<?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/kilmar-abrego-garcia-update-maryland-deportation-FLVN2XKAVRGD5HATZ7CN6XHSAY/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-26T23:05:59.325Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OAZBQNUNFVFU7END5ZG3AI4AWE.jpg?auth=e8641bfbb8c5906fdaf3e58a3dd17ff00955401c185a923989e73e8be3ccc02a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=576</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Abrego Garcia lived in Maryland, just outside Washington, with his American wife and children for more than a decade.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/jusin-tucker-suspension-ravens-nfl-accusers-OWTY7UPYW5H3XGPXJEH3QWORFU/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-26T22:51:20.446Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JM47DC4RHJEYXIGHTPZAZSEPKY.jpg?auth=9e8ac3e8490686ba8e0aaf3f56b2c9c548e01325f0902551fe215e7e0c9e8799&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8141&amp;height=5427</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former Ravens kicker Justin Tucker maintains his innocence — but he’s not willing to fight to prove it.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-all-star-finalists-ryan-ohearn-jackson-holliday-EPIIGWZXZVCHTOISANTCASYV5M/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-26T22:22:30.574Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GFELSB4VDZGJPPO4DSVUQ56YI4.jpg?auth=c8e4119444e60328b89b51de64e4a62d04af8fe9e85be6203176bb668fc8a3ed&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3834&amp;height=2556</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles designated hitter Ryan O’Hearn, right, and second baseman Jackson Holliday, second from right, advanced to the second phase of American League All-Star voting.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/gun-violence-maryland-database-TTNXADJDBRDF7K26ZDVG2Y45C4/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-26T22:08:35.728Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GWG6V5HUZ5DGJLPGM3WYUNLXGM.JPG?auth=186cf49d5a7a7bb279f9fcd51238e4a9ab0ccb155c55e84f13a9666e183fac11&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3559&amp;height=2245</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The new gun violence dashboard tracks fatalities and injuries, differentiates between homicides and suicides, and allows researchers and policy makers to filter the data to the ZIP code level.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-podcast-nfl-collusion-lamar-jackson-NHJGYTQ46FEGRD4JYW76UZRPOQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-26T21:50:14.368Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UMLCOJTXWBFWHAEEQYAPAGPXNY.png?auth=149901fe9d275d6b14f1960b8ce38624d8ab93b4fd3fc8148d2a2cc32667ecd9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/key-bridge-demolition-remnants-to-begin-6X645AD4VVCCNMRS7SRLTRLKSI/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-26T20:49:42.203Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PVG24WYE6NEODGEEPCF6F23UKM.jpg?auth=8c4798e6a362e69a6e080e19578ec64decc6a36fc71eef2cd68015711143347f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2857</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Remnants of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in March 2025. The last remaining portions will be demolished beginning in July.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/bge-ac-heat-waves-vacant-offices-6HJNUHRQS5GB3FENH65EHCZTSU/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-26T20:38:59.11Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WZAXIUXVVNC7NHHTSQTY36I4Q4.jpg?auth=b62405b7336c47b3b67ace4bb756484017bee3259681b046be6946e26aa78501&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5524&amp;height=3683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[More than 20% of the office space in Baltimore’s central business district is vacant, according to a quarterly report from CBRE.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/heat-dome-heavy-rain-flooding-LFMRYEXYMFB67AGTF5FQMEVMOQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-26T20:26:23.25Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/E5HVPJXS45FXRFM2XK7Z33SYFY.JPG?auth=9f6aafc8badf705abce5c1fdaf47282f500304e0117dcab121b09dd3a4c4ac0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1685</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Storms Thursday evening and Friday could bring a brief respite from extreme heat — but also flooding.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/university-maryland-federal-funding-research-cuts-trump-S5GHHXUGEJFOTFKZKZJKWOT5ZI/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-26T19:16:42.947Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7QMNHXNXVZETXKIXUSQBKM6AYE.JPG?auth=1857385fd462a465ad5e74fc95c9474254a7bc87e254569f71dc3f76ba8ee599&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1215&amp;height=810</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[University of Maryland president Darryll J. Pines, left, and University of Maryland Baltimore President Dr. Bruce E. Jarrell before a press event in January. They are working with others on a new proposal to help restore federal research funding cuts.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-state-center-redevelopment-KJYUAZ6KNZH7HCUNW44GBK7CGA/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-26T18:27:56.537Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FWJHCIATWJET7E35RHMJCXBCI4.JPG?auth=2a40cd5687c6bc08cf681c0b851acdc865df62958c9c42daea148b6dd5fda5b1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[For years the center has been seen as a key site to unlock revival in West Baltimore]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sponsored-content/4-tips-to-help-marylanders-save-more-on-health-care-costs-in-2025-WJPI6PEVXVDLLESYWL4KDYAQ5A/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-26T15:55:32.8Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZPWGHJ2R2NCHVIP66RIEG5YO24.png?auth=2ae3ee902752b5b4e689c419fc1f338c5735590049bd2eececc6d1bb92862301&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7680&amp;height=4320</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sponsored-content/morgan-state-university-redefining-todays-modern-university-5VTDQDRFLNBC5MQQGJ3GDNPXYA/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-26T15:21:34.106Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SVNN7YLVGVAWJFGYHMUWGKVCCM.JPG?auth=20fd2529c0b30722d0fe9345652b5c6dcc6c74f4eff43306ee22cd111d6453e4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2477&amp;height=1651</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/ice-holding-room-baltimore-detainees-kristi-noem-ACZBG65KDFBD3GLVBEFFIB3F6Q/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-26T15:06:01.584Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Z2DOUU3I3RD27K6P5QURJJOYFQ.JPG?auth=a698818f6a8a5cee08314dd207c195eeb41147c988a1f3c7494e224aa437893b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The George H. Fallon Federal Building in downtown Baltimore where the ICE field office is located. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/university-of-baltimore-enrollment-faculty-challenges-RP7RA3VG7JBODA2QDMPTX536MM/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-26T14:09:54.783Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JTR35E6A65FY5HAYFRFEKKD7KY.jpg?auth=78e3800ca304d1909238f07faec18ffbaf51fe8fb7cbc7da81ed78f06b05f78d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[University of Baltimore president Kurt Schmoke sent a campuswide email last week, announcing unspecified reductions coming for the school.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/real-estate/for-sale-fully-updated-home-maple-lawn-UTJGB2IMJVHCRCFUJ2ON7SW24M/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-26T14:00:02.72Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/A5TY4DX3MJEITMUZYUR62OGMYQ.png?auth=f59fb493273cbb3c3ecfcdca4a18a8f7aa79b6a86f525bb56f75b936cfe668c7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1280&amp;height=960</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[7619 Mulberry Street]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/supreme-court-ruling-same-sex-marriage-NNQZOE5J5NGMBB43FEGUPLANXU/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-26T13:16:50.592Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KGIINNNXBJAZRMWBXE7F74AIRA.png?auth=c21a7afc62ad3622d127a5e6d55f2708fe3716f5e538fa46c2550fe2c8ad54eb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1462&amp;height=968</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled in 2015 that the right to marry is fundamental.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/eastport-a-rockin-piff-the-magic-dragon-harmony-and-heritage-MTITG7BJEREK7F7TRMXIVJTM2Q/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-26T09:30:01.544Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EOYMD7KO5FH5DA46BAIBQTONRI.jpg?auth=751c5b6c2e46d05659aea7bc8859ed244c2acf7c7e985f481d65f29fae4ade4a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=640&amp;height=427</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Led by the husband-wife team of Julie Cymek on vocals and Jaime Horrigan on bass, Sweet Leda is completed by guitarist Omar Eldieahy and drummer Don Boyette. They'll play Saturday at Eastport a Rockin'.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/family/howard-county-kinship-care-investment-KXQUXZM7HZDLVDIKXAJPHSEGPM/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-26T09:30:01.435Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7L7SV7KW2JD5HK5KXYJAHDKAXY.jpg?auth=a27694592eeb30a68e20b209b11d42c465b95d5d215285ae08bacd5e303272d2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Howard County will launch the Kinship Care and Family Finder pilot program this summer to locate and place children with relatives and other trusted adults.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/letters/2026-federal-budget-science-agencies-research-33NWLF6J7JBEXABQJ66AYX2M2Q/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-26T09:30:01.384Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SRPR2364Y5AVNFBGTXB2CZ6QKM.jpg?auth=718f1ed4e848e33fb21a92ab9792ec2a469039d1358bcd3d763548960542f52e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5207&amp;height=3471</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Sens. Angela Alsobrooks, left, and Chris Van Hollen at a town hall meeting in Woodlawn earlier this year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/baltimore-events-pride-bike-party-dragon-boat-challenge-OKMILL4XRNHG7IPDLNYOAZ3XAY/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-26T09:30:01.129Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OEAM5WBVVBBKZH5RO6OPVHM2T4.jpg?auth=ec6c911f3ec8be4f806fa7b95318869f4a9d765209ac7d4d74501c49bf222fa4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4896&amp;height=3264</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Bike Party is a spirited bike ride that begins at St. Mary’s Park in Seton Hill on the final Friday of the month and concludes with a DJ-led after-party.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/john-carlos-olympics-american-visionary-arts-museum-UYZ2W6EPAZBX3LWWCTXJECVH7M/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-26T09:30:01.057Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PPFRVAEDQNHS3KHBHG2GQBMTKU.jpg?auth=6598fddf8371c47c2d0a88cc37273327bf19a536172aef278b39d120fdbee036&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[At left, John Carlos speaks at the 50th anniversary of his Olympics experience in San Jose, California, in 2018. At right, Peter Norman, Tommie Smith and John Carlos at the Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City in 1968.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/howard-county/howard-county-columbia-things-to-do-SXRBTLDEPNHDDHT6T7HKTY433U/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-26T09:30:00.982Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6K36B3UXYFF47DTOJYBEAS5KTM.jpg?auth=27fd8ddedc43f016066d2110b03cfb302d50d04f6167eada36ba93a968d47ffe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1408&amp;height=941</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Caribbean American Heritage Festival returns to Color Burst Park in Columbia on Saturday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/who-is-betsy-fox-tolentino-P3FFJTQ3LFDNLH4GRKBQWFJXUA/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-26T09:30:00.64Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZEYQ46QYXJF4LGRMR2DEOUCSHE.JPG?auth=eaa3311afdea97d5c3d388d61680e221d8f452dc844c3867b9efb54f2e89fc99&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Betsy Fox Tolentino is the newly appointed acting secretary of the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/maryland-zoo-animals-hot-weather-ASMLY4JINFFVDAYWGXRQC7ABCU/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-26T09:30:00.632Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QUEDVNVRC5F4THOU2PYC2UVESU.jpg?auth=6a859575e2b56da51ec0e421a7ea6e2a2a464dd4809c9c3d3d0fd25d15d6d658&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2002</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tuffy is a 42-year-old, 12,000-pound elephant who has no problem keeping cool, between his large, heat-dissipating ears and the zookeepers who will spray him with water.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/baltimore-orioles-pride-night-queer-lbgtq-YLDDLNJ4W5HT7N5YD77WBQVOAQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-26T03:49:52.879Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BSHOAV6AJ5FGDKDAHGE45ATDWI.jpg?auth=0c411617a8f992b44ad58310eb00033dfb4bf072d8c8ff8a8d51f34271540e27&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jennifer Adams, 53, and her son, Skye Adams, 24, arrived nearly two hours before the first pitch to snag an Orioles Pride jersey during Pride Night at Orioles Park.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/college-sports/derik-queen-nba-draft-new-orleans-pelicans-atlanta-hawks-2RAOMDA75NEOTGE2TIURX5WKAM/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-26T02:37:16.228Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6BYQGQL46JERLA7Z5LNSXFTKWI.jpg?auth=854fed8a232b2700b8ca3cc5deb4396dc0a62ee39bfe73bd3b255ba9e8d2a8f8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4922&amp;height=3281</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Derik Queen joined the New Orleans Pelicans after being drafted No. 13 overall Wednesday night in New York.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-rangers-jacob-degrom-near-no-hitter-colton-cowser-2GL554A4LZCMPCKMCLDRQ6GERM/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-26T02:05:48.484Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HVWFTFMLFJD2RIHI5REL4SORIY.jpg?auth=0dc6afeea5e4d50580cac26f820c820018ed486988da44d4a2011d955bda8dae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jacob deGrom allowed only one hit in seven-plus innings as the Rangers beat the Orioles 7-0 on Wednesday night.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/west-baltimore-police-involved-shooting-DZHVCFUC55H65G4NI2NAL7D5PY/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-26T01:22:02.386Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MLZ6F4JT7JAPTNDOEO2ZHWPDU4.jpeg?auth=364058eb25546cdfcf4e4b04163ca6bd5dea16ecb1343ab022f6635cc8e736de&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3240&amp;height=2160</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Police on the scene of a police-involved shooting in the 2700 block of Mosher Street on Wednesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/luis-guevera-orioles-minor-leaguer-teammates-remember-EVRC4KGT2BGLLEAR7O3AYJ7CGU/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-26T00:25:37.927Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/34ODEPNGAJCM5LFNRXWNP45D6Y.JPG?auth=060c77315e27615f42168574202df62bf4f4cccd004d1f555ffddb9f635a904a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1366</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Luis Guevara, right, and catcher Andrés Nolaya with the Wild Ponies, an alternate identity for the Delmarva Shorebirds, in 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>