After months of uncertainty, Maryland legislators left the state’s landmark education law largely intact, mostly gutting Gov. Wes Moore’s bill to cut school spending by $1.6 billion over four years. from The Baltimore Banner
PHOENIX — Brandon Hyde was partway through an answer during his pregame media session in the dugout at Chase Field when he stopped, losing his train of thought. Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympic athlete of all time, had just walked up those dugout steps and onto the field with his family. from The Baltimore Banner
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump has launched tariff wars with nearly all of America’s trading partners. And there’s no end in sight. from The Baltimore Banner
When the Baltimore Regional Housing Partnership launched in 2012, it aimed to increase diversity in neighborhoods by spreading out on the map where low-income housing voucher recipients could live. from The Baltimore Banner
It can feel like the fine-dining foodie era is behind us. Instead, we are all in our Grubhub-and-sweatpants era, streaming “Top Chef” reruns and trying to remember what it was ever like to go out to eat. from The Baltimore Banner
Two Sparrows Point yacht clubs — one historically Black and one white — that found themselves in the crosshairs of a major dredging project likely will be spared, thanks to budget language added before the Maryland General Assembly adjourned Monday. from The Baltimore Banner
In a symbolic show of unity, Gov. Wes Moore descended the marble steps from the governor’s suite with House and Senate leaders weeks ahead of the session’s end to announce they’d balanced the budget — together. from The Baltimore Banner
Two days after the Key Bridge fell, its twisted wreckage still draped across the cargo ship Dali, the Baltimore Community Foundation launched a major fundraising campaign to, among other causes, help the survivors and families of the six construction workers who died in the collapse. from The Baltimore Banner
PHOENIX — The delay dragged on and on. The umpiring crew huddled near the pitcher’s mound held their hands up to Orioles manager Brandon Hyde at various points, then deigned to speak to him. They deliberated for some 10 minutes, so long that the songs at Chase Field changed multiple times, and then came to a conclusion. from The Baltimore Banner
PHOENIX — The Orioles are set to lose their best starting pitcher for at least a week as Zach Eflin is being shut down with a low-grade lat strain, manager Brandon Hyde said after Tuesday night’s 4-3 loss. from The Baltimore Banner
The utility regulation legislation that state lawmakers passed on the final day of the General Assembly session is “a massive victory” for Marylanders, consumer advocates said. from The Baltimore Banner
The Baltimore County Council has advanced a measure that would require a supermajority to build in designated rural areas of the county, capping off nearly a month of debate that was mostly not about preserving land. from The Baltimore Banner
William Mannion Jr., the ex-priest who turned himself in to police in late March after facing charges related to child sexual abuse, was indicted in Baltimore County Circuit Court on Monday on additional charges. from The Baltimore Banner
International students at two University of Maryland campuses have had their visas revoked by the federal government, according to university officials. from The Baltimore Banner
Baltimore has frozen spending for the city’s police, fire and sheriff’s departments, as well as several other city agencies that are expected to finish the fiscal year in the red, in a move city officials said was necessary to scrutinize costs amid an uncertain economy. from The Baltimore Banner
DETROIT — Investigators have seized thousands of intimate photos and videos from a former Baltimore Ravens and University of Michigan assistant football coach who is charged with hacking into the computer accounts of college athletes, the U.S. Justice Department told victims. from The Baltimore Banner