Police: Michael Phelps unhurt after 2 vehicles collide in Baltimore; other driver “shaken up”BALTIMORE — Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps was not injured when the SUV he was driving collided with another car in Baltimore, but the other driver was taken to a hospital. Gingrich & Sharpton, longtime rivals, working with administration on educational problemsWASHINGTON — Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and civil rights figure Al Sharpton say they’re anxious to start working with Education Secretary Arne Duncan to upgrade failing schools. Sharpton, Gingrich join education secretary to push cities to fix failing schoolsWASHINGTON — Education Secretary Arne Duncan is joining forces with two unlikely allies, the Rev. Al Sharpton and Republican former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, to push cities to fix failing schools. Police: Michael Phelps unhurt in 2-vehicle crash in Baltimore; other driver taken to hospitalBALTIMORE — Michael Phelps was driving an SUV that collided with another car in Baltimore Thursday night, but the Olympic gold medal swimmer was not injured, police said. No cash or clunkers for Mom and Pop used-car dealers as castoffs go to scrap yardsRICHMOND, Va. — One man’s clunker is another man’s meal ticket. Maryland circuit court judge admits he deflated courthouse worker’s tire over parking spotLA PLATA, Md. — A circuit court judge has acknowledged he deflated a tire on a car parked in a restricted area near his courthouse earlier this week. But he isn’t apologizing. Federal Realty Investment Trust prices offering at $57.50, hopes to raise $95.6 millionROCKVILLE, Md. — Federal Realty Investment Trust said on Tuesday that its offering of more than 1.7 million shares has been priced at $57.50 each. Mother of Md. boy starved to death by cult to leave jail after plea nets suspended termBALTIMORE — A Maryland woman who pleaded guilty to being part of a religious cult that starved her toddler son to death will soon be released from the Baltimore jail. Maryland man faces charges for allegedly making fake 911 calls from pay phoneFREDERICK, Md. —Police said a man is facing charges that he made fake 911 calls. Bryan Paul Blanchard, 20, was charged after officers staked out a pay phone from which several of the calls were made. Police said Blanchard admitted making the calls after his car was pulled over early Thursday after a 911 call was received from the pay phone he had been observed recently using. NC man reels in Md. record 1,062-pound blue marlin at White Marlin OpenOCEAN CITY, Md. — Robert Farris will have an honest big-fish story to tell. Ex-top NASA employee found guilty of violating ethics laws by steering $9.6 million to clientWASHINGTON — A former top NASA official was found guilty Thursday of breaking ethics laws by helping a consulting client get nearly $10 million of the space agency’s funds. Some dealers hold back on new ‘clunkers’ deals until Senate approves additional moneyAs dealerships and car shoppers alike wait for the Senate to decide the fate of “cash for clunkers,” one question reigns: Deal or no deal? Md. man gets stuck climbing through his 3rd-floor apartment window and dies thereCUMBERLAND, Md. — A man who often lost his keys died after climbing a fire escape and getting wedged in a window of his third-floor apartment, authorities said Monday. Md. man gets stuck climbing through his 2nd-floor apartment window and dies thereCUMBERLAND, Md. — Police in northwest Maryland say a 55-year-old man died after getting stuck in a second-floor window of his apartment. Baltimore medics mistakenly declare burglary suspect dead; man laid on floor for 30 minutesBALTIMORE — Baltimore police say a burglary suspect mistakenly declared dead by medics after he was shot by an officer lay on a convenience store floor for half an hour before anyone noticed he was still alive. Discovery Channel launches adventure travel tour brandSILVER SPRING, Md. — Discovery Channel is launching a new brand of tours and trips called Discovery Adventures. Aryan Nations organization long gone from northern Idaho, but reputation still stains areaHAYDEN LAKE, Idaho — The house where Aryan Nations founder Richard Butler lived has been demolished. So has the church where he preached his racist religion. Cows graze where hundreds of white supremacists used to burn crosses in the summer. 20 blind people are able to test drive dune buggy designed by Va. Tech studentsCOLLEGE PARK, Md. — Several blind people were able to get behind the wheel of a new high-tech vehicle designed by Virginia Tech engineering students. States rate poorly on online stimulus info _ with Illinois the worst, Maryland the bestCHICAGO — On a scale of zero to 100, it can’t get worse than the big goose egg. Billions in federal stimulus not enough to keep states from cutting health care programsHARTFORD, Conn. — Aurice Barlow knows what happens when someone can’t afford dental care. Baltimore councilwoman charged again in probe that involves mayor, powerful developerBALTIMORE — A grand jury has indicted a Baltimore councilwoman on new charges in a probe of City Hall finances. USEC suspends work on Ohio uranium plant after the Dept. of Energy denies loan guaranteeBETHESDA, Md. — USEC says the Department of Energy has denied its application for a $2 billion loan guarantee to complete the construction of an Ohio uranium enrichment plant. Baltimore gang feud leads to shooting of 12 at backyard cookout; 4 more shot in nearby attacksBALTIMORE — A gunman burst into a backyard cookout held in the memory of two men who’d been shot to death a year earlier, wounding 12 people in a shooting police say was sparked by a gang feud, Baltimore police said Monday. Police: Feud between rival drug gangs led to Baltimore cookout shooting that wounded 12BALTIMORE — Baltimore Police Commissioner Frederick Bealefeld says a feud between rival drug gangs led to a shooting at a backyard cookout that left 12 people wounded Sunday night. 12 people wounded at backyard cookout, 4 others hit in string of Baltimore shootings; 2 killedBALTIMORE — Twelve people were shot and wounded at a backyard cookout in Baltimore in one of three shootings in a two-miles radius in the city in one night. Two men died in another shooting and two others were injured in a third attack, police said Monday. 12 people shot at backyard cookout in Baltimore; none of wounds considered life-threateningBALTIMORE — Baltimore police say at least one gunman opened fire at a backyard cookout, wounding a dozen people. Conn. man whose family was killed in home invasion faces long death-penalty court battleNEW HAVEN, Conn. — At 52, Dr. William Petit faces years — perhaps decades — of emotionally draining court hearings before the two men charged with murdering his family in a 2007 home invasion may be convicted and executed. Conn. man whose family was killed in home invasion faces long battle in death penalty caseNEW HAVEN, Conn. — At 52, Dr. William Petit faces years — perhaps decades — of emotionally draining court hearings before the two men charged with murdering his family in a 2007 home invasion may be convicted and executed. Four killed in Maryland copter crashMARYLAND - A commercial helicopter crashed onto a western Maryland highway and burst into flames late Thursday night, killing all four people on board, emergency officials said. NTSB: 4 killed when helicopter crashed on Md. highway were returning from charity eventHAGERSTOWN, Md. — One of four people killed when a helicopter crashed on a Maryland highway told his son he was delaying his flight home because of foul weather. |