Maryland

ANNAPOLIS – State school officials have agreed to review how the 1845 Irish Potato Famine is taught in the state’s public schools and to report their findings this month to lawmakers

ANNAPOLIS – They have been described as useless and dehumanizing, but black-and-white-striped prison uniforms are showing up more and more often in Maryland and across the nation

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Court of Special Appeals ruled Friday that a jailed man’s efforts to turn his life around to keep custody of his two sons was “too little and too late

ANNAPOLIS – The sponsor of a bill to ban female genital mutilation in Maryland said the practice simply must be stopped – – even as he conceded that he does not know how often it occurs

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Court of Special Appeals ruled Thursday that illegally obtained evidence can be used by prosecutors trying to seize a car in a drug forfeiture case

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Court of Special Appeals ruled that Luskin’s Inc

ANNAPOLIS – No one wants to sever the bonds between a parent and a child

A congressional committee voted Wednesday to all but eliminate penalties against states that have not computerized their child support systems, a move that could save Maryland from losing $263 million in federal funds

ANNAPOLIS – Members of a House committee were beneficiaries of a clever lobbying ploy Wednesday: free milk and cookies

ANNAPOLIS – Chester Martin wanted his wife to stay at home, so much so that his company paid her a $38,000-a-year salary “with the understanding that she would do no work