Common Sense: Bats ‘See’ Like Humans, UMD Study Finds

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