Hopkins scientists readying for flurry of data as New Horizons nears Pluto
With each passing day, mankind gets a better look at Pluto. And each day, Pluto is showing mankind it has a lot to learn. First, Pluto revealed itself in a...
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Drugs on Baltimore streets could keep it high ‘for a year,’ Batts says
With April's looting, an extraordinary amount of drugs were stolen from pharmacies — more than initially believed, officials said Wednesday. Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony W. Batts on Wednesday said police...
Rite Aid says personal information, prescriptions stolen in Baltimore looting
As looted prescription drugs flood Baltimore streets, fueling a surge in violence, pharmacy chain Rite Aid warned customers Wednesday that their personal medical information could be on the streets, too....
Pimlico crews manage dry week, stormy forecast to keep a fast track for Preakness
The dirt spread across the mile oval at Pimlico Race Course is like a blanket of sponges. Crews arrive before dawn to compress and till the bed of loam, a...
Justice Department to investigate Baltimore police: sources
U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch plans to launch a full-scale civil rights investigation into use of force by Baltimore police officers, according to sources with knowledge of the matter. The...
Baltimore moves on as curfew is lifted, National Guard leaves
Baltimore began to move beyond unrest Sunday when Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake lifted a citywide curfew, the Maryland National Guard began withdrawing its forces and shoppers returned to Mondawmin Mall, which...
‘Hacktivists’ from around the world take to social media to stir Baltimore unrest
After riots overtook West Baltimore on Monday, a hashtag began to appear on Twitter and other social media — #BALTIMORELOOTCREW — linking together posts that depicted pilfered prescription drugs and...
National Guard called in as riots rage across Baltimore; 15 officers hurt
Violence and looting overtook much of West Baltimore on Monday, injuring more than a dozen police officers and leaving buildings and vehicles in flames. As night fell, looters took to...
Freddie Gray’s spinal injury suggests ‘forceful trauma,’ doctors say
Spinal injuries such as those that led to Freddie Gray's death while in police custody require "significant force" akin to the impact from a car accident and can fatally impair...
New Horizons mission captures first color image of Pluto
A mission managed in Maryland that is speeding its way toward Pluto captured the first color image of the dwarf planet. The image shows the former planet glowing yellow, with...