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Violence and race: a two-way streetupdated: Wed Apr 11 2012 15:14:00

Within the next day or two we could hear from the special prosecutor's office about her decision on whether to charge George Zimmerman.

Onlookers jeer as man is beaten, stripped and robbed in Baltimoreupdated: Mon Apr 09 2012 21:59:00

Onlookers laughed and did nothing to help as a man was beaten, stripped and robbed on the street in Baltimore.

Where to get married like a starupdated: Fri Jan 20 2012 07:37:00

The approach of Valentine's Day may have you entertaining thoughts of love, perhaps even marriage.

Administration to pare down immigration casesupdated: Thu Nov 17 2011 18:08:00

The Obama administration said Thursday it immediately will begin reviewing all new immigration cases to make sure they comply with administration priorities -- which focus on pursuing cases involving criminals who endanger public safety or national security, while dropping cases against immigrants with no criminal histories.

How streetwise intervention cuts crimeupdated: Fri Sep 30 2011 14:26:00

When most Americans think about heroic efforts that save lives and keep communities safe from gun violence, I suspect they picture someone with a badge, gun or bullet-proof vest who, with similarly equipped colleagues, busts down doors in pursuit of criminal thugs.

Baltimore gears up for Grand Prixupdated: Sun Sep 04 2011 01:55:00

More than 100,000 people are expected to descend on downtown Baltimore this Labor Day weekend to see drivers from around the world -- like Danica Patrick, Marco Andretti and Will Power -- compete in the inaugural Baltimore Grand Prix.

Pro car racing in Baltimore streetsupdated: Sun Sep 04 2011 01:55:00

Race cars descend on Baltimore and officials hope an economic boost will follow. CNN's Athena Jones reports.

Flooding hits Baltimore a day after record-breaking rain in New Yorkupdated: Mon Aug 15 2011 18:56:00

A sudden downpour in Baltimore shut down Amtrak train service Monday morning and brought reports of flash floods that isolated emergency vehicles and caused at least one neighborhood evacuation.

One killed, five injured in shooting outside Baltimore homeupdated: Thu Jun 16 2011 16:22:00

Six people were shot while on a porch outside a Baltimore home Thursday afternoon, police said. One of the victims died at the hospital.

Fewer hubs mean fewer options for fliersupdated: Mon May 16 2011 11:53:00

If you live in a small to mid-size city, you've probably seen your airline choices shrink over the last few years.

Body of N.C. honor student missing for months found floating in riverupdated: Fri Apr 22 2011 09:21:00

The body of a 16-year-old honor student from North Carolina -- missing since December -- has been found in a Maryland river, her father and police said Thursday.

'Wire' actress arrested in Baltimore raid, police sayupdated: Thu Mar 10 2011 21:04:00

Actress Felicia "Snoop" Pearson, who once dealt drugs in Baltimore before a chance encounter got her a role on HBO's "The Wire," was arrested overnight during a series of raids in her hometown, police said Thursday.

People.com: 'Snoop' from The Wire Arrested in Drug Raidupdated: Thu Mar 10 2011 12:54:00

Felicia "Snoop" Pearson was busted as police target a large-scale heroin and marijuana operation

Who 'snitching' really betraysupdated: Mon Feb 21 2011 12:02:00

In 1998, I was a community lawyer in inner-city Baltimore and taught an after-school law class for neighborhood kids. One evening, a boy of about 12 said something that would change my thinking forever.

Baltimore civil rights landmarkupdated: Mon Feb 21 2011 10:20:00

Community activists in Baltimore mobilize to save a civil rights landmark. CNN's Fredricka Whitfield reports

Civil rights activist fights to save landmarkupdated: Mon Feb 21 2011 10:20:00

Helena Hicks remembers it vividly. It was a cold January day back in 1955. The 20-year-old Morgan State College student was at a bus stop with her friends at Lexington and Howard streets on the west side of Baltimore. Hicks said she and her friends were cold, hungry, tired -- fed up.

Why taking lunch makes you a better employeeupdated: Mon Jan 31 2011 07:56:00

What do you typically do during your lunch break?

Officer, civilian killed in Baltimore shootingupdated: Sun Jan 09 2011 19:12:00

Two people -- an officer and a civilian -- were fatally shot Sunday morning after a fight at a Baltimore club, police said.

Police: 'Enormously concerned' over girl's mysterious disappearanceupdated: Fri Jan 07 2011 11:21:00

A 16-year-old North Carolina girl who disappeared while visiting family in Baltimore continues to be the object of an intense search by authorities, who now say they fear she was abducted or harmed.

Baltimore fire kills 6updated: Tue Dec 14 2010 09:56:00

A fire killed six people in Baltimore, Maryland Tuesday morning, authorities said.

Baltimore bomb plot suspect makes court appearanceupdated: Mon Dec 13 2010 22:08:00

A Baltimore man arrested last week on charges of plotting to bomb a military recruiting station said nothing Monday as a federal judge ordered him to remain in custody.

People.com: Jenna Bush Hager's New Address: New York Cityupdated: Mon Dec 13 2010 13:37:00

The former First Daughter and her husband reportedly will be closer to her twin sister

Police officer shot, wounded in downtown Baltimoreupdated: Sat Nov 27 2010 08:31:00

A Baltimore, Maryland, police officer was undergoing emergency surgery Saturday after he was shot as he "approached a man for questioning," the city police department said.

About 20,000 lose power in Baltimore stormsupdated: Wed Nov 17 2010 10:06:00

Rescue crews went door to door early Wednesday morning to check on people injured or trapped after severe storms blew through parts of Baltimore, Maryland, damaging cars, blowing roofs off buildings and plunging about 20,000 customers in darkness.

Hospital workers describe shooting sceneupdated: Wed Sep 22 2010 12:59:00

Johns Hopkins Hospital employees describe what they saw when a gunman opened fire at the hospital.

Confusion reigned in first hours after Johns Hopkins shootingupdated: Wed Sep 22 2010 12:59:00

Conflicting reports about a shooting Thursday at Maryland's Johns Hopkins Hospital -- including incorrect information that the suspect had been disarmed and apprehended -- were prevalent in the hours immediately after the incident, highlighting the confusion that initially reigned at the scene.

Bitten, shot, spat on: Violence in hospitals common for staffupdated: Fri Sep 17 2010 07:20:00

A gunman critically injured a doctor at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, and later killed himself and his mother, police say -- the latest violent incident in a health care setting.

Man kills mother, self at Baltimore hospital after wounding doctorupdated: Thu Sep 16 2010 18:29:00

A man distraught about his mother's health shot and wounded a doctor at Baltimore's prestigious Johns Hopkins Hospital on Thursday before killing his mother and taking his own life, police said.

SI.com: Lacrosse (Related Stories)updated: Mon Jul 12 2010 13:03:00

Lacrosse stories in the SI Vault

SI.com: Paul Daugherty: A Father and son form a bond, one bus ride at a timeupdated: Sun Jun 20 2010 11:04:00

On Christmas Night in 1966, my father and I found refuge in the back of a bus bound for Baltimore. The Baltimore Bullets of the NBA had a deal back then, to lure fans from neighboring D.C.: Five bucks got you a bus ticket and a ballgame.

Is autism genetic? Researchers zero in on an answerupdated: Thu Oct 15 2009 17:18:00

Alisa Rock, whose 10-year-old son Connor has autism, says parents of autistic children often align themselves with one of two camps: There are those who believe that genes cause the disorder, and those firmly convinced that environmental factors are to blame.

Water main break under control in Baltimore suburbupdated: Sat Sep 19 2009 10:11:00

Water pressure is restored and it is now safe to drink in a Baltimore suburb where a huge water main burst, sending torrents of muddy water coursing over neighborhood streets and down highway ramps, officials said.

Water main break swamps homesupdated: Sat Sep 19 2009 10:11:00

A massive water main break has flooded entire neighborhoods in Baltimore County, Maryland.

Web site dedicated to cold cases, finding missing personsupdated: Thu Aug 20 2009 17:19:00

In March, a young woman talking to a friend on the phone said she heard someone coming in the back door of her Kentucky apartment. She hasn't been heard from since.

Murder-suicide suspected in deaths of 4 found in hotel roomupdated: Tue Apr 21 2009 17:12:00

A New York couple and their two daughters found dead in a suburban Baltimore, Maryland, hotel room died in what police believe was a murder-suicide, authorities said Tuesday.

SI.com: Ross Tucker: Vikings missing key ingredientupdated: Fri Apr 10 2009 12:48:00

Lost amidst the buzz of the recent Jay Cutler-to-Chicago trade is the lack of an experienced starter at a critical position for the other top contending team in the NFC North. Yes, I am talking about the Minnesota Vikings but no, I am not focusing on the quarterback position like everyone else. The Vikings should be almost as concerned about their center as they are about the guy who will eventually take snaps from him.

People.com: Former First Daughter's Secret Service Van Towedupdated: Tue Mar 24 2009 17:39:00

Jenna Hager's security detail racks up too many parking tickets

Doors close as funding for the arts plummetsupdated: Fri Mar 13 2009 13:28:00

For nearly 60 years, the Baltimore Opera Company was a staple of the arts scene in its region. It staged world-class performances, often drew large crowds, and survived repeated downturns in the economy.

Money Magazine: Smart (and not so smart) 401(k) movesupdated: Tue Mar 10 2009 05:56:00

Question: Like many people, I've seen the value of my 401(k) drop considerably over the last year. I am invested for the long haul and am willing to ride out my current losses hoping for recovery. But I'm wondering whether I should re-direct my current and future contributions into my 401(k)'s money-market option until the economy settles. Do you think that's a smart move, or should I just continue investing my new contributions into my current fund allocations? --Mike, Baltimore, Maryland

How some women never get sickupdated: Wed Oct 01 2008 09:12:00

They survive cold season without a sniffle. They fly in germ-packed airplanes unscathed. And they somehow avoid stomach bugs that decimate the office. Wish you could be one of these women who never get sick? Try one or -- even better -- all of these seven secrets, and you may join this club come flu season.

7-year-old brings loaded guns to schoolupdated: Tue Apr 01 2008 12:49:00

A 7-year-old first-grader showed up at school Monday with two loaded handguns, Baltimore County, Maryland, police told CNN Tuesday.

Cooking Light names cities that best fit its philosophyupdated: Fri Feb 22 2008 14:32:00

To celebrate our 20th year of publication, Cooking Light wanted to know what places best fit our philosophy to eat smart, be fit, and live well. Using statistics from such organizations as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Zagat Survey, we ranked major metropolitan areas on 15 criteria. The result, we think, is a ranking of U.S. cities that best provide the resources people need to live healthful lives.

Time.com: Baltimore 2007 Murder Rate Spikesupdated: Wed Jan 02 2008 09:00:00

Baltimore ended the year with the city's highest murder rate in eight years, despite a new police commissioner's modest success in slowing the spike in homicides

For major female conductor, being a woman 'irrelevant'updated: Thu Sep 27 2007 09:51:00

Marin Alsop says the toughest harmony she faces this season doesn't lie in demanding symphonic scores or the orchestras who play them.

SI.com: Browns: Upset of the Mightyupdated: Tue Sep 11 2007 03:57:00

This story was originally published in the Jan. 4, 1965 issue of Sports Illustrated.

SI.com: Ask Travelin' Joe: Kenya, Yosemite, and Baltimoreupdated: Thu May 03 2007 12:29:00

If you need travel advice, zip him an e-mail at askjoe@golf.com.

SI.com: The Questionsupdated: Wed Apr 18 2007 11:37:00

What was your welcome-to-the-big-leagues moment?

SI.com: Baltimore Orioles Team Previewupdated: Mon Mar 05 2007 17:22:00

The Orioles again seem to be resigning themselves to the fact that they have no chance of competing with the Yankees, Red Sox and Blue Jays in the AL East. New acquisitions Aubrey Huff, Steve Trachsel and Jaret Wright have the biggest fantasy implications. New relievers Jamie Walker and Chad Bradford will help a beleaguered bullpen, but neither will have much fantasy value this year.

SI.com: Revenge can waitupdated: Sat Jan 13 2007 22:06:00

BALTIMORE -- In one of the biggest games of his pressurized nine-year NFL career, Peyton Manning played with the cool detachment of the greatest Colt of them all, Johnny Unitas, on Saturday. It wasn't anywhere near the best game of his life, but under the circumstances -- a playoff game in the city that now lives to hate the Colts, against a Baltimore defense that was both the most feared and top-rated in the NFL this season -- it was one of the most rewarding.

SI.com: Divisional playoffs closer lookupdated: Fri Jan 12 2007 11:04:00

• Numbers to know: In their past four road games, the Colts are 0-4 (which represents all four of their losses this season) and have allowed 902 rushing yards, for an average of 225.5 per game. For comparison sake, Baltimore gave up just 1,214 yards of rushing all season to rank second in the league, averaging just 75.9 yards per game.

SI.com: SI Flashback: A Native Son's Thoughtsupdated: Mon Jan 08 2007 11:53:00

Issue date: September 11, 1995

SI.com: You can't trust anyoneupdated: Tue Jan 02 2007 15:12:00

You know what this job teaches me, consistently? Sometimes you're better off not talking to the people involved. All they do is confuse you.

CNNMoney: Honoring 401(k) bequestsupdated: Fri Sep 08 2006 14:41:00

I am planning on marrying for a second time. I want my children, not my new husband to inherit the money in my 401(k). How can I make sure this happens? - Linda, Baltimore

Ashore in Baltimore updated: Thu Apr 27 2006 09:28:00

Baltimore has always been a multifaceted city. The "Star-Spangled Banner" was written here, and it was once known as the nation's spice capital -- the famed spice merchant McCormick opened its factory here in 1889. Today, Baltimore is a bright spot on the cultural map, with abundant historical attractions, a vibrant museum scene, great neighborhoods and sensational seafood-inspired restaurants.

Chemical blast closes interstateupdated: Thu Apr 13 2006 15:19:00

A tanker filled with a hazardous chemical blew up on an interstate north of Baltimore, Maryland, shutting down all lanes of I-83 for about three hours, according to Baltimore County police.

CNNMoney: Young and in love with savingupdated: Tue Jan 31 2006 10:16:00

I'm 25 years old and have about $10,000 in my 401(k). My plan offers a number of index and actively managed funds and I contribute 6 percent of salary a year, which, combined with my employer's full match, adds another $8,500 annually. I'd like to employ an aggressive investing strategy that will make my savings grow over the next 35 years. What do you recommend?

Your e-mails: Generosity after the hurricanesupdated: Tue Nov 22 2005 15:07:00

CNN.com, in conjunction with "American Morning," asked survivors of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma to share their stories of thanks for the kind things people have done for them. Here are a few of their many responses, some of which have been edited:

Baltimore tunnel reopens after threatupdated: Tue Oct 18 2005 12:48:00

Federal agents were questioning "a couple" of people Tuesday in connection with a terror threat that prompted Baltimore authorities to temporarily close one of two downtown tunnels under Baltimore Harbor and restrict traffic through the other, U.S. officials said.

Review: 'Suffering' sequel worth the painupdated: Wed Oct 12 2005 12:38:00

Come to lovely Baltimore, Maryland. Reflect on the patriotic history of Fort McHenry, birthplace of the "Star-Spangled Banner" ... and while you're here, battle a limitless army of hideous monsters amid the squalor of our slums.

At least 14 hurt in Baltimore bus crashupdated: Mon Jul 25 2005 07:47:00

At least 14 people were hurt Monday when a Greyhound bus crashed on Interstate 95 in Baltimore, authorities said.

CNNMoney: Homes: Rethinking the tax benefitsupdated: Fri Apr 15 2005 09:27:00

I'm 28, single and make $66,000. I'm thinking of buying a house to save on taxes. What else can I do to pay as little tax as possible?

Crews search wreckage of submerged water taxiupdated: Sat Mar 13 2004 10:53:00

(CNN) -- Crews in Baltimore Saturday used a barge and crane and sent divers to try to raise the roof of a water taxi that capsized a week ago with 25 people on board, a city Fire Department spokesman said.

Fortune: With Tech's Eclipse, It's Time to Dream Again From Davos, four unsettling visions of a future filled with updated: Mon Feb 17 2003 00:01:00

Here in Davos, Switzerland, at the World Economic Forum, technology has utterly lost the limelight. That's no surprise, considering that dot-com fever is a distant memory and that the leaders gathe...

Money Magazine: Whole life vs. term life insuranceupdated: Wed Dec 18 2002 11:47:00

I'm a 34-year-old single mother with three young children. I have about $225,000 in term life insurance. Should I convert to whole life insurance?

Fortune: There Ain't No Cure for A Summertime Tourupdated: Mon Sep 18 2000 00:01:00

In a way, rock & roll is a seasonal animal, The high point of its cycle being the summer, when scores of bands and millions of fans make appointments with one another at venues across the land. So ...

Fortune: A Cellular Phone That's Ready to Hit the Road Samsung's digital phone for Sprint's PCS network makes it updated: Mon Oct 26 1998 00:01:00

Navigating expressway traffic at rush hour takes all the concentration most of us can muster. So it drives me crazy when people swerve into my lane as they try to hold a cell phone and steering whe...

Fortune: REASONS TO WORRY ABOUT RISING WAGESupdated: Mon Jul 07 1997 00:01:00

A Baltimore auto dealership is paying $1,000 hiring bonuses for experienced repairmen. A Chicago software company is raising starting salaries for engineers by 10% a year. BankAmerica is granting s...

Fortune: SOFTWARE TO GET YOU FROM HITHER TO YONupdated: Mon Mar 03 1997 00:01:00

For 25 years, my wife and I have kept the peace on long car trips with a solemn pact: She doesn't criticize my driving, and I don't criticize her navigating. But preserving domestic tranquillity ha...

Fortune: THE BEST CITIES FOR WORK AND FAMILYupdated: Mon Nov 11 1996 00:01:00

Hotels in Hong Kong, rental rates in Raleigh-Durham, martinis in Milwaukee? We got 'em. Commute time in Cincinnati, BAs in Boston, lodging in London? Look no further. In the chart below, you'll fin...

Fortune: BEST CITIES: WHERE THE LIVING IS EASYupdated: Mon Nov 11 1996 00:01:00

"In Boston," Mark Twain wrote in 1899, "they ask, 'How much does he know?' In New York, 'How much is he worth?' In Philadelphia, 'Who were his parents?'" In Seattle, 100 years later, they ask, "Did...

Fortune: ARE PRO SPORTS TEAMS WORTH IT? CITIES ARE PAYING OUT BILLIONS TO WOO PRO SPORTS FRANCHISES, BUT DESPITE THE updated: Mon Jan 15 1996 00:01:00

The National Football League cultivates its image of toughness--of pain, power, speed, and aggressiveness. But the toughest games this year aren't being played in Dallas's Texas Stadium or at Green...

Fortune: WHAT IS PSYCHOGRAPHICALLY NORMAL?updated: Mon Aug 08 1994 00:01:00

Welcome to Baltimore, the most normal city in the U.S., at least according to a study published in the July issue of American Demographics magazine. Researchers found that Baltimore's population mo...

Money Magazine: VOICES FROM THE MEAN STREETS Children are the real victims of violent crime. Here are 24 tales from one all-too-typical urban miupdated: Wed Jun 01 1994 00:01:00

THE TWO DOZEN 11- TO 16-YEAR-OLDS from Baltimore's Robert Poole Middle School whom you will meet on the next two pages tell stories about violence in their homes, neighborhoods and school that will...

Money Magazine: DOUBTS ABOUT DOCTORS updated: Mon Nov 01 1993 00:01:00

In August's Your Letters, Dr. Roy Chapman objects to criticism of the money doctors make. He suggests that the next time Money publishes a list of physicians' salaries, you compare their income wit...

Money Magazine: FINDING WINNERS IN YOUR KITCHENupdated: Mon Nov 01 1993 00:01:00

The next time you stumble into the kitchen bright and early to make coffee, wake up and smell the profits that may be within arm's reach. There are some great stock bargains among the companies tha...

Fortune: CORPORATE CHIEFS WANNA PLAY BALLupdated: Mon Jan 13 1992 00:01:00

Forget the Super Bowl. The National Football League's real big-money game took place recently when representatives from ten cities opened their play books to the league's expansion committee in hop...

Money Magazine: WHEN TO GET THE LEAD OUT OF YOUR HOUSEupdated: Mon Jul 01 1991 00:01:00

In the mid-1980s, homeowners trembled over the health risks posed by radon, the odorless cancer-causing gas that the Environmental Protection Agency estimates is found in unhealthful concentrations...

Money Magazine: MORTGAGE RELIEF FOR FIRST-TIME HOME BUYERSupdated: Sat Dec 01 1990 00:01:00

Holding back from buying that first house because the down payment would leave you too broke to renovate it? Next month, lenders in 11 major cities will begin combining first mortgages with home re...

Fortune: Watch out when they say ''equity,'' how to revive the unions, a time for indecency, and other matters. ONLY IN AMERICA (Cont'd)updated: Mon Nov 05 1990 00:01:00

BALTIMORE -- A contractor says his weight -- 640 pounds -- should qualify him as a minority when it comes to bidding on city contracts.

Fortune: GEMS AMONG THE BANK STOCKS, FOR SALE CHEAPupdated: Mon May 07 1990 00:01:00

Buy a bank stock now? Not on your life, most investors would say. While banks haven't bled to death like many savings and loans, they have had their own nasty surprises in real estate. As the suppl...

Fortune: FEEL-GOOD FUNDS updated: Mon Aug 14 1989 00:01:00

Prefer to let someone else choose your stocks? Morningstar, a Chicago firm that rates mutual funds, considers the five below most likely to prosper in bad times and good. They don't all succeed the...

Fortune: WATERFRONT BLUESupdated: Mon May 22 1989 00:01:00

The water's edges at Baltimore's Harborplace and Boston's Faneuil Hall are highly successful marketplaces, a colorful mix of stores, bars, and restaurants that bring in waves of tourists and retail...

Fortune: THE BRIGHT JEWELS IN REAL ESTATE Shopping malls and apartments still pay off when the geography is right.updated: Mon Nov 02 1987 00:01:00

LONG ACCUSTOMED to spiffy returns and steady growth, real estate investors have been taking some lumps lately. Across the nation the percentage of office space that remains unoccupied averages more...

Fortune: THE QUICKEST WAY TO SELL REAL ESTATE It's the auction, rising fast from disrepute. Sellers are putting even luxury properties unupdated: Mon Oct 12 1987 00:01:00

LONG REGARDED as schlock affairs, real estate auctions are suddenly stylish. This is unexpected news, for in the past auctions were such a sign of failure that sellers avoided them except in extrem...

Fortune: PharmaKinetics Looks for a Cureupdated: Mon Dec 23 1985 00:01:00

PharmaKinetics Laboratories hoped to strike it rich in the $600-million-a- year business of testing the effectiveness of new drugs; it expanded from four clinics to 39 last year and investors bid t...

Fortune: Vive la carte!updated: Mon Apr 15 1985 00:01:00

Lately the French have seemed determined to be as well known for their electronic technology as for their cuisine. A committee representing French banks has decided to provide 12 million of the cou...

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