WASHINGTON – The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has cited Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant for a safety violation of “substantial importance,” for improperly maintaining a backup water pump to the plant’s steam generators

ANNAPOLIS – As the nation gears up for a war against terrorism, a handful of Maryland companies will play a major role in countering some of the most dangerous possible enemy weapons — biological and chemical agents

ANNAPOLIS – University Park is a safe town

WASHINGTON – Maryland lawmakers lauded President Bush’s call Thursday for “resolve and determination” in the long fight against terrorists and their sponsor states

ANNAPOLIS – The terrorists who hijacked four planes, flying them into the World Trade Centers, the Pentagon and a field outside Pittsburgh on Sept

WASHINGTON – Maryland poultry producers are welcoming China’s entry into the World Trade Organization this week, a move that could open vast new markets for U

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland may have difficulty funding existing government programs, let alone any new security measures demanded by last week’s terrorist air attacks, given the new lower estimates of sales and corporate tax revenues released Wednesday

WASHINGTON – A federal judge Wednesday overturned the murder conviction and death sentence against Kevin Wiggins in the 1988 killing of a 77-year-old Baltimore County woman

ANNAPOLIS – Owners of small airfields in Maryland are losing thousands of dollars a day and their properties could close because flights were halted from the airports nationwide after hijacked jetliners crashed into Pentagon and World Trade Center last week

WASHINGTON – Airline officials told Congress Wednesday that they expect to cut 100,000 jobs — hundreds of which lawmakers fear would be in Maryland — and that the cuts will be even deeper without billions of dollars in immediate assistance