Use of MRI and CT scans surge
The use of imaging technology such as MRI and CT scans tripled between 1996 and 2007, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National...
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Furor over People’s Counsel
Many of those on the front lines of the battle over rising electricity costs say one voice has been noticeably absent from the debate - the state's top consumer advocate,...
Bill honors fallen soldier
Describing the nation's immigration system as inept and indifferent, Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings announced legislation they said would streamline the process for soldiers seeking to...
Mourners pay tribute to Parks’ courage
The tiny, unassuming woman, who in her quiet way made history 50 years ago, probably wouldn't have expected such a grand national tribute. But on Monday they streamed into a...
‘Grateful for a life of service’
Sgt. Brian R. Conner's funeral honored the many facets of his personality with a ceremony that was equal parts pageantry and remembrance. It honored Sgt. Conner, the Maryland Army National...
Families mourn soldiers
Spc. Bernard L. Ceo asked his longtime girlfriend Dajae Overton to marry him "so many times," she said. Yet she insisted they not rush, envisioning a grand family wedding some...
A do-it-ourselves shelter shines
NEW ORLEANS - When their homes began to sink in Katrina's floodwaters, elders in the quarter here known as Uptown gathered their neighbors to seek refuge at the Samuel J....
Gay rights suit on docket
Maryland will become the focus of the volatile national debate on gay rights today, as a Baltimore Circuit Court judge hears arguments challenging the state's prohibition of same-sex marriages. On...
Jackson urges NAACP to push voting issue
MILWAUKEE - Civil rights activist the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson capped off a day of grass-roots political strategizing yesterday by imploring NAACP members to urge their congressional representatives to extend...
Bush, NAACP remain apart as convention opens
As NAACP delegates gather this weekend in Milwaukee for the group's 96th convention, it will mark a year since Chairman Julian Bond's searing critique of the Bush administration, triggering an...