Maryland

Maryland students had mixed results on statewide, standardized tests given last spring.

A 7000-series train derailed last year on Metro’s Blue Line in Arlington, Virginia, leading to a National Transportation Safety Board investigation that took all the 7000-series trains off the tracks due to issues with their wheels. This left Metro with only around 40% of its fleet operable.

It’s not easy to tell where science ends, and speculation and agenda pushing begins.

COVID-19 took years off Americans’ lives, but so did other ills, and they all need to be addressed.

Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman started his second term Monday, taking the oath of office under a tent at the old Crownsville State Hospital. It was a symbolic start that the Democrat said reflects his intent to focus on people who are the most vulnerable.

There are still many duckpin bowling options in the area.

Johns Hopkins scientists and others are still looking at flu strains to see how strong they are and how well they match the vaccine.

The Respect for Marriage Act, which just passed the Senate and should be signed into law soon, protects a right that too many people take for granted — the right to marry the person you love, no matter your race or gender.

The Orioles are now an organization poised to increase payroll and build off a surprising playoff push last season, when an influx of young talent from baseball’s top-ranked farm system materialized into wins.

Sen. Stephen Hershey, who represents the Upper Eastern Shore, and Sen. Justin Ready, who represents Carroll County, will be responsible for being the leading voice of the 13 Republicans in the 47-member state Senate.

Jahmir Young scored 24 points, including a crucial 3-pointer with 14.3 seconds remaining that helped No. 22 Maryland stay undefeated.

Proposed new order for presidential primaries is: South Carolina, New Hampshire, Nevada, Georgia and Michigan.

How Patriot Front’s campaign of white nationalism is recruiting members, spreading hate, and funding its efforts — all the while sowing distrust among local communities.

Former Baltimore Mayor Kurt Schmoke recalls the ”scorn, derision and dismissiveness” he encountered when he argued in favor of the decriminalization of marijuana and other drugs in the 1980s. He now applauds the public and political shift to his point of view, but advises caution as drug laws are reformed.

There’s no formal agreement when somebody moves onto the block that they have to decorate in the winter. It’s just something that people come together to do.

The World Health Organization cited stigma in changing the name of monkeypox to mpox.

National hero and Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn contributed to the fundraising for Sen. Raphael Warnock this weekend with a series of so-called thirst tweets.

Jessica McDonald joins former Oriole Adam Jones to predict the final four of the men’s World Cup, talk life in Australia, pay equity in soccer, diversity in sports and kangaroos.