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    The 5 biggest questions facing the Ravens this offseason
    After their loss to the Bills on Sunday night, the Ravens will resume their quest for the Super Bowl next season.
    Jonas Shaffer
    Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson hugs Buffalo Bills safety Hamlin after Sunday’s game. The Buffalo Bills defeated the Ravens 27 - 25 in the AFC divisional round at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York, on Sunday January 19, 2025.
    Ravens’ Zay Flowers will not play vs. Bills
    The Ravens’ top receiver took the field to warm up but was not cleared to play.
    Giana Han
    Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Zay Flowers (4) winces in pain after being injured in the 2nd quarter.The Baltimore Ravens host the Cleveland Browns at M&T Bank Stadium on Saturday, January 4, 2025.
    TikTok says it’s restoring service to US users based on Trump’s promised executive order
    TikTok says it’s “in the process” of restoring service to users in the United States after the popular video-sharing platform went dark in response to a new law.
    Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press
    WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA - JANUARY 18: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, Melania Trump and their son Barron board a U.S. Air Force aircraft en route to Dulles, Virginia on January 18, 2025 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Trump and Vice President-elect former Sen. JD Vance (R., Ohio) will be sworn in on January 20.
    Three hostages arrive in Israel from Gaza as fragile ceasefire passes first hurdle
    Three hostages released from Gaza are now in Israel in the first test of a fragile ceasefire with Hamas. The three hostages are Romi Gonen, 24, kidnapped from the Nova music festival, and Emily Damari, 28, and Doron Steinbrecher, 31, kidnapped from Kibbutz Kfar Aza. Later on Sunday, Israel is expected to release around 90 Palestinian prisoners.
    By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy and Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press
    RAMAT GAN, ISRAEL - JANUARY 19: Friends reach out to British-Israeli hostage Emily Damari as she arrives at Sheba Medical Center, also known as Tel HaShomer Hospital, where hostages are arriving after the first phase of a ceasefire agreement began between Israel and Hamas on January 19, 2025 in Ramat Gan, Israel. A total of 33 Israeli hostages, taken captive by Hamas and allied groups on Oct. 7, 2023, were to be released in the first phase of the ceasefire, in exchange for 1,890 Palestinian prisoners. Of the 251 hostages taken on Oct. 7, 94 are still held in Gaza, with 60 assumed to be living and 34 dead.
    Everything you need to know about Ravens vs. Bills
    Here’s what you need to know about their AFC divisional-round matchup, which airs on CBS on Sunday night.
    Jonas Shaffer
    Baltimore Ravens linebacker Roquan Smith (0) on the field with his team before a game against the Philadelphia Eagles at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Md. on Sunday, December 1, 2024.
    Jayden Daniels and the Commanders stun the top-seeded Lions 45-31 to reach NFC title game
    The sixth-seeded Commanders (14-5) were nearly double-digit underdogs against the Super Bowl favorite Lions (15-3).
    The Associated Press
    Mike Sainristil of the Commanders intercepts a pass intended for Jameson Williams of the Lions in the second quarter.
    Chiefs to host AFC title game after Mahomes and Kelce lead 23-14 win over Texans
    If the Ravens beat the Bills on Sunday night, they will go to Kansas City for a rematch in the AFC championship game.
    The Associated Press
    Kareem Hunt of the Chiefs celebrates a first down Saturday as Kansas City beat the visiting Houston Texans.
    Trump says he ‘most likely’ will give TikTok a 90-day extension to avoid US ban: ‘Appropriate’
    President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday that he “most likely” would give TikTok 90 more days to work out a deal that would allow the popular video-sharing platform to avoid a U.S. ban.
    Associated Press
    MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 30: In this photo illustration, the TikTok logo is displayed on a phone screen on November 30, 2024 in Melbourne, Australia. Australia has recently enacted a groundbreaking law prohibiting individuals under the age of 16 from accessing social media platforms, marking one of the strictest regulations of its kind globally. This legislation, which holds social media companies accountable for enforcing the ban with potential fines of up to AUD 50 million, aims to protect young users from online dangers such as bullying and exploitation, reflecting a significant shift in how governments address youth safety in the digital age. (Photo Illustration by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
    Trump’s indoor inauguration: What to know about the changed plans and who’s attending in person
    Sub-freezing temperatures forecast for Monday in Washington mean President-elect Donald Trump will take the oath of office from inside the Capitol Rotunda.
    Meg Kinnard and Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press
    WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 18: The east front U.S. Capitol outdoor inauguration setup is shown January 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) will be sworn in on January 20 in an indoor ceremony in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
    MLK Day weekend events in and around Baltimore
    Whether you’re relaxing or looking to participate in a day of service, there are plenty of ways to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day in and around Baltimore.
    Cody Boteler
    WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 12: The Martin Luther King Jr. and Washington Monuments are seen ahead of a wreath laying ceremony at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on January 12, 2024 in Washington, DC. The ceremony is being held ahead of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, January 15, 2024, to honor the civil rights leader on the anniversary of his birthday. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
    With a polar vortex coming, Ravens look to keep Buffalo from stopping them cold
    Baltimore players tell us how they plan to stay warm.
    Giana Han
    Highmark Stadium, shown in December 2024, has a reputation as one of the coldest stadiums in the country. But Sunday’s divisional playoff game may reach new levels of frigid.
    What will happen to TikTok on Apple and Google’s app store on Sunday?
    With President-elect Donald Trump adding uncertainty around whether a TikTok ban will go into effect, the focus is now turning to companies like Google and Apple that are expected to take the popular video sharing app off their platforms in just two days.
    Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press
    SAN ANSELMO, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 06: In this photo illustration, the TikTok logo is displayed on an iPhone screen on December 06, 2024 in San Anselmo, California. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., has upheld a law mandating China-based ByteDance to sell the popular social media app TikTok or face a ban in the United States. ByteDance has until January 19, 2025 to sell the company. (Photo Illustration by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
    Commanders and Lions meet nearly a year after coaching decisions affected their trajectories
    Washington visits Detroit at 8 p.m. Saturday in the divisional playoffs.
    Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels has benefited from the coaching of offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury.
    Johns Hopkins agrees to pay $18.5M to plaintiffs in financial aid price-fixing lawsuit
    Johns Hopkins University has agreed to pay $18.5 million to settle a financial aid price-fixing lawsuit
    Ellie Wolfe
    Johns Hopkins joins other elite universities in settling a class action lawsuit claiming they overcharged students by colluding on financial aid formulas.
    A fatal plunge, an icy DC river and a rescue boat stuck in Baltimore
    As emergency crews responded to a submerged vehicle, they didn’t have access to a boat with ice-breaking capabilities because it has reportedly been in Baltimore for repairs.
    Clara Longo de Freitas, Giacomo Bologna and Lee O. Sanderlin
    For decades, the John Glenn has broken ice up and down the Potomac River. For at least two years, it's been at the General Ship Repair Corp. in Baltimore.
    Live coverage (week 2): Explaining the 18% of Marylanders who will see a tax increase
    Gov. Wes Moore has promised $2 billion in budget cuts. We’ll find out where this week.
    Banner Staff
    The Maryland House of Delegates chamber is largely empty on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, as Speaker Adrienne A. Jones leads a pro forma session that lasted two minutes.
    Incoming psychiatric hospital CEO will face troubled system
    Clifton T. Perkins will get new leadership after the state’s psychiatric hospital CEO made threats to staff.
    Meredith Cohn
    The Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center in Jessup, Md. on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.
    Johns Hopkins won’t cut financial ties to Israel
    The board of trustees will not consider cutting financial ties to Israel after a committee rejected calls from some student groups to divest.
    Ellie Wolfe
    As some students turned their backs on speaker Mitt Romney, pro-Palestine demonstrators in the audience called for Johns Hopkins to divest from Israel at the university’s commencement ceremony last spring.
    Kyle Goon: Ignore the internet sniping. Bills and Ravens fans have a lot in common.
    Online MVP talk between Ravens and Bills fans feels fraught. But a Baltimore-based crew of Bills backers flourishing in the city proves the fan bases can coexist.
    Kyle Goon
    Several dozen members of the Baltimore Bills Backers pose outside of Fells Point bar The Admiral's Cup wearing Buffalo Bills jerseys and gear and carrying Bills flags and signs. The fan group started watching games on the upper levels of the bar and has flourished in recent years with the franchise's success.
    Pikesville’s Ting Cui is a different skater as she makes her 3rd trip to nationals
    The 22-year-old has surprised herself by qualifying for nationals, this time earning her spot by winning the Eastern Sectional singles final.
    Patrice Hutton
    Ting Cui competes in the free skate during her last appearance in the U.S. nationals in 2023 in San Jose, California.
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