Coast Guardsman loses all in fire, garners community support

Quinten Maggio, a Coast Guardsman from Annapolis, lost everything in a fire in early 2017. He now advocates renters insurance.

Researcher: Allergies, mice, even gas stoves linked to asthma

Dr. Elizabeth Matsui, a pediatrician, is an associate professor at the Johns Hopkins University and a national expert on asthma who has spent 15 years studying the effects of indoor environments on children with the disease, particularly in Baltimore.

360 video: Oyster aquaculture seeks to preserve Eastern Shore industry

HOOPERS ISLAND, Maryland – Disease and pollution destroyed the Chesapeake Bay oyster population, leaving it at about one percent of historic levels. Scientists, politicians and watermen are exploring aquaculture as a way to help rebuild the population and preserve the Eastern Shore way of life.

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Little-Known Islamist Editor Imprisoned in Azerbaijan As Others Released

As editor-in-chief of the Islamist news website Xeber44.com in Azerbaijan, Araz Guliyev crusaded for religious freedom and against what he saw as local corruption.

Presidential election underscores Maryland’s wealth divide

By ZACHARY MELVIN and HANNAH LANG Capital News Service POTOMAC, Maryland — Upon arriving in Stevensville after crossing the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, drivers will notice something peculiar. It will take some time to set in, but as they continue east…

Maryland officials frustrated over delay in picking FBI headquarters site

By SYDNEY TONIC and KIMBERLY ESCOBAR Capital News Service WASHINGTON – Maryland officials expressed frustration Tuesday over the federal government’s decision to delay picking a site for the FBI’s consolidated headquarters until March. The General Services Administration had been expected…

Imprisoned Azerbaijani journalist marks two years behind bars

Opposition journalist Seymur Hezi was sentenced to five years in prison in January 2015 for hooliganism; his supporters say his real crime was speaking out against the country’s leadership.

Smithsonian’s new African American museum gears up for schools

Whether it’s a class on early African American history, civil rights movements or black pop culture, there’s an exhibit for that at the Smithsonian’s newest museum.