WASHINGTON – A Maryland gay rights law took effect Wednesday, after opponents of the legislation conceded they did not have enough signatures to put the measure to a vote in next year’s general election

BALTIMORE – Thanksgiving is not yet a tradition in the Milanovic home, but the Bosnian family plans to spend Thursday in the traditional American way, cooking, eating turkey and visiting

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland recently received more than $500,000 from a $51

WASHINGTON – As the nation heads into the season of giving, many local charities say they are feeling pinched between a drop in donations in the wake of Sept

ANNAPOLIS – For five years since a bad fall, Gaye Gould, a lawyer from Phoenix, Ariz

WASHINGTON – Maryland officials expect a record deer harvest in the two- week firearm season that begins Saturday, as the size of the state’s herd continues to explode

WASHINGTON – Corporate holiday parties this year will be toned-down affairs, if they are held at all, in the face of a shaky economy and post-attack worries

WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court has upheld the triple murder convictions of Willis Mark Haynes, rejecting his argument that police lied to him and failed to read him his rights before taking his confession

WASHINGTON – Suburban Maryland facilities will continue to receive mail from a closed Washington, D

WASHINGTON – While most Marylanders will hunt for their Thanksgiving turkey in the meat section of their local grocery this week, some have already hunted their bird in the wild