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A majority of states intend to take President Barack Obama up on his offer to let them get around unpopular requirements in the "No Child Left Behind" education law, the Education Department said Thursday.
A worldwide terror alert has been issued after a failed plot to assassinate a Saudi diplomat here in the U.S. is linked to Iran.
Armed and fighting with rebels in Libya. Baltimore resident Matthew VanDyke is caught on camera firing a weapon just weeks after he escaped from a Gadhafi-held prison.
Frank Kameny was out and proud before people knew what being "gay" meant. Kameny died Tuesday at 86, leaving a 50-year legacy as an advocate who chipped away at countless other barriers for gay people in America.
A Republican state lawmaker from western Maryland will be advocating a congressional redistricting plan backed by a minority political action committee.
Gov. Martin O'Malley has formally announced that a special session on congressional redistricting will begin next week.
Gov. Martin O'Malley has dropped to a B+ in the latest report card from the Maryland League of Conservation Voters.
The bribery and extortion trial against State Senator Ulysses Currie entered its third week in downtown Baltimore.
Fighter jets intercepted a plane and forced it to land in Baltimore. The aircraft had flown into restricted airspace above our nation's capital.
Maryland Rep. Donna Edwards says she doesn't support a redistricting plan in its current form because it doesn't adequately represent minorities.
A state senator says he will introduce legislation in Maryland's upcoming special session on redistricting to preserve the 6th congressional district from changes made under a draft plan.
Giving the American Dream back to the people. That's the goal of Occupy Wall Street-- a movement gaining speed nationwide.
John Leopold tells WJZ's media partner, "The Baltimore Sun," he is considering a run for state office in 2014 either for governor or state comptroller.
Former Rep. Frank Kratovil has applied for a judgeship in Queen Anne's County.
Johnson pleaded guilty in June to destroying evidence in a federal corruption probe that also ensnared her husband, former County Executive Jack Johnson.
