<?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/local-news/bay-bridge-crash-july-4-EXJL4NSZQ5EW7OASJ7RYR2UDHE/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-04T23:52:25.36Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HGJXRH3WKFAPHPVBO2NDWJBKKU.png?auth=7b8eb1a8231a56e3e41365eb31a0c4ce1d09ad2796620b8a74ccf0749c7524f4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2502&amp;height=1668</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An MDOT traffic camera shows that as of 1 p.m. on Friday, the left lane has reopened after all lanes were blocked going westbound on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge/US 50 due to a multi-vehicle crash.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/hamas-ceasefire-gaza-proposal-RK2TN6UQLFEGLFHMZBHGMLZORU/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-04T22:40:23.6Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HFIAOBGOVRG6DKN2D4WGLRV7SI.jpg?auth=5b327b0fef8f66c70304be6a0b5ec8930432da95e864b61e1a8a79dd64d59e3c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[On Thursday, Palestinians survey the destruction at a school used as a shelter after it was struck by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/trump-tax-spending-cut-bill-signing-GOD3QA6Q6VDKFIVC4O5Q4JCFBE/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-04T22:38:10.081Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IMTUOQPHYVGH3DY2MKFL7MQLUU.jpg?auth=99a6327f2c6338d2be6c96dff3aa87366f326b2cb4cfd6011b3f1a6165f9ea7d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5714&amp;height=3810</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[President Donald Trump holds up his signed signature bill of tax breaks and spending cuts at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Friday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/texas-floods-summer-camp-GZMQUP3R5NGM3DH3ULSIKLNPYQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-04T22:37:12.398Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/D6GTUUMBDNCGNHH7CYAP7KPMOU.jpg?auth=b1178e2c761d279d7ae3a2c525f4481281e36ca8888f89a816f9fe5c18e6356e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6266&amp;height=4177</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A man surveys damage left by a raging Guadalupe River on Friday in Kerrville, Texas.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-tyler-oneill-braves-EELJDAAMGFB7ZDVYBHQISYNCZY/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-04T22:31:43.265Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GJ6SIT6KF5F5LLOPBG37FYCPWU.jpg?auth=3974ddb47e7397b527f8f572714a764c25aa6bd8196a2d63d1a1340028028726&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4386&amp;height=2924</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tyler O'Neill of the Baltimore Orioles hits a three-run home run against the Toronto Blue Jays during  Opening Day in Toronto, Ontario, in March.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/andy-harris-trump-nill-vote-REWWZFV7WVHFPGEHSPYVLVALPQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-04T20:40:05.503Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TCIONCXZPZEZNPRKCTCLQRG62Y.jpg?auth=4ccf0d2abcebca8fa233a863ad60563607c579a7db51efcd42cfee3b19c12970&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rep. Andy Harris, shown here in Washington, D.C., last year, voted in July 2025 to approve the President Trump's budget bill. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/trump-big-beautiful-bill-tax-cuts-medicaid-AKXM4OUGYVF47KSLYZTRD75SHE/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-04T09:30:00.826Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CD4AZVUB7VFKDNFSUQPGOUZFQU.jpg?auth=5073f90dca733e632cb770834fb263c36c09eea3214d76ce0bffd8b77439ea6d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5287&amp;height=3525</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[President Donald Trump speaks to reporters at the White House in May.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/goodwill-industries-of-the-chesapeake-laurel-4K7QLUGBUJCUPKTN2QLBUAVRYU/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-04T09:30:00.778Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/J6WUDSOY6VHA3AMI3YCJS2PJ64.jpg?auth=6c51d0a1c1cd7063c1ce3f8a103dbd5717f95d142b0dc9fa896e365418a7bf26&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3746&amp;height=2498</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Goodwill industries of the Chesapeake, a thrift store and donation center, will open a new location in August in Laurel.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/baltimore-intersections-paint-safety-4E7FN6RAJFADHLWDJ23SATNZJQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-04T09:30:00.697Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2AYUU5AXDNCGRIZWNT7PSND7AU.jpg?auth=53e50770f9459e537a2ea61378c2dbae38dc2baff4127cbe2095d76efcf37db6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7872&amp;height=4428</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pavement art at the intersection of East Baltimore Street and South East Avenue.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/kilmar-abrego-garcia-el-salvador-president-KIZ6DGOYSZGTND5CD5LZZIFES4/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-04T00:59:41.76Z</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[This courtroom sketch depicts Kilmar Abrego Garcia sitting in court during his detention hearing on June 25 in Nashville, Tenn.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/baltimore-police-custody-death-emergency-dispatch-system-ROIEMAOI4JDCDBYKNPD6TAYHUU/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-04T00:22:41.451Z</lastmod><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[The failure of the Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) system is under investigation by the Baltimore Police Department after a man died after being restrained by officers on June 24, according to the mayor. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>