<?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/politics-power/national-politics/alex-padilla-kristi-noem-immigration-KOKGBA5APBDN3FCDMMR2UNVQ4M/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-12T23:46:09.772Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LIC3CP5OPJGSXAZWHIBXQXEJPA.jpg?auth=791e9ff5170e8582aa34e956430e8a68aac826fba79b0592624296ebb6777232&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6677&amp;height=4451</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Democratic U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla of California is pushed out of the room as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem holds a news conference regarding the recent protests in Los Angeles on Thursday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-county-teacher-sean-brook-bail-denied-2RRL3GSOARHFBGKZP5QLST523E/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-12T22:35:31.137Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Z4JLYYFQKRG4ZEJ6AFGUOSAFWA.jpg?auth=0a2cc0ea4e4182dbaa4457213a457f3d600613f8bcd4f4df83bfc433a38b582e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7528&amp;height=5019</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sean Brooks, a Baltimore County teacher who was arrested this week for child sex abuse after three girls alleged that he touched, kissed and hugged them at the school was denied bail on Thursday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-opioid-verdict-52-million-UQJZIS6XEFCTHBIJDE6WLSWWVY/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-12T21:57:46.864Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EQWYRD5EHRE73BCPGNH4IWEPZ4.jpg?auth=3fb16dd27db84d76a89bf561fd697959347498cfbb855e8781089598b2484c7f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5909&amp;height=3939</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Two drug distributors, McKesson and AmerisourceBergen, were found liable last year for their role in Baltimore’s deadly opioid crisis.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-podcast-jaire-alexander-otas-AAD4FDOZCFEGRBBDIYP32RSK7A/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-12T21:42:05.141Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/P2J52QQE5BDNNDS4S735EBXGQY.png?auth=119a242146f21bb978568aefb20b96aa92d5c466aa874067c1337330305bbde1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/poppleton-recreation-center-baltimore-reopens-7HVIDGGBS5EBPPYIDPGOZFVNKA/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-12T21:34:49.138Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NP7UUQIH5NGFDGNYOWIBUMKMKE.JPG?auth=1651b379069628a42ab31c6d98b6f05e7b763ad947d008c243c7b507d3bbf040&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8347&amp;height=5564</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sonia Eaddy, center, conducts a ribbon cutting during the reopening of The Poppleton Recreation Center on Thursday afternoon.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/i-695-traffic-road-work-construction-JH274LMAZ5HLXIXW2RQBYF7LJA/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-12T20:52:53.933Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JMQ63QBF5FBARPTTKYT47MJFS4.JPG?auth=991a6b056096efb861cbb7dfa69e20dee5e96db91352ed1f548f590beba34e8c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2035</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Drivers can expect three more years of major work on I-695. But officials say it's worth the wait.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/cal-ripken-sr-foundation-nike-rbi-cal-ripken-jr-YO4JRYLPVBFATJUO3OWR3LDV4M/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-12T20:12:57.825Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VMZGPPZU7BCQ3BSRPRMOPSOG4Y.jpg?auth=f4726214517516967507fd059ea6acfe5b1d6dca3e3d79c7dbc03ad1a9bbd0f4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4473&amp;height=2982</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles minority team owner Cal Ripken Jr., along with the Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation and MLB’s Nike RBI program, launched an initiative Thursday to expand access to the sport for youth around the country.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-cal-ripken-jr-backs-mike-elias-ZHNXP6EIJJBPTNCYZURVNCQNBM/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-12T20:04:15.388Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2KOMHIVOTNDVXFEV5BQLOVDA7U.jpg?auth=2650ad76ce6d4a53ee42e6396bd92efc6f5ce879cdbf9ac7f5c6233f0f491cc0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4764&amp;height=3176</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Hall of Famer and minority team owner Cal Ripken Jr. takes questions from reporters during a baseball clinic at Stadium Place, former site of Baltimore’s Memorial Stadium, on Thursday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/social-justice/state-cuts-funding-lgbtq-legal-services-freestate-justice-7SSAQKSSWZBCLFBPUFWK7WJ77M/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-12T19:56:02.951Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/35GMSHGYNFFEDDILQ2UTWI3TW4.jpg?auth=21c6569a824421a23a41f15dc6e922695290018da1236de0743ffb6dca985912&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1585&amp;height=1056</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FreeState Justice, a Baltimore-based nonprofit, will lose $300,000 in federal funding in July.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/bge-utility-companies-customer-relief-fund-J56Q2LGPBJFJBPCGITB2BJJIAY/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-12T19:12:07.581Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/E6F23X5RG5AAPOPC2JEXI23ZHI.JPG?auth=4d054451f958ff7a06e43e57a5fb7d21b397389544df21ad7b675e6ed2ec6e63&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8307&amp;height=5621</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[United Way of Central Maryland will distribute the relief program to qualifying BGE customers starting on July 1.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/what-brian-matuszs-story-is-telling-us-banner-baseball-show-PT7F4KG2B5EIDMM2ZEJF2ORDUE/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-12T18:33:53.03Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JKTRALLWM5BHVNSYOQRZQOK3UM.png?auth=3feac291fbd1ba857d85fcb3007818a74b66f5e55569e1df86308bd704d7ed54&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-nationals-mlb-tv-streaming-masn-3ILCAIXM6JGYRJWIYC7TDG5KVU/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-12T18:11:04.161Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LDEIK44LLVF2ZILYEXTAJVONRU.jpg?auth=2267cca6b2ad606c90caf70b2d604ab672dda92f5bf5b192cdd96f59acebdfa3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4518&amp;height=3012</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The MASN logo is seen on a microphone during in March 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/sandy-point-state-beach-maryland-memorial-day-DM3Q5XMHPVAHFE3SN4654IBHAQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-12T16:25:08.907Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DVNG26OKPJEAXIW3FCLLEJTAYE.jpg?auth=97d7dee38aef4a2b52a1a5a5640573849467e7aff4d6fefe9fd1afb2724f1a75&amp;smart=true&amp;width=848&amp;height=494</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[When Sandy Point State Park opened in 1952, it had separate beaches for Blacks and whites. The NAACP legal victory in the Supreme Court in 1955 ended the legal justification for segregation in parks nationwide.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-police-teen-shot-no-charges-JGY77L5OIRF2RLR4VNKPPUCMTI/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-12T15:33:28.052Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DIZMJOI3DZBF5ILU4MGJJL6SYY.jpg?auth=be8a85f50975d328596da7c74f066d7109098828f25e71f7ff5ecd600a55c604&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Attorney General’s Independent Investigations Division concluded its investigation into the fatal police shooting on June 5. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/brian-matusz-death-drugs-mental-health-retirement-GUMU32AXXJEEBKOLYD3GVQ3VAE/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-12T13:37:02.938Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EQQLD6V2YVHQLOANWPQ6JEAYMY.jpg?auth=8fa7212221a46fc0c37e06f5eb730860872b4bc82037286fda46e970b7d1c20a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4928&amp;height=3280</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Brian Matusz made 69 starts and 211 relief appearances during his major league career.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/spear-stabbing-columbia-micah-booker-michael-mckee-EHWBA2LCQRGHZMK747RJ334O7U/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-12T13:09:16.298Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AZHUQWRYQ5DOXCDT2HAKMP7IC4.jpg?auth=a5c26631ff8032877c2d7f91a37ed8115ce59f051aad42c4ca7f5f7befd94380&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1125</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/national/robert-f-kennedy-jr-vaccine-policy-advisers-KWXOWO3UTBG2HD45A3RO2RYLZ4/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-12T13:05:25.364Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AS7NJZLGOVEDLKZPDPCSNN3HCI.jpg?auth=1129097f02166d50ebcd4966045149f3eaa6011c996f95ffa26602f6952f6521&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5616&amp;height=3744</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was one of the nation’s leading anti-vaccine activists before becoming the nation’s top health official. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/black-bear-maryland-virginia-dnr-IBWUH5SF3RCWDBOMUNEKZ5676I/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-12T12:45:09.799Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EJF6OSTUZRCTXHIRVYZRCTXQUA.jpg?auth=11a9fcc5b31cb2b4beafa463f04223f600b0b2e10d326a0d2262473dda29715b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1080&amp;height=720</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A black bear that was sighted numerous times in Maryland last month is shown in Herndon, Virginia, this week.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/former-orioles-pitcher-brian-matusz-7Z3OTCST6NC4TJBCRSSRPQKP6Y/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-12T11:39:09.036Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/L3CRUJII5NAHBDLKDGDGRVDVNY.jpg?auth=0633e052bb3719794c22ba71a8fe44b242a11ef0870e2788e631b2ef6d361475&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3192&amp;height=2112</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Brian Matusz made 279 of his 280 major league appearances for the Orioles.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/baltimore-events-pride-floatilla-greek-festival-QJDFQ4FWLBBBRIGBMH724J7WOE/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-12T09:30:01.406Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PSFHUYNC35BFHM24BNCFXI7VLE.JPG?auth=dbc703b6149a39c801be897dfc9995602579becf595c66c23cede8d34ae07a01&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Colorful flower crowns were a popular sight at Baltimore Pride on last year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/savage-bluegrass-festival-yoga-in-the-park-5E55DAPMDJEATOXOO6UCZPMCI4/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-12T09:30:01.393Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QN6BDK7ULZGFTCK4ZTA3URRNCA.JPG?auth=316dfaa1b7d7b9f5c38fefa38de564150c871f04b6f0092c2b5b171fcbf4ea52&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2400</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Another round of Midnight Mini Golf at Columbia SportsPark held by the Columbia Association is happening Friday night.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/7-things-to-do-annapolis-porch-music-festival-53H63QPT4NETXLXQEYWMS3QPG4/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-12T09:30:01.307Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MHKUNLN4N5FE7L2WR3YAKLA7JE.jpg?auth=292e4a1ee5f79d550beb667dab6c6e6f7feaf2ba21b8949cea27cedd7fbe8cc6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1105&amp;height=727</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Aaron Yealdhall is the voice behind Skribe, one of the acts that will perform Saturday at the first Annapolis Porchfest.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/anne-arundel-county-campaign-finance-elections-budget-Z47TKOYJHZCPJD7NISZ5GHQHA4/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-12T09:30:01.223Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7Y6D3YQBEFF3NO7QRJWADLROAQ.JPG?auth=8dbb7245d90fa7d2687feafd98a5bdcfce1493b1871d66ed36dff75d6b725242&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8207&amp;height=5547</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Political signs in front of the Anne Arundel County Board of Elections in Glen Burnie last fall.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/brian-wilson-death-god-only-knows-SASCI6XA4NCOTG3WPP33NQYPAA/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-12T09:30:00.594Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/APAE4XSV55BHFOWWBFJPNEASYU.jpg?auth=6ae07f8f84beaa46b3d238507d7706abe427c0fbe48381919710de14b7354cce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2081</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Brian Wilson, seen here at the 2012 Grammy Awards, wrote some of the most important songs in rock history, including “God Only Knows.” He was an iconoclast who inspired those of us who think off center when we create.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/perry-hall-high-school-teacher-sean-brooks-HH2WGIEC4JDM7DO6N6UXTEPK5U/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-12T04:19:40.894Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AZHUQWRYQ5DOXCDT2HAKMP7IC4.jpg?auth=a5c26631ff8032877c2d7f91a37ed8115ce59f051aad42c4ca7f5f7befd94380&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1125</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-fans-camden-yards-crabs-LL3GL7QTKBH3JB3ITYM2AW5ABQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-12T03:49:39.076Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CVFNEK5XHVFTFKCNPANKLKIYUQ.jpg?auth=1b7cf896f6e7962436eecf54ed3c03760aa361627823ce8a1a09efb4876f0dc7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[From left to right, Eric, Kelly, Dustin and Colby enjoy crabs from the roof deck in center field at Camden Yards on Wednesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-tigers-blowout-cedric-mullins-jordan-westburg-UCR65MNFTNAUVAUBVTREUO5PFA/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-12T02:21:15.203Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HYQ2G6BJQVBGZOTTDMTIYURXNA.jpg?auth=8d14f4d1a0d7ded5b685044d074259fe90b1e08c9a000840248275e7d689a35b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4735&amp;height=3157</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles third baseman Ramón Urías bumps forearms with outfielder Cedric Mullins after hitting a two-run homer in the third inning Wednesday night at Camden Yards.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/joseph-gillespie-baltimore-tax-sale-bribery-scheme-conspirator-QKGVHXAUD5AEDL7OES52BSB5VU/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-12T01:04:24.441Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7XWHMH7HFBEY3FGN35X3YZCXUM.jpg?auth=c65065fc66f5883c74bf5c2398cbff6130a5bb1712434bb4672532e7c9c2971b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore City is sitting on a vast sum of money that is owed to former property owners who lost their homes during tax sale.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/national/donald-trump-kennedy-center-QBAZA7U5LNCSXPTLG3NTAT5L2A/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-12T00:44:01.435Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4BBNQRUC4VCMDOTF352GXARPVI.jpg?auth=6b33225ed54a4b0b4740a5e024cfa375591cf5e8f4664acddfabc47d253d2c66&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2538&amp;height=1692</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive for opening night of "Les Misérables" at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>