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    Churchill Downs investigates 4 horse deaths ahead of Kentucky Derby
    The death of four horses at Churchill Downs over a span of five days has overshadowed preparations for the Kentucky Derby.
    A horse comes off the track after a workout as the sun rises at Churchill Downs Wednesday, May 3, 2023, in Louisville, Ky. The 149th running of the Kentucky Derby is scheduled for Saturday, May 6.
    Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin completes chemo, says cancer is ‘in remission’
    Raskin, who represents Maryland’s 8th Congressional District, was diagnosed with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in December and started chemotherapy shortly after.
    Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., participates in the House Oversight and Accountability Committee's hearing about Congressional oversight of Washington, D.C., in Washington, Wednesday, March 29, 2023.
    VP Kamala Harris, South Korea president announce plans for expanded space partnerships
    GREENBELT, Md. - Vice President Kamala Harris and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol speak at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center about a new space cooperation agreement between the United States and South Korea.
    Harry Belafonte, activist and entertainer, dies at 96
    The singer and actor stands as the model and the epitome of the celebrity activist.
    FILE - Actor, singer and activist Harry Belafonte from the documentary film "Sing Your Song," poses for a portrait during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah on Jan. 21, 2011. Belafonte died Tuesday of congestive heart failure at his New York home. He was 96.
    Commentary: Obesity hits pandemic levels in communities of color
    Obesity is a chronic disease that has brought a particular set of consequences to communities of color, Dr. Garfield Clunie, president of the National Medical Association, says.
    Logo fior The National Medical Association.
    Man’s meltdown over crying baby on Southwest flight from Baltimore goes viral
    A man’s profane meltdown over a crying baby on a flight from Baltimore to Florida went viral in an explicit TikTok video posted Tuesday.
    FILE - A Southwest Airlines jet arrives at Sky Harbor International Airport, Dec. 28, 2022, in Phoenix. With its flights now running on a roughly normal schedule, Southwest Airlines is turning its attention to luring back customers and repairing damage to a reputation for service after canceling 15,000 flights around Christmas. The disruptions started with a winter storm and snowballed when Southwest's ancient crew-scheduling technology failed.
    Angel Reese, Caitlin Clark exchange is bigger than a gesture
    It’s sparked a familiar conversation about race and how Black women are regarded in sports and other arenas, such as politics and corporate America, when they express themselves.
    DALLAS, TEXAS - APRIL 02: Angel Reese #10 of the LSU Lady Tigers battles for the ball during the third quarter against the Iowa Hawkeyes during the 2023 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament championship game at American Airlines Center on April 02, 2023 in Dallas, Texas.
    Baltimore County native joins NASA’s first moon crew in 50 years
    NASA on Monday named the four astronauts who will fly to the moon by the end of next year, including one woman and three men.
    This combination of photos shows, from left, astronauts Victor Glover, Jeremy Hansen, Christina Koch, and Reid Wiseman.
    Antisemitic incidents nearly double in Maryland in 2022 over previous year, audit finds
    Harassment and vandalism accounted for most of the spike, which gave the state the 10th highest number of antisemitic incidents in the country in 2022.
    Michael Silver, a Pigtown resident, poses for a portrait in his neighborhood, Wednesday, March 29, 2023.
    Arion Long: Queen of the business pitch
    Since 2018, the Morgan State University graduate has raised more than $1.2 million in venture capital for Femly, her company that helps women have access to safe feminine hygiene products.
    Arion Long discusses her story and how she started the company Femly
    Maryland woman’s death on private jet was not caused by turbulence from weather, NTSB says
    Investigators say the violent movements that killed a Maryland woman aboard a private jet this month were multiple times the pull of gravity and were not caused by the weather.
    Dana Hyde, of Maryland, was the passenger who died, Connecticut State Police said.
    TSA officials demonstrate how to properly pack your gun for travel
    TSA officials provided a demonstration Thursday on how to properly pack your firearm when traveling.
    TSA checkpoint
    Maryland AG, others pen letter to Kia and Hyundai manufacturers to protect cars from theft trend
    Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown is one of nearly two dozen attorneys general across the country demanding leadership at Kia and Hyundai take action against what they are calling a crisis of car thefts.
    A police line do not cross tape blocks a pathway near Penn Station.
    Gunnar Henderson’s wrist is healed, and with it, Orioles prospect proves there’s no need to worry
    Also: Ramón Urías couldn’t play for Mexico in World Baseball Classic. So instead, he’s their biggest fan.
    Gunnar Henderson (2) swings for the ball at LECOM Park during the third inning of a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on 2/28/23. The Baltimore Orioles lost to the Pirates, 7-4, in their Florida Grapefruit League matchup.
    Sexual assault reports increase at Naval Academy, other military colleges
    Of 155 students reporting assaults during the 2022 school year, students at the U.S. Naval Academy reported 61 — nearly double the school’s total for the previous year.
    FILE - An entrance to the U.S. Naval Academy campus in Annapolis, Md., is seen Jan. 9, 2014. Reported sexual assaults at the U.S. military academies shot up during the 2021-22 school year, and one in five female students surveyed said they experienced unwanted sexual contact, the Associated Press has learned.
    Passenger who died on flight with turbulence issues identified as Maryland woman
    HARTFORD, Conn. — A business jet may have experienced problems with its stability before encountering turbulence or some other roughness that caused the death of a passenger from Maryland who served in prominent posts in two presidential administrations, officials said Monday.
    FILE - From left, Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama, Ghana's Finance Minister Seth Terkper, Secretary of State John Kerry, and CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation Dana Hyde, participate in the Ghana Compact signing ceremony during the US Africa Leaders Summit at the State Department in Washington on Aug. 5, 2014. A business jet may have experienced problems with its stability before encountering turbulence or some other roughness that caused the death of Hyde, who served in prominent posts in two presidential administrations, officials said Monday, March 6, 2023.
    The neo-Nazi movement behind the plot to blackout Baltimore
    Sarah Beth Clendaniel, 34, and Brandon Clint Russell, 27, subscribe to a neo-Nazi ideology called accelerationism — which aims to cause society’s collapse through violent acts.
    A thwarted plot in Maryland is the latest in a string of recent attacks against critical energy infrastructure nationwide.
    People with ADHD can’t get their meds. The shortage is worsening.
    Some call dozens of pharmacies, pay hundreds of dollars or ration their medicine to avoid a decline in functioning at school or work.
    Blaire Postman, a Baltimore city resident who suffers from ADHD, demonstrates at her home how she has to ration her medication due to the possible unaffordablility or unavailablility of her meds in Baltimore City, Md. on February  12, 2023.
    John Angelos hopes for new Camden Yards lease by summer, says family has no plans to sell Orioles
    Angelos met with the media for the first time since promising to open the books last month.
    Orioles owner John Angelos speaks to the media during spring training in Sarasota, Florida
    Naval Academy renames building after Jimmy Carter
    The building that had been called Maury Hall was built and named in the early 1900s after Matthew Fontaine Maury, a naval officer and scientist who joined the Confederates.
    Former President Jimmy Carter.
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