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Wildfire smoke kills tens of thousands of people a year. Here’s how it attacks the body.
Smoke from wildfires — which are burning more of the Northern Hemisphere as Earth warms — attacks nearly every system in the human body, killing tens of thousands of people a year.
Traffic travels on the outer loop of Interstate 695 near Rossville Friday morning in the haze of wildfire smoke from Canada.
Insurance deny your prescription? You’re far from alone, Hopkins study finds
A Johns Hopkins study found 1 in 3 attempts to fill prescriptions of brand-name drugs was initially denied, with new weight loss drugs leading the pack.
A new Johns Hopkins study found 1 in 3 brand-name prescriptions is initially denied and rejections are led by new blockbuster weight loss drugs.
His first film wowed Sundance. His second brought him back home to Baltimore.
Baltimore native Sheldon Candis discusses his new Hulu film, “They Fight,” and why the boxing coming-of-age drama had to be filmed in Charm City.
Baltimore native Sheldon Candis on the set of “They Fight,” a boxing movie filmed in Baltimore in 2025.
Lettuce at Taco Bell in 5 states confirmed as source of a diarrhea-causing parasite outbreak
More than 30 states have reported infections of the diarrhea-causing parasite cyclospora this year.
A Taco Bell location on Reisterstown Road in Baltimore on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. O'Brian Lynch of Frederick recently filed a lawsuit in Baltimore Circuit Court against Taco Bell. An employee, Dayquan Harding, 29, of Southwest Baltimore, pleaded guilty in 2023 to first-degree assault and related crimes for pulling a gun on him at the location on Reisterstown Road on Aug. 8, 2022, and was sentenced to seven years in prison.
The outspoken rabbi who spent 6 decades leading Baltimore’s Jewish community
Rabbi Gustav “Gus” Buchdahl, who served for 37 years at Temple Emanuel and continued to teach at Baltimore Hebrew Congregation, died June 7 at age 91.
Gus Buchdahl.
Think high school redistricting was tough? Get ready for an elementary boundary study.
Montgomery County will consider closing campuses and changing attendance zones.
District leaders say a shake-up is necessary as Montgomery County Public Schools confront declining enrollment, uneven building utilization and other factors.
Hutzell: Christopher Nolan’s ‘Odyssey’ has nothing on Annapolis’ Homer obsession
COLUMN | However big the song of Odysseus’ journey home 3,000 years ago will look on — really big — screens in Christopher Nolan’s IMAX adaptation this weekend, it has a home in Annapolis.
Emily Wilson's 2017 translation of "The Odyssey" takes most of a shelf of the Homer section of the library at St. John's College.
Anne Arundel parents sued to opt out of a gender identity policy. Here’s what to know.
The lawsuit, filed last week, is America First Legal’s latest effort to bring conservative influence into public schools.
A participant in the Baltimore Trans Pride Grand March holds the Transgender Flag while marching in Baltimore, MD on 6/29/2024.
Trump uses primetime address to the nation to once again raise doubts about past elections
President Donald Trump used a primetime address to the nation Thursday to once again raise doubts about the results of past elections, reviving a subject he's long used to make unproven claims and deny his loss in the 2020 election.
President Donald Trump speaks Thursday night in the East Room of the White House in Washington.
Driver of tractor trailer that crashed into Dundalk homes released from hospital
The driver of a tractor trailer that plowed into homes Wednesday in Dundalk, Maryland, has been released from the hospital.
A tractor trailer crashed into homes in Dundalk on Wednesday afternoon. The driver was hospitalized, and a family was displaced.
Trump administration sues Maryland over college tuition for students living in the US illegally
The United States Department of Justice filed a lawsuit Thursday over policies that offer undocumented students in-state tuition at public colleges.
An undocumented student revisits a math problem from class earlier that day at his school in Baltimore, Maryland.
Amid conflict, law school deans quit Baltimore inspector general oversight board
The deans have been part of the inspector general advisory board since it was created in 2018.
April 28, 2026 -  Inspector General Isabel Cumming watches as the Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement, MONSE, testifies about a  report that several contractors submitted fraudulent invoices to the office during a Baltimore City Council  public safety meeting.
New Atlas restaurants Marmo and Armada open in Annapolis
Atlas is expanding its Annapolis footprint with new restaurants, but the growth has sparked debate among residents.
Atlas Restaurant Group opened two restaurants, Armada and Marmo, at the Annapolis Waterfront Hotel on Thursday.
Judge orders release of mother taken into ICE custody on Baltimore school campus
U.S. District Judge Matthew Maddox ordered Adriana Gavilan Sanchez’s release from immigration custody.
Federal immigration agents arrest Jesus Acevedo Sanchez as he drops his daughter off at Commodore John Rodgers Elementary/Middle School in June as his partner, Adriana Gavilan Sanchez, the girl’s mother, looks on. (Still from bystander video)
5 things to know about the Nationals’ 2027 schedule — if there’s no lockout
A potential lockout looms over the sport as the league and MLBPA negotiate the next collective bargaining agreement.
Maryland braces for worst air quality since 2023 as Canadian wildfire smoke moves in
Thursday morning’s hazy skies in Maryland are expected to worsen Friday as smoke from large wildfires in central Canada drifts into the state, forecasters said.
Wildfire smoke from Canada created a hazy sunrise over Baltimore on Thursday.
5 things to know about the Orioles’ 2027 schedule — assuming the season starts on time
Assuming no games are impacted because of the prolonged negotiations over a new collective bargaining agreement, the Orioles would begin the season on the road.
Orioles pitcher Trevor Rogers (28) fist bumps catcher Adley Rutschman (35) as the crowd cheers them on opening day at Camden Yards.
Baltimore’s smelly pistachio tide seems to be happening earlier and getting worse
The phenomenon, known locally as a “pistachio tide,” has taken over Baltimore’s central waterway this week. It seems to be happening earlier and experts say it’s getting worse.
Baltimore’s Inner Harbor shows the effects of a "pistachio tide."
Former Baltimore schools CEO snags top job at DC’s Council on Foreign Relations
Sonja Brookins Santelises wants to make classroom conversation civil again.
Former Baltimore City Public Schools CEO Sonja Brookins Santelises will be vice president, senior fellow and director of the Council on Foreign Relations’ Richard Haass Center for Education.
This street saw a stabbing, then a police shooting. Leaders want to know what could help.
Community leaders will gather Thursday evening near a Gaithersburg bus stop where police fatally shot a man last weekend. They plan to talk with residents about strategies to stem persistent violence in the area.
Community leaders, including Amar Mukunda, will gather Thursday evening near a Gaithersburg bus stop where police fatally shot a man last weekend.
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