<?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/bilal-bj-abdullah-baltimore-police-shooting-XRKE7DZ3IRF3HDLSYY5DDPNQZI/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-23T22:59:53.613Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZLF55ICUB5CRXM5OPYACIXWGZI.JPG?auth=f5f3827ea5092c36da27fbbbe3d6ae7294ed0c4cd82ae4620ceb80ade1342a6f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Joy Alston listens as loved ones speak about her late son, Bilal “BJ” Abdullah, during a press conference on Tuesday at the Avenue Market on Pennsylvania Avenue. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/walter-broderick-found-dead-inner-harbor-XPJ4M3NJEVHH3KW6NYGFZ7GOYM/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-23T22:42:07.58Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/C2XNVZBQI5HV3IA5JZPPXSGVGM.JPG?auth=d73e8aa525394e6e9846c866c186f71fca346a8ae174fb91263b2bf7d6d2cc7b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Baltimore City Fire Department tried to save the 82-year-old man found in the Inner Harbor, but he was pronounced dead shortly after being pulled from the water.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/chipotle-protein-menu-ZZBBC2I6DJBQVEYPDZANAL3D6M/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-23T21:56:37.269Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KKA2TFDD3VGGRBGVOEGVQLI2VQ.jpg?auth=c7eaa4ad5c12f0c93a35ae7fb2f2a3f2a85c20caa818d6c9f221c624b288c6a3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Chipotle unveiled its “first-ever high protein” menu on Dec. 23. One of the offerings is a snack-size cup of cubed steak that has 21 grams of protein.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/ryan-ohearn-pittsburgh-pirates-baltimore-orioles-B5EO7EOTKNGOPIZL6JMEDWSQU4/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-23T21:48:18.563Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RUYZIE2AKFATRPQ4C7XG2UJ6FE.jpg?auth=530343cb9df8b266255101232fe151402669105fc50c2fbaf7db63ebb901fc46&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4176&amp;height=2784</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former Orioles first baseman Ryan O'Hearn runs the bases after homering in the first inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays on July 30.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/wes-moore-maryland-afscme-labor-complaints-XBFQMN7USNCUROETMD7MZRRPCA/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-23T21:47:31.298Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/E5QCDIFSKBAJRK3O67NFFVG27E.jpg?auth=c316135c86232ab7b4767c6523cf4e76f1852eb347094919322745cf328c30bc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5333&amp;height=3555</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Patrick Moran, president of AFSCME Maryland Council 3, gives remarks during a news conference at the group’s headquarters in Baltimore on Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/baltimore-ravens-john-harbaugh-coaching-change-fans-FRRC4JKZAVEY5CT2JDMQSQT5FU/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-23T21:44:05.79Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZCBEHLQNQJGATPTXRSNPR6KOLA.jpg?auth=a3aa8f217485c38898c8bdabd759b12efe9010f66a5314f3831aef332bac8edd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4929&amp;height=3286</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Ravens fans hope to catch a shirt from a t-shirt cannon in the second quarter of Sunday's game between the Ravens and the New England Patriots.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/theresa-terri-winona-nagle-pedestrian-silver-spring-HJPM5FHXSNCSPAFBEQATOHOK4Y/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-23T20:53:56.289Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5SXCKN7ZOZEB5P7C5VHJNAXNNI.png?auth=3c8fa3d6a182d256c2e4e7694b330e788b178982c6da380753cd1ec0947b5870&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1620&amp;height=924</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/what-stores-are-open-closed-on-christmas-SLUCS4NMQRATZKXYVEHXGEGKRM/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-23T19:53:34.848Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/T5IJ7ABRXJBE5AI6HGU376T3KA.jpg?auth=d74f05b800e7a4c956b88f066777751499f9be51253e1e66ba8f22b57a99dba1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1280&amp;height=800</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Walmart will be closed on Christmas Day — and reopen at 6 a.m. on Dec. 26.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/real-estate/takoma-park-bungalow-for-sale-RYOTRJA4WFAM3BDSHPDVCZMAKM/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-23T19:50:15.083Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PX2NOUIZCZGW3JEZDYHF44SNKQ.png?auth=c9dc1a0d2b549eafa8b7dc7ac4b66acb7d118305bfeabfcbb51bcfe62238b242&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1280&amp;height=853</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-things-we-learned-patriots-loss-C4GGW4YWIZGMBCBIJ5XZREMJFY/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-23T17:20:13.567Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7LFJVBOGJFEH3D5ONCRECTVHQM.JPG?auth=605a6ea36e44edcc9d6a4097a2baa98d8175cb6124236837e3d720e5a0b34e44&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1928</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson is slow to get up after being hit by Patriots safety Craig Woodson late in the second quarter Sunday night. He left the game shortly after and did not return.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-pro-bowl-games-kyle-hamilton-roquan-smith-patrick-ricard-jordan-stout-IZ5FLEXCJNHZHHF4PYWCWXYQEM/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-23T17:18:00.643Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ISE2W45XBBC4PJSEEGGJPKQOSI.JPG?auth=3c5064a2bc1c491622fd01d07e452cfa36f7e08127db3afdc6d78792f9570479&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Ravens inside linebacker Roquan Smith celebrates during the team’s Week 2 win over the Cleveland Browns.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/bge-rate-hike-psc-denial-NPQ7GMILFFAM7DIRTJWARYT4YQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-23T17:17:23.545Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/L73AI63X2NFTJKXOGDM6JA73CM.jpg?auth=ad459f5127cd8c4be1d91fe9647f5122664af8f8e49711fe0e4c89c384342798&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5521&amp;height=3681</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore Gas and Electric asked for utility customers to pay more because of budget overruns.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/meal-debt-donation-montgomery-county-schools-SJQWOI2Z7FG4HJYORHZHZNF7VM/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-23T17:04:30.123Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XYUJ2E4PRRBZNA5WHOR4TLTDNA.JPG?auth=970ee6b2ae9d29807822b8e54d2e49f55b6358f5bcc2e3a90562ec65e654cf0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A $230,000 donation to Montgomery County Public Schools will help eliminate two years of meal debt for families eligible for the Free and Reduced-Price Meals program.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/letters/maryland-judiciary-public-defender-youth-criminal-cases-IBLHNFSE75GN7LPUJCBU7STC2Y/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-23T16:00:01.168Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/U3HU543EBVHOJNCDKOGOZZUM2I.JPG?auth=75018e756009e4a9ef00e3631dfb41c7fabb0ae7db177efe42d97174b822cd29&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4576&amp;height=3116</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nick Cavey, the public information officer for the Maryland Judiciary, writes that the courts are committed to respectful collaboration with justice partners, including Maryland’s Office of the Public Defender, on juvenile cases. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/early-childhood/private-all-boys-pre-k-baltimore-V3QS6YMJGZACZC5NJDLF524VEE/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-23T15:00:08.957Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MOUQN36AQ5CTLOJ2TPFJHUKQKI.jpg?auth=a0fbd54fd57a16131135352c7bc7fd9a5fe14cec96b398e63e82c02aae626630&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5459&amp;height=3071</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Boys' Latin School of Maryland will launch a pre-K program in fall 2026. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/maryland-district-court-commissioner-criminal-charges-BA2UCV6K75BKVPHPQCVWP7PIDQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-23T10:30:02.655Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TIXZGZJL6RFJJJGR2K7NSEFYBY.JPG?auth=7300d38cfa1853f713fbffc35c6d322f5056371a555234b697ce0d9b7d2ac845&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3001</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tahirah Williams said her life changed after a perpetually aggrieved neighbor went to a district court commissioner and applied for criminal charges against her.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/district-court-commissioner-charges-filed-arrests-7Q2477PTE5E2DGAJQLYOK5X7GI/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-23T10:30:02.048Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/M5ZYNDGVZBHU5A2T7YBLRNVG6Q.jpg?auth=b0c83b25c0225e38f8667ac8cd8a910b18ba0f91c4601230cdaa32238e630a87&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1500</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/music/tsa-choir-bwi-airport-mariah-carey-64W4MIU4HRBLPJBHVA6X3ZKKRE/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-23T10:30:01.433Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3SJZDUCVUJCLHIXIMAATAZAN7A.png?auth=ef449c7ce54a832135e152a6a73457604290edaa249edeca6c5a04b74e0d4112&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1005&amp;height=671</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The TSA Choir is going viral for covering Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” at the Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/district-court-commissioner-system-maryland-solutions-D5UGCBVASVGEVBUGLKZVSLFBCA/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-23T10:30:01.097Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZQONU4UOWRGW5ORXHXF5MWXCC4.png?auth=968f2254b2630bb6cd3a5e39e10de9f7fc81f52e008348c36af0bb26e0539854&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/lifestyle/moco-pride-center-chosen-family-meal-M52BJYFLPVDNHHCOS74N7P6IWU/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-23T10:30:00.578Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AKN5IXJ4YZFNPPTIWFY2JQZ3AE.jpg?auth=b10f5e09eaf0c4c36cc2605b36d45e639c7d2fc2476fd1d0dd960d01d2371dd2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5620&amp;height=3747</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Attendees at the Chosen Family Thanksgiving dinner at the MoCo Pride Center in Bethesda.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/maryland-layoffs-economy-2025-L7MNF3EDK5A5ZCBI55AGUIQVII/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-23T10:30:00.575Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GAE2LRKAZJFATK26KK4IHROMMI.jpg?auth=4cd293054e53d03bf54f2def27f3b499271601931413a8a8058703cc7b3e22ae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Department of Health and Human Services employees enter the Mary E. Switzer Memorial Building in Washington on April 2, after the Trump administration announced plans to cut 10,000 jobs at the agency.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/everyones-place-bookstore-african-cultural-center-baltimore-S3UHJCPDZVAUBA34S5MJC5WGR4/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-23T10:30:00.567Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2GZJHRKVKBBGRBAFP3QCYOMESY.JPG?auth=c1f4857eaf831f139db65274777fac661bfb07f2692d98ab4c9b46e7f4f80f9d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The mother-daughter duo of Everyone’s Place, Mama Tabia Kamau-Nataki, right, and daughter Olakekan Kamau-Nataki.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/dietitians-holiday-weight-gain-YTM5LTHWPRH4TG7KCA3CBEULC4/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-23T10:30:00.523Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3FLRM7XWN5FT7FNVZE7Y45RDQ4.jpg?auth=1c9edf152dbd81e1c867fba2cebbd186f5429ab9a50295232cc70c9ac6f969ec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5000&amp;height=3500</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/north-branch-correctional-institution-prisoner-death-jordan-polston-DFSB4CCRLNFRDBT2YF247MEPGA/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-23T00:42:45.408Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SX4AQAISBFHCXIVTTHE5CVDDAU.JPG?auth=8a8222ea6c16be31efc4cd5ee3dbdb113bec1a81a106c5d23f3200be6164df96&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland State Police are investigating four deaths of prisoners at North Branch Correctional Institution in Cumberland, the most of any state facility this year. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/christmas-new-years-holiday-travel-maryland-7NZ2XUUMHJALDKC7AO2UZNZGWU/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-23T00:12:00.91Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RZA5BVFV2JABNKAWZFOOIQAT3M.JPG?auth=8e723182ae9ccac1c0438ff3bfc53b9eec6632f1e65d9890fea83aa5071c6783&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nearly 2.4 million Marylanders are predicted to travel for the holiday season, with 134,000 estimated to travel by air — an 11% jump from last year, according to AAA.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>