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    NASA is flying over Baltimore to make the air here cleaner
    Beginning Sunday, a NASA research team will fly a small aircraft over Baltimore for about two weeks to gather data on emissions and air quality.
    The aircraft for the ALEGROS mission will be loaded with equipment that measures emission of gases including ozone and carbon monoxide.
    Katie Ledecky heading to 4th Olympics, wins 400 free at US swimming trials
    The Bethesda native has 6 Olympic golds, the most of any female swimmer.
    Katie Ledecky advanced to her fourth Olympic Games by winning the 400 freestyle Saturday night in Indianapolis.
    At age 50, National History Day keeps pushing students to seek difficult truths through research
    This year’s theme, “Turning Points in History,” asked students to explore ideas or events that sparked change. More than 2,800 finalists reached the national competition after months spent visiting libraries and poring over primary sources. Contestants lined University of Maryland hallways this week as they eagerly waited to present trifold exhibits, documentaries and even theatrical performances.
    Judges Stefanie Mathew (left), Cody Ingraham and Patrice Richter (right) examine one of the many historical exhibits by high school students on display at the National History Day event at the University of Maryland.
    Commentary: I needed to learn English, but my Spanish sustained me
    Morelys Urbano, a Morgan State University student and fellow who advocates for language justice, relates how her native language sustained her as she navigated the necessity of learning English.
    Morelys Urbano
    Why Larry Hogan isn’t celebrating his lukewarm endorsement from Trump
    Trump’s statement did not appear to be planned — or particularly enthusiastic.
    Donald Trump, left (photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Larry Hogan, right (photo by Ulysses Muñoz/The Baltimore Banner)
    Supreme Court strikes down federal bump stock ban; Maryland ban still in place
    The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday struck down a federal ban on bump stocks, a gun accessory that enables semiautomatic rifles to fire like machine guns and was used in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.
    A bump stock is installed on an AK-47 at Good Guys Gun and Range on February 21, 2018 in Orem, Utah. The bump stock is a device when installed allows a semi-automatic to fire at a rapid rate much like a fully automatic gun. (Photo by George Frey/Getty Images)
    13 Ravens who stood out this offseason, from a veteran QB to a rising-star TE
    Some Ravens accomplished more than others during organized team activities and this week’s mandatory minicamp.
    The Ravens signed Malik Cunningham hoping to develop him as a quarterback, but he has adapted well as a wide receiver.
    This part of Annapolis stinks. These neighborhood activists used an app to prove it.
    The stench can be overpowering. A rotten egg cloud so sour it causes headaches and watery eyes. Residents weep as they describe the feelings of nausea and helplessness, sick with the frustration of suffering this miasma.
    Sharon Hockenberry starting working with neighbors to resolve smell complaints when she stumbled across the app, Smell My City.
    Commentary: It’s not just opioids. New drugs make it harder to fight Baltimore’s overdose crisis.
    Continued harm-reduction efforts and improved prevention strategies are needed to address Baltimore's drug overdose crisis, professors with the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health say.
    Candy Jovan demonstrates how an overdose prevention site would work at a mock setup at The Charles Theatre before the screening of a Canadian film about fentanyl on January 24, 2023.
    Fleet Week sails into Baltimore: Here’s what you should check out
    Ships, planes and people have descended upon the city as part of Maryland Fleet Week and Baltimore Flyover, which officially kicked off this week and runs through Tuesday.
    Seamen aboard the US Naval Academy Yard Patrol Training Ship at Fleet Week on June 13, 2024.
    Trump backs Republican nominee Larry Hogan in Maryland’s US Senate race
    “I’m about the party and I’m about the country. And I would like to see him win,” Trump told a Fox News reporter.
    According to reports, former President Donald Trump, right, is backing the U.S. Senate campaign of former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan.
    Potentially dangerous heat wave expected in Maryland next week
    High temperatures could reach 96 degrees in Baltimore next week.
    A man running away from the camera's t-shirt is drenched with sweat.
    Ravens minicamp report: Are CB Marlon Humphrey’s ‘nagging things’ cause for concern?
    Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey had a painful 2023. He hasn’t found total relief this offseason.
    Marlon Humphrey played in 10 games last season, the fewest of his career.
    Strangers making small talk bonded over connection to overdose victim
    One of the last people to see Devon Wellington alive, before he overdosed in 2021, has developed a relationship with the man’s mother. She taught him how to use Narcan, and they recently attended a street renaming event together.
    Donna Bruce waves her praise flags through the newly renamed street, Devon Wellington’s Way after the ceremonial street signing, in Baltimore, June 5, 2024.
    Rob Lowe at UMD? New Brat Pack doc stirs ‘St. Elmo’s Fire’ memories for alumni
    “BRATS,” actor Andrew McCarthy’s new documentary about himself and the other members of the 1980s “Brat Pack,” recalls the filming of “St. Elmo’s Fire” at University of Maryland, College Park in 1984. For some alumni, it feels like yesterday.
    Howard Schacter, left, then a member of the Interfraternity Council at University of Maryland, College Park, poses with Rob Lowe during the filming of "St. Elmo's Fire."
    7 things to do: Juneteenth celebrates survival, not just emancipation
    I’m recounting the almost forgotten, violent history of the days after enslaved Marylanders were freed not because I want to spoil the Juneteenth Parade and Festival on June 22. But appreciating the meaning of this holiday is more than just a party. It is about honoring survival.
    A group of fugitives escapes slavery in Maryland, depicted in an engraving for the 1872 book, "The Underground Railroad" by William Still.
    Minimum wage in Montgomery County will soon be among the highest in the country
    The $17.15 minimum hourly wage will be among the highest in the country.
    It’s local budget season in Maryland, where the government conversation over the next few weeks will be about money and two siblings: Taxes and Spending.
    Ravens minicamp report: Why Lamar Jackson’s newest weapon could be his voice
    “We want to get good at it, because we think cadence is a weapon,” Ravens coach John Harbaugh said.
    Lamar Jackson has drawn five offside penalties since 2019, according to TruMedia, tied for 10th most in the NFL among quarterbacks.
    With port access restored, state, federal leaders say rebuilding bridge is next
    With one phase of the job complete, Gov. Wes Moore said Wednesday he will not be satisfied, “until I can look over on the Patapsco and see the Key Bridge standing tall again.”
    From left, Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski, Gov. Wes Moore, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller smile for a group photo ahead of a press conference on the full reopening of the Fort McHenry federal channel and the restoration of full services to the Port of Baltimore in Dundalk on June 12, 2024.
    Ravens minicamp report: Lamar Jackson has up-and-down opener; tight ends and Arthur Maulet shine
    Unofficially, the two-time NFL Most Valuable Player went 20-for-26 in 11-on-11 work. But Jackson did throw three interceptions, a rarity for him.
    Quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) spins a football on his finger during the Baltimore Ravens’ first mandatory minicamp of the year at the Under Armour Performance Center in Owings Mills on June 11, 2024.
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