WASHINGTON – Cynthia Moss is tired of hearing old wives’ tales — especially the one about bats being blind
Court Ruling Gives New Relief to Debt-Heavy Consumers
WASHINGTON – Consumers struggling to recover from debt have another weapon to protect themselves from predatory credit-counseling agencies masquerading as nonprofits, according to an opinion published last week in Maryland federal District Court
Outscored by Rivals, Terps’ Basketball Seeks Success by Degrees
WASHINGTON – Tucked inside the Comcast Center at the University of Maryland, College Park is a plaque honoring Athletics Director Debbie Yow that reads, “I want it to be that if you compete at Maryland and stay at Maryland, you graduate
State Police Sack 64 Drunken Drivers on Super Sunday, Monday
WASHINGTON – The number of drunken driving arrests by Maryland State Police during Super Bowl Sunday and the following Monday dropped 20 percent this year, although the number of traffic-related fatalities increased, according to Sgt
Horses, Frankincense and Cure: Skin Cancer Declines With Biblical Gift
WASHINGTON – Frankincense, valued for thousands of years as a liniment, perfume and biblical gift, may have a new use: cancer treatment
UMd. Study Finds Comets May Be Origin of Life
WASHINGTON – University of Maryland, College Park researchers working with NASA may have discovered clues to the origins of life on Earth — water on the surface of a comet
Ex-Olympian to Senate: Anti-discrimination Policy Hurts Women’s Sports
WASHINGTON – During her 18-year gymnastics career, Dominique Dawes collected three Olympic medals and an unprecedented 15 individual national championships
Lowering Age for Prison Guards Fulfills Goals, Md. Prison Officials Say
WASHINGTON – Prison officials are pleased with the success of lowering the age limit for guards four years ago, but the union that represents them says it continues to put the young adults at risk
Terps Athletes Earning Degrees at Record Pace, NCAA says
WASHINGTON- Student-athletes at the University of Maryland, College Park, are graduating at the highest rate ever, according to statistics released Thursday by the National Collegiate Athletic Association and the U