Community issues

Fat Joe, the Puerto Rican and Cuban rapper known for hits with Ashanti and Jennifer Lopez, has drawn criticism after using a racial slur on a podcast this month.

It’s been more than two weeks since Luminis Health, which operates hospitals in Anne Arundel and Prince George’s counties, said it was the target of a cyberattack. Here’s what we know.

A lawsuit against Luminis Health alleges the company failed to protect patient medical information exposed in a September data breach.

The lives of immigrant families have been roiled since President Donald Trump returned to office, with devastating consequences for children’s health.

The Banner set out to measure how much the surge in activity by ICE under President Donald Trump has changed immigration detention in Maryland.

If you’re looking to zip down Route 50 for a quick O.C. visit between now and Thanksgiving, mark your calendars for these upcoming events, starting with big music festivals.

A Banner analysis of ICE records found that people first detained in Maryland are typically transferred more than 1,200 miles.

Maryland health officials are again warning of a possible measles exposure, this time arising from the visit of an infected person to Ocean City over Labor Day weekend.

An Upper Marlboro man was ordered to serve eight years in federal prison and pay more than $20 million in restitution for his role in a money laundering scheme, officials said.

Baltimore Archdiocese church sales have brought in millions, but a court ruling means clergy abuse survivors may never see the proceeds.

Hyattsville’s treasurer is still on the city payroll following an announcement two weeks ago that he had resigned.

Montgomery County Police on Wednesday identified Solimani Damabi of Gaithersburg as the man who allegedly fatally shot another man early Sunday outside a Rockville restaurant after they had a confrontation inside the business.

A 72-year-old woman was killed in Baltimore County on Tuesday afternoon when a car struck her on Owings Mills Boulevard, police said.

The Baltimore Police Department’s deputy commissioner overseeing internal affairs and officer discipline, Brian Nadeau, has been suspended.

Despite some alarming encounters with rabid animals this summer, positive cases are not on the rise in Maryland.

Housing advocates are urging the Baltimore County Council to grant the project a transit-oriented development designation, which would unlock financial support from the state.

An Anne Arundel County judge ordered Cedric Dion Callaway, 51, to serve 40 years in prison for killing his wife.

The ladies of Western High School are about to welcome royalty, all thanks to their principal’s boss.

The Banner obtained audio of Layne Lundeen’s first court hearing after he was charged with second-degree assault and disorderly conduct following an American Airlines flight diversion to Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.

Area hospitals have begun offering to remove fallopian tubes during other procedures after researchers, including one from Johns Hopkins, found that many cases of deadly ovarian cancer begin in the tubes.