Supreme Court conservatives on June 1 approved tighter limits on the Miranda rights for criminal suspects for the third time in the court’s current session. This comes over the concerns […]
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Fugitives Offered a Safe Surrender
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, U.S. Marshal Johnny Hughes, and faith leaders are bating fugitives in Baltimore City out of their hiding places. The officials announced on Tuesday that the Fugitive Safe […]
Black Social Worker Wins Big
It’s been a good year for Jean Tucker Mann. In the past three months, she’s won two of the field of social work’s biggest awards. The University of Maryland School […]
Students Feed Peers through Culinary Arts
The Baltimore City Public School System reached another milestone in its pledge to provide healthier food options to students. Beginning next school year, culinary arts students will prepare dinner for […]
Case of Assaulted Autistic Student Pushed Back
The state’s case against a bus driver who allegedly assaulted a 13-year-old autistic passenger has been pushed back to August after the defendant’s lawyer requested more time to prepare, leaving […]
Feds: Alleged Jamaican Druglord to Surrender in New York
An alleged drug lord targeted in a Jamaican government raid which kicked off urban warfare in that nation’s capital may be ready to surrender to U.S. officials in New York, […]
Ga. Teacher Draws Fire for Students’ Use of KKK Costumes
A White Georgia high school history teacher could lose her job after permitting advanced placement students to wear mock Ku Klux Klan uniforms at school to film a class project […]
Students Feed Peers Through Culinary Arts
The Baltimore City Public School System reached another milestone in its pledge to provide students healthier food options. Beginning next school year, culinary arts students will prepare dinner for their […]
Teacher Hypothetically ‘Shoots’ President as Part of Math Lesson
An Alabama math teacher who developed a hypothetical assassination plot against President Obama to teach angles and lines in a geometry class will not face charges, but may lose his […]
Prosecutor: N.J. Schoolyard Slayings Were Gang Tests
Gang members killed three young adults and attempted to murder a fourth in an attempt to find out whether one gang member “had heart,” according to a New Jersey prosecutor. […]
Baltimore Surpasses 2000 Census Count
As of April 27, Baltimore City census participation was 66 percent. Two weeks prior, the mayor congratulated residents for a 61 percent return rate, beating the 2000 census return rate […]
Woman Graduates after Almost 20 Years
The day Rebecca Morgan thought would never come is just moments away. After almost two decades of pursuing her bachelor’s degree, she will finally walk across the Coppin State University […]