<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1"><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/anne-arundel-county-orphans-court-marc-knapp-vickie-gipson-GGEKXOIIRZBKNAFXNGQDRL6JWQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-04-15T23:35:50.294Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OAS76ASINBCV7PNJ47EZ6GOKAA.jpg?auth=c99ea8315a6ef3b7e2399e5aa6703fae98a1abdcb75a91d36d064f64328d8f76&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4080&amp;height=3072</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The recording at the center of the prosecution’s case against Anne Arundel County Orphans’ Court Judge Marc Knapp is not admissible at trial, a Circuit Court judge ruled Tuesday. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-mike-elias-contract-extensions-corbin-burnes-SHKDVBWCGBHEPKEWX6SJWJG3SI/</loc><lastmod>2025-04-15T22:39:09.041Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UKCZZW2ELNCTXOK4P2BEWBVWCU.jpg?auth=50990717621a9e3d4e520c2c324c29840377e95c911452e6166388bdaa1b7327&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5015&amp;height=3343</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles general manager Mike Elias takes questions from reporters last October.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/johns-hopkins-university-37-visas-revoked-EZXNYMCMU5HPZIIMWGCYL5UGUY/</loc><lastmod>2025-04-15T22:16:58.573Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EZUUHZLZWBCQXK5G6NNCWUHFCY.JPG?auth=8c7421fbc14e2509a22d2cc14caff92c1db766629dc8bd7ad8fdc29e39a7ed33&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6720&amp;height=4480</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Fifteen percent of Johns Hopkins University's first-year class is made up of international students, representing 83 countries.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/obituaries/george-russell-judge-circuit-court-baltimore-XVJZSVQ7MVGJVHSUBMHOHKGNKE/</loc><lastmod>2025-04-15T22:16:07.74Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YALSSROJ6VBKBKPYZSZWFVCONM.jpg?auth=f953694dd00a6a2d923933793c8f7e0bd815ed9f437c9c88f3a3cd5de8361d85&amp;smart=true&amp;width=700&amp;height=700</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[George L. Russell as a member of the Baltimore City Supreme Bench.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-draft-ardarius-wahington-safety-kicker-justin-tucker-NRPANFQBYVGL5L4I734KI7ZUZQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-04-15T21:34:02.251Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YRUJSL5VHFD4DBITATZ7J4V2FA.jpg?auth=5cdc9a009d9d0ed83835e70aa4c45fe05e9f6e1bdc32876c32f3196a5bf4f768&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4811&amp;height=3207</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Ravens safety Ar'Darius Washington (29) cheers after breaking up a pass during a Thursday Night Football game against the Cincinnati Bengals at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Md., November 7, 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/video-ice-arrest-wesminster-elsy-noemi-berrios-QJ7CIME76ZGPZEBW5C3REEPZ6E/</loc><lastmod>2025-04-15T21:18:21.085Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5IW27W3VKBHKBIUARZZRHZYYJI.jpg?auth=bc1d934ab8edc7efbfbb8726ad05f705954e34e4697fc5de01ed8c7d8c9d0c3f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=480&amp;height=270</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A video captures Westminster woman arrested by ICE agents on her way to work.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/kilmar-armando-abrego-garcia-deportation-legislation-QFSI7GITDRAJLFQ7L3WUEJ7XLU/</loc><lastmod>2025-04-15T21:03:21.123Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7ACBOG6WLBDTNH3RA5OA7OK5LI.jpg?auth=0c7c3ef6e1551b713b252c885524e14fdabe6f8778bc8bb843cdd4f70b7ba662&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kilmar Abrego Garcia's mother holds a picture of her son and his family during a news conference in Washington, D.C., earlier this month to discuss Abrego Garcia's arrest and deportation.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/music/all-things-go-doechii-lucy-dacus-merriweather-W546XMZFUNDFPGM3WRH5CGLO6Y/</loc><lastmod>2025-04-15T20:30:28.642Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5ZHOGCCWOZDDVE7VJN6SEFDWW4.jpg?auth=527efb83517beb5535248a01469b9480a1ce23468e679c33f4284f8722a654dd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3744&amp;height=2496</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Doechii, seen here at the 2025 Grammys, is one of the headliners for this fall's All Things Go.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/donald-trump-doge-anne-arundel-county-aacc-VLXET75FBJBKJEP2CP7O4KYCG4/</loc><lastmod>2025-04-15T19:16:43.846Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QTYII6A2IFFKRIVIQBNW753WBU.jpg?auth=80358018a6b39e5428875f009949cbe33f40ff8997b91786792b83359ada57f5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3490&amp;height=2327</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A March 20 job fair hosted by the Anne Arundel Workforce Development Corp. in Odenton drew scores of federal workers and contractors affected by President Trump’s sweeping cost-cutting measures.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/baltimore-ravens-2025-nfl-draft-eric-decosta-DBAAGSPOQZFXFJRUTYFDUFN3YE/</loc><lastmod>2025-04-15T18:48:04.265Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/F6VPBFDXBBGNPAUNXZE4KDHXXQ.jpg?auth=b68944e607b6854b95a53af15937c7350a7a28b9e349633d8a4c944083c1c085&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4553&amp;height=3035</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta, right, and coach John Harbaugh, left laugh as they take questions from reporters at the team’s pre-draft news conference.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-podcast-rotation-morton-sugano-XZDRJTCNZFBSXPQIBZRILRTJ54/</loc><lastmod>2025-04-15T16:58:50.143Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SGDFAR5HHJBQHMBHZCYELPPWOU.png?auth=6637a445d60f5c803635e6a1d60ce73e71af4a96e4d00f6a2f063cd577702132&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/college-sports/ciaa-tournament-economic-impact-baltimore-bid-I4VHI46TDVE6JGKUODKQJI63GE/</loc><lastmod>2025-04-15T16:45:11.679Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2X4EDWVLW5DRNFEZG3TPXULITE.jpg?auth=b64ac5f97a01f806f9f4e56c8e9a0b8ff27534f34e6a1edc9d5c2631fb628279&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6683&amp;height=4455</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bluefield State forward Shainen Carter (33) dunks the ball over Virginia State center Davian Coleman (24) during the CIAA tournament men’s final.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/joe-biden-social-security-speech-conference-CRV4HW2E2JAFBGBNIL7DMVDWUA/</loc><lastmod>2025-04-15T15:47:35.178Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YWSYAHLVQRBTRF7L2FYFHVVKSY.jpg?auth=d2b5639fe89d14eaa8a99e04667716f74d966f23006071b51e9fc1fa9be598b4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. President Joe Biden addresses attendees at the International African-American Museum on January 19, 2025 in Charleston, South Carolina.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/arts/freddie-gray-baltimore-arts-community-5QOOBKMQ2BAT7GXG5XS2ULWJVA/</loc><lastmod>2025-04-15T15:20:19.047Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ED4DBN3NM5HUBBROBOUTE4235A.JPG?auth=3a2c13d67cf529213df9a1f0346c25820ba6c8e012125327e61b33816c5751c6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1890</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A mural depicting Freddie Gray on a row home across the street from where he was arrested at the corner of Mount and Presbury streets in Sandtown-Winchester.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/international-students-legal-challenges-visa-revocations-KBOK2PSQOZFWXLF6SGXOUBJPC4/</loc><lastmod>2025-04-15T13:38:18.385Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YVEVEEDXZVG7VHBOXFRXBA2PDE.JPG?auth=c07eb75361c79a70038951c480e70265723f2563346e5f6441111e5682b51a7a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6720&amp;height=4480</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[College leaders have warned of a growing sense of uncertainty and anxiety. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/naval-academy-banned-books-donald-trump-XOGVT54NMNFAVARXWCXIJDNP2Y/</loc><lastmod>2025-04-15T12:53:52.786Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HDBL27ICCRDJNOROSLM7X6XN7Q.jpg?auth=5d89b419ebeddc0de8f56b4d510b9b5f8b51c3c488d2910501d0cdd0a5ab3843&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4080&amp;height=3072</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kaylee Jones, a student at Annapolis High School, reads from Maya Angelou’s “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” on Saturday in Annapolis. The book was banned from the Naval Academy library based on an order from President Trump.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-tyler-wells-new-glove-in-honor-of-daughter-O62IFYU72FCH7NQEXNYT6QXWAU/</loc><lastmod>2025-04-15T12:30:00.543Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UGFTWOO6H5EPXNETPM5LKTUPM4.jpg?auth=9b057f030a3ed74c746921632c5729add4089a9bf162899f23928f1510d54251&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3649&amp;height=2433</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Orioles pitcher Tyler Wells is a proud new father.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/transmission-line-conflicts-FNBOTSALRNCK7LZYTLKQWIW3VE/</loc><lastmod>2025-04-15T10:00:03.184Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CV3MVEL7WJFWFFW2R2C5MNINQU.JPG?auth=a7eb34202f82af5e5ae63cc67191750f8de8edfe83eaea545bd3271af0ca3c17&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An existing set of transmission lines cuts through the landscape near the start of the proposed route of the Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project (MPRP) in northern Baltimore County.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/lake-montebello-sinkhole-cost-increases-IDLDVLD55FFNNKEMHOMIT3ITXU/</loc><lastmod>2025-04-15T09:30:00.453Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BGBE2KRDBNB37E4YNJ2XFDTBBE.JPG?auth=ae2620cfd15cc10da2172e23b6ff3069bb0e73c5917f83c28ed775f4ad0acef2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A group of representatives from DPW and Garney Construction tour a steel and cement replacement pipe at the bottom of the six-story-deep excavation at Lake Montebello in August.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/college-sports/terps-shyanne-sellers-wnba-maryland-V37V6MPHEZARFGDWOJCCXHKTZA/</loc><lastmod>2025-04-15T02:40:53.056Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7DB3H5EG3FCU5OOGPYEI2ULBLU.jpg?auth=edf9b8668b24478c3f7e6826514896058cd115b2c628cb894719672141d27512&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Shyanne Sellers poses for a photo with WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert after being selected with the 17th pick.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/freddie-gray-baltimore-hope-ZPNJEGEICBCQ3J3JD55DMSCFQY/</loc><lastmod>2025-04-15T01:50:43.782Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CWU7G35AQNAB3D4MNNJD7AMWMU.jpg?auth=6c62272929e304eb783e4f02dbafa8b6f64006d6b4e0d325e416a4075606f7d4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3556&amp;height=2000</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/rachel-morin-murder-trial-verdict-victor-martinez-hernandez-LOOEKGDXCBCFBL7UAAKWILULZA/</loc><lastmod>2025-04-15T00:29:26.621Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OJR2Y42NWFBANCUASR7FZYL7EI.jpg?auth=2dcefec829d8b5be02508cd393052352b85e5d3618889e483af4a683ee5f1ff4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1647</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rachel Morin was a 37-year-old mother of five who owned a housecleaning business.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/national/tax-day-irs-deadline-FUQ2JVQ56FG27CUST3CO2CHZEU/</loc><lastmod>2025-04-15T00:28:57.875Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3XIKBPE2OJEZ3GFFWYCBBJMP6Q.jpg?auth=4892516d3c6a8c513cf99c5435c40f596400563a5f650aa05cc129badb21cd90&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[IRS employees involved in the 2025 tax season were not allowed to accept a buyout offer from the Trump administration until after the taxpayer filing deadline.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>