed020d33a62fb73e45c9fa8a554cb7233e0e9f7818fd883771f5840af579&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=3808</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Police officers fatally shot a man in Southwest Baltimore on Thursday. He fired at them after they responded to a call for an attempted suicide near Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital, officials said.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-city-pools-extreme-heat-KLMGSAMGZZDJTDFEZOHEHEXYOU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T19:19:15.039Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-14T19:19:15.039Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Baltimore City officials announce pool schedules, extreme heat plans]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Express Desk,Swimming,Baltimore City]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZNCCQCP7YNDXTIJPGUWGMRDUFY.JPG?auth=d54de7160b42cb07459236e24210e6039d7d803d8ccc460d9d47eb0ef2cdd850&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8138&amp;height=5425</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Richard Brooks, 55, adjusts goggles for Kairay Jones, 7, at  the Towanda Rec Center Pool last year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/voter-guide/2026/maryland-voter-guide-elections-faq-XPJJRH37KFG2HM2SO7YYZR63LE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T19:09:05.081Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-14T19:09:05.081Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Maryland 2026 election guide: Voting, deadlines and key races]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Voter guide 2026]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MVDZKFM6URCD7AE6XPG2TUR5W4.jpg?auth=15afa869571e7f2700b3cfe195823a264e2925072cd50592ecc4fdc99f9fa872&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2250</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/voter-guide/2026/maryland-voter-guide-elections-faq-V74JLNOKABCF5AHKPSIZKPCOYQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T19:07:24.348Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-14T19:07:24.348Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Maryland 2026 election guide: Voting, deadlines and key races]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Voter guide 2026]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MVDZKFM6URCD7AE6XPG2TUR5W4.jpg?auth=15afa869571e7f2700b3cfe195823a264e2925072cd50592ecc4fdc99f9fa872&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2250</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-city-summer-teen-curfews-LFVYL25NTZD77OVXJJF6ODSPOM/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T19:05:09.987Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-14T19:05:09.987Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Baltimore announces summer youth engagement plan with curfews]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Express Desk,Youth Curfew,Brandon Scott]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SBS4NLRFRBHKBI3ST745RMO26Q.jpg?auth=af0447aa9290f91d6be69f74d1a3d0ea9dcf868afff66d91a2deba80fb84df00&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3916&amp;height=2611</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Deputy Mayor of Health and Human Services Dr. Letitia Dzirasa speaks about the summer youth engagement program that city officials have planned.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-police-chase-officers-injured-6QPEH5DWB5FTXMBPISQGWMIVRQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T18:19:53.95Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-14T18:19:53.95Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[3 Baltimore officers injured in police chase over alleged carjacking]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Express Desk,Baltimore Police Department]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4SUXXF7Z2RDFXPOY2ISRU2GA2Y.jpg?auth=6cb3e3910c51dc281bbe8e73df805b6de758c1565d4ded5c6c9c5f017173dfe2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5944&amp;height=3963</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Baltimore Police Department’s Traffic Investigation Unit is investigating. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/dc-sniper-exhibit-national-law-enforcement-museum-RP4FQFKYMBHATL45ICHL34FQQY/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T17:59:17.359Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-14T17:59:17.359Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[New DC sniper museum exhibit jolts memories of a deadly 3 weeks]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Montgomery County]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KOIDJEXIT5HOHPHYAGKD5472SE.jpg?auth=ce80b390d391a0f01ebf642c5f79e8815c7b8b061adb149bfe77b4b018a4420c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2062</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[From left, Maryland Gov. Paris Glendening, Montgomery County Police Chief Charles Moose, Washington, D.C., Mayor Tony Williams and Prince George’s County Police Chief Gerald Wilson speak to the media about the sniper shootings in October 2002.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/chao-wu-video-DJKKHB3GZZBO5G2W36B5AP5S6I/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T17:42:25.968Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-14T17:42:25.968Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Mocked in racist video, Del. Chao Wu won’t leave politics]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Howard County,Maryland General Assembly]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/N2EIMJWUJBGZ7ORFQ2P7FZTHWY.jpg?auth=453af84994e37a5e6217898ff1cf368bbed09e54cc30ef61331810812779244e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Delegate Chao Wu speaks during the Howard County AAPI Festival at Merriweather Park in 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/brandon-scott-isabel-cumming-baltimore-oversight-JNNSKUUT3FETDOP252V7JQGD54/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T16:47:57.168Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-14T16:47:57.168Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Scott calls for more Baltimore IG oversight, launches MONSE probe]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Baltimore City Hall,Brandon Scott,Isabel Cumming,Maryland General Assembly,Baltimore City Council,Zeke Cohen]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SPJMTPIBNFBPFJOKRDSOOUSTPU.jpg?auth=4243eea73e87c17ee71747ab2f968ff2b07334bbafad4ff1cf7e3a6d308ec9c4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mayor Brandon Scott is proposing legislation and other changes in response to a legal fight over the inspector general’s access to records.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/key-bridge-criminal-charges-foreign-defendants-PRDJQZHEPJFQRC4TPAYEF25KTM/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T16:26:47.382Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-14T16:26:47.382Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Foreign defendants could complicate Key Bridge criminal case ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6HSVWABOPVF3HGIKYYABWE3O3Y.JPG?auth=a79ce4f0a019fce1e6717a1b2cd82778650d94275a536c40b6a33b860891a79d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4400&amp;height=2685</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Federal prosecutors face significant hurdles in the Key Bridge criminal case against a Singaporean company and an employee believed to be in India, experts say.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/tanya-millner-anne-arundel-community-college-president-BEXBVHDHRJBDNDBI57W5ZMYHAQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T16:20:17.517Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-14T16:20:17.517Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Anne Arundel Community College names interim president]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Education Hub]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5NCLFRTW3VA55LP55TXR2WFEJE.jpg?auth=28a2adf50bcd4a0788cc73f36424240baefa58ef399339b2ed02b69e3ec077df&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2129&amp;height=1419</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tanya Millner is the new interim president of Anne Arundel Community College.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/montgomery-county-income-tax-hike-progressive-election-4EYKRF5NU5ELBKLOKLC4DEFMJQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T15:00:27.793Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-14T15:00:27.793Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Montgomery council passes progressive income tax]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Montgomery County]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5VAWCXZ2GFCEXKNTR2IBBQTCVE.JPG?auth=b8476a46e6cbc30d4490f3c9bdec42dfdd2b82fcf2765f4ccda6572c06ffa4e7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Montgomery County Council at their office building in Rockville in December.  ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/obituaries/ellen-dolvey-howard-baltimore-higher-education-obituary-PE3ENVOGI5G5PEETS4ONQMGC5Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T15:00:03.054Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-14T15:00:03.054Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Ellen Dolvey Howard, champion for Maryland students, dies at 97]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Obituaries and deaths,Obituary]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/54AMVGTGY5CW7DIDESXB7SYJUU.jpeg?auth=69e56a9dd059cdc7d339fe733600b90a11cde72144dcd85a9128a93bce3a0eb0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1420&amp;height=1420</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ellen Dolvey Howard.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/real-estate/columbia-woodland-contemporary-home-for-sale-CEK6FPTHE5GANAEJO2XTKRE6NU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T15:00:00.729Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-14T15:00:00.729Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Woodland Contemporary home for sale in Columbia]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Real estate,Housing,contributor]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VNGV5C42BVFX3BCJV3PFEQE6XA.png?auth=521618bcd4f62a0f41e3633cb8bc0ce9c47df0a40aa31454a1ea48d98babfbbf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1280&amp;height=853</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/baltimore-bike-bus-students-school-N2IVGS3VQFHGNI4XN4RY6I6KBE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T12:56:27.217Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-14T12:56:27.217Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Some Baltimore City students use ‘bike bus’ as a new ride to school]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Bike Lane,Transportation,Transit,Highlandtown,Roland Park,Baltimore City Public Schools,Baltimore City Department of Transportation,Baltimore City Council]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4ODV7Z4L6NDSHLGEPJWFNOLETY.JPG?auth=30b1529b2856a5dbc193bdf94be0daed870ae924f17a2e1e46fc488d9aef3cd6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Letti Hoffberger rides next to her mom Lily Mitchell and brother Hayes Hoffberger on the way to Roland Park Elementary/Middle School with a “bike bus” group.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-starting-rotation-improvement-CPSHQ4CJBNCZBA73LNNPBJJ2EA/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T12:18:10.731Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-14T12:18:10.731Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[The Orioles typically don’t waste good starts. They just need a lot more of them.]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Baltimore Orioles,Orioles,Analysis,Craig Albernaz]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/L2QNK73OCBHGJDQ232LBQMCMQ4.jpg?auth=f57fbee8dbfaff1a7ac29d0c76180346400e0d17cac2cd4773c8b77ebbe8621f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Manager Craig Albernaz takes the ball from pitcher Trevor Rogers during the second inning of a game against the Red Sox.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/baltimore-county-school-superintendent-search-XT2DYPB3WNB3DGYTRUEJV5T5JQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T12:00:04.055Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-14T12:00:04.055Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Baltimore County has a month to pick a new schools superintendent]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Education Hub]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PA6U3LJZVNG5LH3BAIKWISXHFE.jpg?auth=be21d306bca99f3ca370ce6ad221895216a6c63c6431451309aee667ce75ab80&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5253&amp;height=3502</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Chair Jane Lichter, left, and outgoing Superintendent Myriam Rogers at a Baltimore County school board meeting in January.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/baltimore-drought-water-conservation-potomac-susquehanna-HJ6M4U4WJFDERLIXZZTMVEXMRU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T12:00:06.391Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-14T12:00:06.391Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Baltimore City region asked to save water amid severe drought]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Climate change,Baltimore City,Baltimore County,Water bills,Department of Public Works]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GFN42LXNQNGBZIO5VZEVC6J474.JPG?auth=48806c028ecf430621db78beefe2dfd1950c42a8b52fc7a5f585f5b9ed3569c6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Water levels are 6 feet below normal in the 1500-acre Prettyboy Reservoir, shown here behind Prettyboy Dam in northern Baltimore County.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/weekend-events-maryland-preakness-wine-in-the-woods-G2NX4ZQCKZBR3MFTBITBQKCR6E/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T10:30:00.977Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-14T10:30:00.977Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Weekend events: Preakness-related events, arts fairs, vintage expo]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Preakness Stakes,Park Heights,Chesapeake Bay,Annapolis,Columbia MD]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2UP6NZMSRNDBFHRJAXGOTI7OHE.JPG?auth=c1e682fc3287bc0f5322c6af49f7bda04643f0ea173901e0fcf29e413916a6b0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8445&amp;height=5630</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A sculpture of George "Spider" Anderson was revealed on the day of last year's music and arts festival commemorating him. The festival will take place again this Saturday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/general-assembly-student-school-board-members-mcps-MNETLACZM5F5HNHUDNDOCH4CSE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T09:30:00.729Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-14T09:30:00.729Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[From student school board member to Maryland General Assembly?]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Montgomery County,Education Hub,Public schools]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LRDZMOURPJFH7OCFP2R5JVYCNQ.jpg?auth=e808863d6cad45c340d7db31b8d274d29a6932151f68d8586eaf6f17897bc5b1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4189&amp;height=2793</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Student member Matt Post, center, talks to fellow Montgomery County school board members in 2018.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/predatory-pricing-act-maryland-wes-moore-grocery-prices-HP2XE4DZXRDFZFQCZUY7KXWCLA/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T09:30:02.604Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-14T09:30:02.604Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Maryland is trying to save us from our grocery store apps]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Legislation (bills, laws, ordinances),Wes Moore,Grocery stores]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NHMLEGLSKVH6HAHQTRUCS7IBYU.jpg?auth=7dbce81904185b9ec87f3a84af9c27b68184242371c05c7d6b17cd006cad9d8f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/banner-pr/press-release-emerging-leaders-2026-ILCVCF53WFFTVP7SRAF37RDHXY/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T09:30:03.081Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-14T09:30:03.081Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[The Banner honors 2026 class of Emerging Leaders]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[xAppleNews,xFactiva,xFeedback,xFlipboard,xGoogleNews,xMSN,xRecirculation,xObitsPromo,xSocialNewsDesk,Press room]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WVCTJ4A5RFFMXM3EIQ47BMAYPY.jpg?auth=371ccff57037b518e204d5283f70ac5ff7f42b861fc105992486f66fe15d6497&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1688</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/preakness-things-to-do-laurel-prince-georges-county-CGHCKA557ZDE5PDIFRL4WJKTHY/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T09:30:01.431Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-14T09:30:01.431Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Preakness weekend: Things to do in Laurel]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Prince George's County,Laurel]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YJQ4NRHFHFEXNKPMQHRF3MJOEQ.JPG?auth=e1bbcc3e45f50ebd5386b8c6085d40aa9ead78ee98b5a6e549136cef1ccd6b44&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dinosaur Park in Laurel is open daily with the historic fossil site having an open house on the first and third Saturday of every month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/plant-sale-preakness-watch-party-PFBEZOFFSRGQPNRTMDUVNHV4GM/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T09:30:01.244Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-14T09:30:01.244Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[7 things to do in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Prince George's County,Montgomery County]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LF7JD6TB2BBABEMVAP6KDHRM74.jpg?auth=68a6063733b93aa737b09d74d4eefb33882fdcdaee8e0b5bf8a12d3a12095b19&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rewild, a boutique houseplant shop with locations across the Capital Region, will open its Hyattsville warehouse for Rewild West, a sale showcasing succulents and cacti.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/horse-racing/laurel-park-preakness-photo-essay-K25RFYDAHRD4NNOWSEULIHOATE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T09:30:01.021Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-14T09:30:01.021Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Photos: With Preakness, Laurel Park gets its day in the sun]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZMYYOBK6IBFALD2MGDG2ESTHBU.jpg?auth=3282df576daeb262cbfb81c84e3c922ba63e3c910444abc347541820b4a94238&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2857</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Guests dine at Tips Restaurant as horses run by during a race at Laurel Park.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-complete-5-run-comeback-after-daylen-liles-extra-inning-heroics-NTKESJMY45F3XHHH6T5EOFCNAQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T03:25:56.315Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-14T03:25:56.315Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Nationals complete 5-run comeback after Daylen Lile’s extra-inning heroics]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2ZO47EI7DVGOBO6KYEMUSRDYUU.jpg?auth=50f3c643a42b08a98f3584dbd9a44003ed0689155d56ee343b3b5034087dc86c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6095&amp;height=4064</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nationals catcher Keibert Ruiz hits a two-run home run during the second inning Wednesday night.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/towson-fire-displaces-residents-IYYCJSZ4DRF75JNIAOG5PNOSSA/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T02:23:47.51Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-14T02:23:47.51Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[2-alarm Towson apartment fire displaces around 2 dozen residents]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Express Desk,Fires,Baltimore County]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GRHQEH4LMBAIDJKUZKHWYGTQDM.jpg?auth=19d18e539d58e2abb903b2d12c835b3e0cee73618df9337c208b7f20a4829633&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3072&amp;height=2048</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County firefighters were called to the 100 block of Versailles Circle to a fire on the top floors of two buildings.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/2026-maryland-festival-list-music-art-food-R4F3MRTNHJCDLLFOSYJLPWUPYM/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T00:53:08.511Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-14T00:53:08.511Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[76 Maryland festivals that should be on your radar in 2026]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Events and things to do,Flower Mart,Kinetic Sculpture Race,Theater,Artscape,Hampden,Baltimore County,Frederick County,Prince George's County,Montgomery County,xAppleNews]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/K4PIYYEY5ND5LIZ5HUQ42PBPLQ.jpg?auth=c45c670b317bb5df78687a022dfd9bc5fb789b0bc81794613a3eca4e41a8197b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5556&amp;height=4167</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/wes-moore-campaign-manager-ron-ownens-YA6EV4SO7NCSPMVBNXYDHKCRVA/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-14T00:23:10.961Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-14T00:23:10.961Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Gov. Wes Moore replacing campaign manager weeks before primary]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Wes Moore,Dan Cox,Election 2026,Elections and campaigns]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6KI333SS45AVPNUA2IFUF7IXWQ.JPG?auth=791868906d2fa06559911fd0b72882cdd7c1c3a1bf0684940be8b7281a754865&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6584&amp;height=4389</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Less than two weeks after kicking his reelection campaign into high gear, Gov. Wes Moore is replacing his campaign manager.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/antisemitic-graffiti-greenwood-Q72KJVKMNFGRDCGJ6EMGASPWFU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-13T22:25:04.046Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-13T22:25:04.046Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[3 suspects are linked to antisemitic vandalism at elementary school]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Montgomery County]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PICEY2GQIBFXDPX6D4EHHOGF2A.jpg?auth=17c8b6abdd617b41635f3179ab7a03bb4c610e8a7134db11ba3f52ce320adee4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Montgomery County Police seek the public’s help identifying three suspects linked to antisemitic graffiti found Saturday at Greenwood Elementary School.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/bolton-hill-home-intruder-knife-attack-5LCLFNDO5BEZZBQ4P54NI4OVQ4/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-13T22:17:01.194Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-13T22:17:01.194Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Woman grabs knife, fights off intruder who climbed into her Bolton Hill bed]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Express Desk]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/P5ZG4MTMGBF2ZMR4LLKFOMF4JE.jpeg?auth=0c51a77ee970fbb3496a025cfa2a618cb277fdbdf01e451138b5921c0e8fea8d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=4284</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rachel Cooper used a decorative knife hanging on the wall of her Bolton Hill home to fight off an intruder early Friday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/walt-whitman-high-school-bethesda-gun-montgomery-county-RZXTJCDPW5FTHBZHN7IAEIVWWA/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-13T22:04:06.923Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-13T22:04:06.923Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Walt Whitman High School student charged with bringing gun to school]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Walt Whitman High School,Montgomery County Police Department,Youth Violence]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/C4FMXIPZQREWTBIQ2NC4YUNLYQ.jpg?auth=70c6ed842feb2d10270b08d68235dca4d7b8f5811c737666959c632ca9d1ecc2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Montgomery County Police charged a 16-year-old Walt Whitman High School student after he allegedly brought a gun to school on Wednesday. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/chris-van-hollen-kash-patel-testimony-GYQT2D2E25FNBPQXNY45WR3XZQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-13T21:50:48.235Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-13T21:50:48.235Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Van Hollen posts drinking test after Kash Patel’s margarita jab]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[United States Congress (House and Senate),Chris Van Hollen]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/T7UM6S2FAFDGHGM6CZVMKJOSGE.jpg?auth=dc7ecf5c5aab02e4ebc5365185876879b15d3b5ac2c5793ccfb2d2e16680907b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A debate between U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland and FBI Director Kash Patel that started at a committee hearing Tuesday carried over onto social media Wednesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-lawmakers-racist-chao-wu-video-ACXV6LKQPVHMLOPGXIGIXRKTBA/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-13T21:47:45.153Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-13T21:47:45.153Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Maryland Republicans aren’t sorry for racist video about colleague]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Maryland General Assembly]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EEDPOZMHOBBCPIEDWEATXPPYOE.jpg?auth=9cc1a92e20f885829749b05280b32a46e80e9445b0241a96ef6ec011bb480418&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[From left, Del. Mark Fisher and Del. Brian Chisholm are facing criticism for a social media video they made about a Chinese-born colleague.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-beat-yankees-7-0-kyle-bradish-YMG7EUHFB5DFBB72L4NH5Z7NRM/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-13T21:10:58.687Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-13T21:10:58.687Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Kyle Bradish shines, Orioles put it all together to take series against Yankees]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Baltimore Orioles,Orioles]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/O2CYX6VNBNDOBHSNMJEHHQRLY4.jpg?auth=5eaa3bc66613502d6161ebc14a2c11c88849ea4bcb50fd663ff122d7c96fdef2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8129&amp;height=5384</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles starter Kyle Bradish allowed one hit and struck out seven in six scoreless innings Wednesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/music/hayley-wiliams-all-things-go-festival-brandi-carlile-mitski-CMGREVYI5RE4NIDY3KCPPZNOEM/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-13T21:10:19.846Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-13T21:10:19.846Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[All Things Go: Hayley Williams, Brandi Carlile headline Maryland festival]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Merriweather Post Pavilion]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DMXDMBVLZFGHNPRT2HZIFZLVFQ.jpg?auth=b4492357ef34c84cd74f98f3c76121dfc9c1ab5e755a6e418666ed8f0ab14e21&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3456&amp;height=2304</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Hayley Williams performs in Nashville in June 2025. Williams, Brandi Carlile and Mitski will headline All Things Go in Columbia in September.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/kevin-warsh-federal-reserve-jerome-powell-trump-DLP7KH7S2VFQLLBRGGHUF2QENE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-13T20:44:49.359Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-13T20:44:49.359Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Senate confirms Trump pick as chairman of the Federal Reserve]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Wire,AP,xAppleNews,Banks,Donald Trump]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/G6GX2QII2NE53NAUJPAEJSEAAI.jpg?auth=2417bb536b2d4dcc77b6603f8a2cd88688c5445b67f98ec7fa3c7f481ca33d41&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kevin Warsh testifies during his nomination hearing to be a member and chairman of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee in Washington last month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/peeping-tom-towson-charges-arrested-IQPVCAE5MNHUXCY75JW2LKZNYE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-13T20:13:15.684Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-13T20:13:15.684Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[2 more men charged in Towson Peeping Tom case]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Baltimore County]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VPFNI7YQORBXXN627JZLARD2KE.jpg?auth=30197ef55d17eb955e9134461c446b4f2f94b961f454d2a65c14fa9e5f57d77b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Last week, Baltimore County Police arrested a 55-year-old man after observing him using a step stool to peek into a window at an apartment complex. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/brenda-wheeler-fatal-stabbing-ZS6LADBKTZEYPFTP3FRG5CIIXY/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-13T19:54:44.97Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-13T19:54:44.97Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Cheverly man charged with fatally stabbing his mother ]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Prince George's County]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/P2FXK3SSPJGXJPR6UTGKHIBQGE.png?auth=eab238c6b7fb7a17d9e45990d046cc685de034a44b9cf81a1e0114625f03c030&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1620&amp;height=924</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-county-police-peeping-toms-towson-university-4QFWE6QFRVGFDDDPZHDK4HPSJE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-13T19:50:50.635Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-13T19:50:50.635Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Towson roommates record alleged ‘Peeping Toms,’ but police still investigating]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Baltimore County]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TKIT5AA47NG27PLOTFHBUEGYZM.jpg?auth=0ab7a19f52a7e1e8238cc05c2145541eac4067eb26cc5686fcc31a0fd8bc68c5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Devin Kaestner shows off one the Ring cameras, propped up by a bottle of gum, that she and her roommates installed in each of their bedroom windows to ward off "peeping Toms," in their first-floor Towson apartment.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-police-escapee-recaptured-brian-myers-BBBSGH2RFRFK5ADHKPLIFJFTMM/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-13T18:48:45.607Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-13T18:48:45.607Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Man who escaped Baltimore police custody is captured days later]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Express Desk]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Y7C6TVSVOFHORF753LTB6O7MXU.jpg?auth=05eca7fdb6a5150844fce0e0e9459e8514b7ab016b2e4eab13a68f8b1e0693cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5071&amp;height=3381</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Brian Meyers, who escaped Baltimore Police after being taken into custody for possessing a firearm last week, was captured Tuesday night.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/pleasant-view-gardens-baltimore-shooting-guilty-A4BECFUACRGTTB7HDYQAFRXENE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-13T18:32:00.927Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-13T18:32:00.927Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Norman Waker pleads guilty to murder at Pleasant View Gardens Senior]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Baltimore Circuit Court,State's Attorney for Baltimore City,Baltimore Crime,Shooting]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NCZTECMTVJDI5FI2E2HQ2F66R4.JPG?auth=3cc03c8b1ae008b9a179cca1d39c04577d94f2047783b6d07b02b09740869565&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6676&amp;height=4516</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Police investigate a shooting in 2025 that happened inside Pleasant View Gardens Senior in East Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sponsored-content/stay-play-getaway-in-prince-georges-maryland-W7K4A3ZAOVCMZOXPDW6DZZSMRA/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-13T18:25:33.467Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-13T18:25:33.467Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Stay. Play. Getaway… in Prince George’s, Maryland]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[xMNS,xMobileApp,xFlipboard,xAppleNews,xGoogleNews,xSocialNewsDesk,Sponsored Content]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZYJGNMTTDJB4NBBR3NP6P66SBM.jpg?auth=f9692707d02b19d4e86e127bbce6a6062549b1f15085412324e2b32c8deca18e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2592&amp;height=1936</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/horse-racing/preakness-favorite-iron-honor-incredibolt-taj-mahal-HQRD542NB5CCNMO3OGDM3UX444/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-13T17:29:06.23Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-13T17:29:06.23Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Iron Honor set as slight favorite in a wide-open Preakness field]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Preakness Stakes,Laurel,Pimlico Race Course]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QHOGO5YQFVFNNFU7QJUMKRIC6A.jpg?auth=d287b4548586eb7427926d757553afd34982fd9e0d6b46d74ff8fa6579fb1bbd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=687</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Trainer Chad Brown celebrates after winning the 147th Preakness Stakes with Early Voting in 2022.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-dylan-beavers-injured-list-M6MRCZXBHFG6RNT3YJNRHKMSDQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-13T16:52:58.613Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-13T16:52:58.613Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Dylan Beavers becomes the 19th Orioles player to hit injured list]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Baltimore Orioles,Orioles]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HC5OVZZN6VH4NDIP72ZBR7NA6Y.jpg?auth=826a6662f1949338db834b8d256e48181eb4f1c7848c9cf77632e565f4931c8b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5009&amp;height=3339</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles outfielder Dylan Beavers runs after connecting with a pitch in the second inning against the Houston Astros on April 28.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-adley-rutschman-swing-evolution-EM3YFFMRW5G6DABMOF4SDXTC5U/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-13T16:27:04.789Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-13T16:27:04.789Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Inside the swing changes powering Adley Rutschman’s resurgence]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Baltimore Orioles,Orioles]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AVKFZ5VX3NGRZCLQNFPO55UOWQ.JPG?auth=f245ec6409bb7ee46b3d7ba099b97da556b1795dcbbd8c843a9e9df31081f7a6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=3200</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman is hitting .290 with five home runs and an .873	on-base-plus-slugging percentage through Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-winter-storm-budget-RGBDAMNUXBGYTITR6ULSQAYYIU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-13T15:27:38.646Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-13T15:27:38.646Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Baltimore City spent $80M to clear winter storms, 10 times its budget]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Baltimore City Hall]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3WKC3DI4Y5CM5FJGQXNF43Z2QQ.JPG?auth=7e19165b481c936094355d3b3705688215b9237a9a154f8ad3e898dcd6cbd693&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2042</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A front-end loader clears snow piled at the intersection of St. Paul and East Preston streets in January. The city spent $80 million to clear streets and alleys after a storm and deep freeze.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/hantavirus-in-maryland-johns-hopkins-hospital-SYIP3UGIYFDPHLKULM7QMNNPCQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-13T14:29:36.217Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-13T14:29:36.217Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[A look inside the Johns Hopkins unit preparing for hantavirus patients]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Health care,Public Health,Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health System,COVID-19,Vaccines]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WPPTO4E4OZHIVF5W6WDMW6DWSU.JPG?auth=757dfe6dd867f7d2205dad3ed6c9e2802faafbda5d5334f1c784d4b653504aa4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Members of the Johns Hopkins Hospital biocontainment unit team transport Ryan Billman, 13, into isolation during a training exercise involving simulated patients last summer.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-city-traffic-cameras-school-zones-EZ3GEGXQS5BSJJOD2MKTHUWUZI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-13T13:37:52.283Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-13T13:37:52.283Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Traffic cameras coming to these four school zones in Baltimore]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Express Desk]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HH4SD5GNJFEXPA2FSWAOZGTHFY.JPG?auth=d82f3a69d1214fedea5b783f0bcb21b0721817d0d67affd9e72b01c2d94bad99&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=3376</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Speeding cameras around school zones will be active all year, transportation officials said. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/consumer-prices-groceries-food-gas-EP25SAAYZVHYFCWUZ6IAHDHS6Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-13T13:32:34.627Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-13T13:32:34.627Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Grocery prices rose in April, but gas spikes weren’t the only reason]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Wire,AP,xAppleNews,Grocery stores]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DNHJAXHWMFBZPOVLMSU425UNLM.JPG?auth=682f36871c3cbb62feba1d979d5a78dc2da4076e126f4f21d89235b6f6521e03&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2997&amp;height=1998</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Over the last 20 years, grocery prices increased an average of 2.6%, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/washington-nationals-win-reds-10-4-XIQKZXY45FGJPLHC3DILYPC2IE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-13T13:26:29.65Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-13T13:26:29.65Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Luis Garcia Jr. leads an offensive outburst as Nationals inch closer to .500]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BCSHVQCBMVHMXO45L44ISIZNWU.jpg?auth=90f4e1397b4fb173c7072fc56027e0b2444a3ab82288fca07a15b522b606efd1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jacob Young, left, and Luis García Jr. of the Washington Nationals celebrate after García Jr. hit a home run during the second inning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-lose-yankees-6-2-trevor-rogers-RVTT6XXMRNDHTPBUVG5B2F65O4/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-13T13:21:13.721Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-13T13:21:13.721Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Orioles fall behind early and let their best scoring opportunity evaporate]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Baltimore Orioles,Orioles]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/M43R53FVEZFR3PG4F3QEOPMCFM.jpg?auth=c48759a94985f58861114a011d3dfdad4a478526ca972ca58ae02624d1952d3e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles starting pitcher Trevor Rogers pitches in the first inning against the New York Yankees.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-dylan-beavers-grant-wolfram-tyler-wells-yankees-AXZAFXKD45AFVFUBUOLMLJEK6U/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-13T13:13:50.381Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-13T13:13:50.381Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Orioles announce 2 injuries, new time for Wednesday’s game vs. Yankees]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Baltimore Orioles,Orioles]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UK2KYNTEM5F6JAAL5FZGHEW3Z4.jpg?auth=0412e22be85f4b34d921489870450ad4cbeeac71469f72bf610e4cfcd5fb09ac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3562&amp;height=2375</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles outfielder Dylan Beavers warms up for his at-bat in the first inning of a game against the Houston Astros in April.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/music/pier-six-pavilion-finn-group-OZMSFDBXQBHI7LLL73PDX6AJAI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-13T12:07:58.829Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-13T12:07:58.829Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Pier Six Pavilion’s new operators are Finn Group]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Inner Harbor,Downtown Baltimore]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/USZVYTAYXJBELNUOM7LGVRJHEA.JPG?auth=8f27c25c8e0847ab6ac3d79528ac65ff2338eb41e06df1bf92d7a6d7abbfadbf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Finn Group and Knitting Factory Entertainment are the new operators of Pier Six Pavilion, the prominent waterfront venue previously run by Live Nation for the past decade. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/chevy-caprice-national-law-enforcement-museum-WEY3LZ3W65GWFH4MRGMLDXLTWE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-13T11:39:49.463Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-13T11:39:49.463Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[DC sniper exhibit marks 25-year anniversary of crime spree]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Montgomery County]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/P4PUOKFK7JFEFNLMJUV4PB3IJQ.JPG?auth=6d7c867b865290bcc12a726e0a340208a2fd2caf5f605ab82caf4a4224cd4d2e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The 1990 Chevrolet Caprice used in the 2002 D.C. sniper attacks is displayed in the exhibition, “Without Warning: Ending the Terror of the D.C. Snipers.”]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/baltimore-diners-disappearing-restaurants-SVLXIUSK2ZDRBE4DG3EEQXFKDE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-13T09:30:03.714Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-13T09:30:03.714Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Baltimore’s diners are disappearing, but these restaurants carry on]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Restaurants,Charles Village,Waverly,Downtown Baltimore,Remington,Riverside]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QFPUXSZMFFBWPHPAS5MVXBBADM.jpg?auth=e9458b12391eb29697b6638b6aafb21ba90afee1f878f9729b77e7c555621018&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4351&amp;height=2901</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Customers sit at the counter at Kay’s Place in Baltimore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/horse-racing/preakness-stakes-2026-laurel-park-NCO7UQ7RTFGVVJEMHKTNPVKWNA/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-13T09:30:00.96Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-13T09:30:00.96Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[This Preakness Stakes is Laurel Park’s big curtain call]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Prince George's County]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IK7QRMESXZHHRLMMFOSKSRQBZY.jpg?auth=f572321f185718ec54c5e66a9992985ce54de5081ee2536bf2fe5857ada0e087&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2857</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[With the 2026 Preakness Stakes, horse racing at Laurel Park will come to a close. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/housing/baltimore-county-housing-affordability-worsened-7HV22UXDT5AB3HUM6M5MT4QVT4/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-13T09:30:00.578Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-13T09:30:00.578Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Baltimore County struggles to build affordable homes]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Baltimore County,Affordable housing,Housing,Baltimore County Council,Real estate,Tenant,Rental housing and apartments]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IYY6AKOKJZCN7ML5NN5HTL5C2Q.JPG?auth=1f2f750d61aad298d21a20c476d400aed4293147ec5c16020b7846152ac6f45e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Addyson Woodham, 5, rides her bike as her father, Torrieual Woodham, grills outside their Dundalk home. The Woodham family lives in a two-story rental they say has water damage, bug infestations and collapsed ceilings.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/horse-racing/preakness-handicap-guide-horse-by-horse-iron-honor-favorite-46LUBTXOFJGOLE4IWZ44MC5YQQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-13T09:30:00.475Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-13T09:30:00.475Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Everything you need to know about Preakness horses]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Preakness Stakes]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/REW4XVLRKFHFZMEPEQT7WP2EOA.jpg?auth=a7d7e361d7a4769ff00657a9d4b9452858a7db0a6700036fb02e97d562016b8d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The third undercard race gets underway during Preakness Friday at Pimlico Race Course last year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/isaiah-kirby-michigan-police-department-chief-jennifer-brown-resignation-TV6756HWEVB6VNNN2RGHIN7UEY/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-13T00:24:41.369Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-13T00:24:41.369Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Family of Isaiah Kirby demands release of unedited video of shooting]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Express Desk]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HV3WDP74IZE5BDOQSQN7S53PYU.jpg?auth=74129c42b3878d0037651426b105abf8c38ab6dfd24902dee5428e2a02e904b5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2736&amp;height=1824</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The family of Isaiah Kirby, a 21-year-old Owings Mills native who was fatally shot by East Lansing Police Department officers in Michigan, are demanding the release of the unedited body camera footage.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/montgomery-county-schools-budget-cuts-46J7GMAKDNBDTOFNXENSM7EXBU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-12T22:44:54.098Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-12T22:44:54.098Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Montgomery County school leaders sound alarm about potential budget cuts]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Montgomery County,Public schools,Education Hub]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FVEQ4GJ7D5D6FPQOMISMZA45AM.jpg?auth=a64dae0f8993e6e2c7efd5f5e2f45e11afa011f82ca0466d74d7d987bcd4a18d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2668</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Thomas Taylor is sounding the alarm about potential budget cuts for next school year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/howard-county-terrence-benn-police-chief-4ENPMWZ6CBFCXCBE4GXUUT7XDA/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-12T22:44:30.647Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-12T22:44:30.647Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Howard County taps former Marine as interim police chief]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Howard County Police Department,Howard County,Policing]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VLXHMNBURFDBJMRKF4B5LXLA7E.jpg?auth=cd973e120b004a5861555f838ccc27a1015b58e92891e580986324dbaf78bbba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8020&amp;height=5347</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Major Terrence Benn, center, has been appointed to acting police chief by Howard County Executive Calvin Ball.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/ice-agents-shot-immigrant-deportation-appeal-OZSZ3AT27BAVXDUDLNQJK4Y3XE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-12T21:14:43.999Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-12T21:14:43.999Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Immigrant shot by ICE agents cannot be deported during appeal]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement),Glen Burnie,Immigrants,Immigration,Shooting,CASA]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WI4GVXQS2ZAA7HADCRM6E6UHWU.jpg?auth=96e011d6c79eecb15c59881685ddb9579ace51f4a73c7d7bc5b87faec4cec05a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1624&amp;height=1083</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tiago Alexandre Sousa-Martins, a Portuguese immigrant who was shot by federal immigration agents in Glen Burnie on Dec. 24, shown in an undated photo released in court documents.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/horse-racing/preakness-date-change-triple-crown-calendar-4SITZY5BYFGCLG4UX5GP7JAZ34/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-12T20:58:45.541Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-12T20:58:45.541Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Preakness could move to 3 weeks after the Kentucky Derby. That might not be enough.]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Wire,AP,xAppleNews]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QUYPFG5N3ZBUBCDJZOLSD2UPZI.JPG?auth=3c0afd5d63603178f5e1f75bcc659ba9fbc6c7e0d6dceaad0adbf3450b967055&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6218&amp;height=4145</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Journalism, ridden by jockey Umberto Rispoli, wins the 150th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-republicans-chao-wu-video-VSKRXZ7YTJESNDMBCHBTTLGB7U/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-12T20:55:40.63Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-12T20:55:40.63Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Maryland Dels. Fisher, Chisholm criticized for video mocking Chinese-born colleague]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Maryland General Assembly,Racism]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EEDPOZMHOBBCPIEDWEATXPPYOE.jpg?auth=9cc1a92e20f885829749b05280b32a46e80e9445b0241a96ef6ec011bb480418&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[From left, Del. Mark Fisher and Del. Brian Chisholm are facing criticism for a social media video they made about a Chinese-born colleague.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/under-armour-baltimore-loss-stock-YKILWCC55BEVLHFNLJFA73KGVY/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-12T20:47:45.241Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-12T20:47:45.241Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Under Armour reports loss of $43.4 million in fourth quarter]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Wire,AP,xAppleNews,Under Armour,Kevin Plank]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4ORRUUMRWFESBKQ7QRMDDV2QF4.JPG?auth=11bf2aab6fb86983da0873aba74341fddd9e0ecd41548ea35b78a65b7c0eda9b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2001</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[For the year, Under Armour Inc. reported a loss of $495.6 million, or $1.16 per share. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/bowie-state-university-layoffs-WI4HHYVEQNA6ZIFTSCWO26MUVA/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-12T20:29:35.894Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-12T20:29:35.894Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Bowie State University to lay off employees amid budget deficit]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Education Hub]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ECXB4NYRGRB6ZG6Y6EUJQ5UUDA.JPG?auth=9d05e0da943083db3ed127437a21c941591479841ea9ff1236f5f1937dd6ec93&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bowie State University is facing a multimillion-dollar deficit for the second year in a row.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-storm-drain-masons-law-mount-airy-harford-HWFQCL2PMZEIHLZGZJ6IIBXSUE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-12T20:18:59.585Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-12T20:18:59.585Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Maryland mandates safer storm drains after death of Mount Airy teen]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Maryland General Assembly,Wes Moore]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XXLQIJDHLJGXLIEBMOG37Q3ARE.JPG?auth=047aca780232815c2244393da2d29cb238e8899767e254d1c7a2170541980d68&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Erica Kearns and her son, Clay, 15, at the family home in February. A bill memorializing Mason Kearns and improving storm drain safety was signed into law Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/key-bridge-collapse-criminal-charges-WRV5SR5ULFH2HLR4SDG36KWXWU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-12T20:10:50.488Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-12T20:10:50.488Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[DOJ charges Synergy Marine Group, employee in Key Bridge collapse]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VY2DO64HBNCDHL7W2PMGBRMMEQ.jpg?auth=d43d36e8b16edcae386b2eb4b6e3b71e18b4f336931322197449016d0374c706&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2001</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland U.S. Attorney Kelly Hayes is joined by the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division for a press conference on Tuesday to provide an update on the investigation into the Dali collision.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/summer-lim-ivan-rivas-RNHXXFTJBRAIJMCEQRZJABQ3OA/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-12T20:01:10.883Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-12T20:01:10.883Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Bus driver involved in fatal collision with 11-year-old girl heads to trial in July]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Montgomery County]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FLIBUFTCRBDNRC6UPCAGZ7LGTQ.jpg?auth=5965e7ba3775d3a5bbda0d8f43b54406d8c16635b1d32d9857dbd4757a7284df&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=4284</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Items left at a Rockville intersection to honor Summer Lim, an 11-year-old girl who died after being hit by a school bus in October.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-menopause-care-bill-YG5XB2CH2ZCRNJVDPWXTVT44CQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-12T19:04:44.26Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-12T19:04:44.26Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Maryland women want better menopause care. Lawmakers are listening]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Maryland General Assembly,Health care]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3NG7RA7JAJFKLEZNCJ72N3GOCU.jpg?auth=abe86d6e4d8fa89397db2b1ac2b7af49ed06754fc2901b0a9670e80ac3484668&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3000</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/maryland-key-bridge-settlement-NE4DNF5ASVHI3MSEPWWM5I2WXQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-12T18:51:07.727Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-12T18:51:07.727Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Key Bridge: Maryland settled civil case against Dali companies for $2.25 billion]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WRR56OLXFVBNFI6TNAZ3NR22U4.jpg?auth=ae421d78a1135f32b193f507294f409f895156dd82fdf9c6c7dab1fbfd21564b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3163</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The settlement is the largest reached so far against Synergy Marine Group and Grace Ocean Private Ltd. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-nicole-sherry-head-groundskeeper-two-decades-RH7GHN5FTRHRRG34EFWU5EXC4U/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-12T18:34:40.067Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-12T18:34:40.067Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Nicole Sherry reflects on two decades as Orioles head groundskeeper]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Baltimore Orioles,Orioles]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/F7NPEYEBJRCNJCRYTW6I6C3XHA.jpg?auth=3eb62ff90d5cb749af9c8525059ffb221bd2f9f61a71cc7d6c32fde03f0b4cb6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6652&amp;height=4435</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles head groundskeeper Nicole Sherry sprays the field before a baseball game between the Orioles and the Atlanta Braves in 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/johns-hopkins-marty-makary-baltimore-fda-FCMOMCGCIBGUZNQR2DX4CCUA5M/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-12T18:25:44.173Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-12T18:25:44.173Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Former Johns Hopkins surgeon Marty Makary exits FDA amid criticism]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Wire,AP,xAppleNews]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/L2E3DLHPNZAT7L5E3XUUOBYKAE.jpg?auth=ca82efbdde32b223e8f2ebe90af07a2ead4c234c299e684ad7c24c2ef95ae41f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8192&amp;height=5464</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dr. Marty Makary, a former Johns Hopkins surgeon and FDA commissioner under President Donald Trump, resigned Tuesday amid mounting criticism from industry groups and activists.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-craig-albernaz-helping-gunnar-henderson-RWQXTIUKYFEXJABPVM5IFELIZM/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-12T17:03:07.797Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-12T17:03:07.797Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Craig Albernaz’s approach to helping Gunnar Henderson offers a blueprint]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Baltimore Orioles,Orioles,Analysis]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6KEZHS62IJGPFOOOHIKUPIYIHE.jpg?auth=9cebca0bc999a850e6bde7ca294051dc092f283618ca9713249bc6f9212e2320&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson reacts after batting against the New York Yankees on Monday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/westphalia-sprouts-market-grocery-store-IDNF6Z2OJRBM7MLW3WGCULDYRQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-12T16:48:30.543Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-12T16:48:30.543Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[New organic market coming to Westphalia Town Center]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Prince George's County]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EIKHWDN2L5ENNLSXK5AZUKJMQU.jpg?auth=b3a064390cd700b0b16025259fb1a5698586ad8a36505020a8e0f23b0c27a808&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2560&amp;height=1560</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sprouts Farmers Market is set to open a location in Westphalia Town Center at the end of 2027.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/severn-police-shooting-carjacking-7YR5KEFJDZF77DO6TV74TL6EIQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-12T16:14:29.616Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-12T16:14:29.616Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Woman charged after alleged carjacking ends with police shooting in Severn]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Anne Arundel County,Anne Arundel County Police,Policing]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3LXKNRS5FJGD3NUFWIH75C4GVM.JPG?auth=d5f511935ffc6e2fd1cc00ff7e5e5ac544d0c80601aceacda4a715b55784c355&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Two officers who shot at Jasmin Cooper were placed on administrative leave pending a review of the incident, police said.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/stefan-romero-americas-tapestry-maryland-4PCVN7NOSJEJHE2S2VGFWUVJSE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-12T16:02:28.911Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-12T16:02:28.911Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Embroiderers stitch their place in America’s 250th anniversary tapestry ]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Annapolis,Independence Day,Museums]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HPUFELR5MFE6RIJFCJWEKM7HOM.jpg?auth=52fc7b4fad66c2cb22caa30a0581473e75927726290d0816bd7444fc70559a54&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2605&amp;height=1962</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Volunteer Nathalie Smith works on the Maryland panel of America’s Tapestry. The size of the piece makes it difficult to reach under and push the needle up through the linen backing.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/pjm-grid-operator-maryland-energy-prices-XC3SZZ2YXZELBMHD3G7VOPY44E/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-12T14:13:50.224Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-12T14:13:50.224Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Maryland lawmakers press electric grid operator on skyrocketing bills]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Wes Moore,Baltimore City,Utilities,Climate change]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/INGDNJPW2JH6RPTPKYB6YBH4P4.jpg?auth=1ce5bc90a915a0c66f354e0eb5164e965059f3d460c423afa5f7fd91eb83c550&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3500&amp;height=2333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland lawmakers and climate and ratepayer advocates hold a press conference outside the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront hotel on Monday to call for more clean energy to be added to the power grid.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/horse-racing/preakness-pimlico-laurel-triple-crown-W5U3B7GHPJAPJDVF32QNCX3PPE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-12T13:56:17.71Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-12T13:56:17.71Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Can the Preakness return to being the people’s race?]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Preakness Stakes,Pimlico Race Course]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6673AP3RLNHSLO6GMF4APZLR24.jpeg?auth=f1de21d027cafb332adb5c22e2a48ecce5d44fdb316c84f672bcd9548fddb58a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1600&amp;height=1066</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[People celebrate from the apron as Journalism, ridden by Umberto Rispoli, wins the Preakness Stakes last year at Pimlico.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-win-yankees-3-2-coby-mayo-NOTPE6JV7ZFZTO7GS4W4CM2ADY/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-12T13:14:00.622Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-12T13:14:00.622Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Orioles break up no-hit bid, then vault ahead with Coby Mayo’s 3-run blast]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Baltimore Orioles,Orioles]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VU6GHAIMQRCNTPB3TEGT4YCUWI.jpg?auth=ed97ebf2b42914e9d94f997b7029ec4123b5c5a66506598e6f842c170bd33ef3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles designated hitter Coby Mayo celebrates in the dugout with teammates after hitting a three-run home run against the New York Yankees during the seventh inning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/morgan-state-homecoming-shooting-trial-DKFORREUGVGOTIWEW2H2RNGIT4/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-12T12:27:55.294Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-12T12:27:55.294Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Marquis Brown on trial in shooting during Morgan State University homecoming]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Morgan State University,Baltimore Circuit Court,State's Attorney for Baltimore City,Shooting,Baltimore Crime,Gun violence]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/74WMGYPLRFBADBAPRN5R7V3III.JPG?auth=3c2d36236c86c458613be84c17717c1bc099a9c7817a203e0fd9bbce35edfc1c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7682&amp;height=4947</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Police officers and firefighters respond to the scene of a shooting in 2023 at Morgan State University.
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/jermaine-dawson-baltimore-city-schools-FH3FB3KYRVB2FJEWOET3EMSVMY/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-12T09:30:01.871Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-12T09:30:01.871Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[He’s climbed quickly and moved often. Can Baltimore schools’ new CEO make lasting change?]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Education Hub,Baltimore City,Baltimore City Public Schools]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/26Z3DPO7MRH77JLBPUUC3WZEM4.jpg?auth=254be854bf21832e523e72a9013d88344dcb8aca67f9be8b24c3944fa9841031&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2857</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jermaine Dawson, the new CEO of Baltimore City Public Schools, has built a reputation for obsessively tracking student achievement. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/books/book-review-what-ever-happened-to-eddy-crane-DMB7U3KV3BDFBA4COASKWAFGCU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-12T09:30:02.131Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Banner</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-12T09:30:02.131Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Book review: 'What Ever Happened to Eddy Crane?' memoir]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Books]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/E63SVGE34VBRBI5TZ5OJYCARDE.jpg?auth=78d425c3a99ad825322c3a601d49a5aa323526cd12d3a32913e40f5149c8b416&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kate Crane writes about her father's disappearance and the wreckage it unleashed on her family.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>