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Md. Governor Declares State of Emergency in Baltimore

Gov. Larry Hogan says he'll activate National Guard after day marred with violence

(Newser) - Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan signed an executive order declaring a state of emergency and activating the National Guard to mitigate ongoing violence in Baltimore, per a statement on the governor's website; a press conference will be held at 8:30pm EDT. Meanwhile, the MLB's Baltimore Orioles tweeted this...

Baltimore Pleads for Calm as Freddie Gray Laid to Rest

Baltimore man who died in police custody to be buried today

(Newser) - Freddie Gray, the man who died after an encounter with Baltimore police , will be laid to rest today, and thousands are expected at his 11am funeral in the city, the AP reports. Among the attendees: the chairman of My Brother's Keeper Task Force, President Obama's initiative for young...

Freddie Gray Protests Take Violent Turn

Officials blame out-of-town agitators

(Newser) - A protest over the death of Freddie Gray started peacefully with thousands marching through downtown streets before the demonstration turned violent and volatile. The chaotic scene last night prompted the first public remarks from Gray's twin sister, who pleaded for peace alongside Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, who said she was...

Baltimore's Freddie Gray Protests Are Getting Bigger

Thousands took to the streets today

(Newser) - Thousands of protesters took to the streets today to demand answers in the case of Freddie Gray , the largest rally since the 25-year-old black man died April 19 after suffering a spinal injury while in police custody. Signs in hand, with slogans such as "Jail Killer Police!" and...

Police Didn't Fasten Freddie Gray's Seat Belt

Commissioner says going belt-less wasn't allowed under any cirumstances

(Newser) - A lawyer representing at least one of the officers under investigation in Baltimore is offering a clue as to what could have caused Freddie Gray's fatal injury while in police custody: He wasn't wearing a seat belt during his time in a police van, NBC News reports. Gray,...

Feds Open Inquiry Into Baltimore Man's Death

Freddie Gray died after his arrest

(Newser) - The Justice Department has opened an investigation into the death of Freddie Gray , a black man who died of spinal injuries he suffered during an arrest in Baltimore that involved being transported in a police van. Gray, 25, was taken into custody April 12 after police "made eye contact"...

Cops: We Should've Gotten Freddie Gray Help Faster

6 cops on leave in Baltimore amid investigation

(Newser) - Baltimore police have suspended six officers with pay as part of a probe into the death of Freddie Gray, who a lawyer claims had his spinal cord severed in police custody. At a press conference yesterday, Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said she was "frustrated" by a lack of information,...

Lawyer: Man Dies After Spine Severed in Police Custody

Family lawyer says Freddie Gray died from spinal injury after cop encounter

(Newser) - The family lawyer of a Baltimore man who died yesterday says his spine was 80% severed at his neck while in police custody, NBC News reports. The death of Freddie Gray (variously reported as 25 or 27) is raising red flags due to a lack of details and a gap...

Feds Make Baltimore Cops Keep Spying Secret: Report

Data collected from Hailstorm device kept on the down-low, detective testifies

(Newser) - Baltimore police are under orders from the US government to withhold information about secretive cellphone surveillance technology from the public and even the courts, and are encouraged to seek dismissal of cases instead of divulging details about the program, according to a confidential document obtained by the AP. The agreement...

Cosby Amid Hecklers: 'We Are Here to Enjoy My Gift'

Comedian performs in Baltimore despite the usual protests

(Newser) - Bill Cosby is still going at it, with a performance in Baltimore last night following what is by now a typical script: About 10 minutes into the show, a protester stood and shouted, "Thirty-eight women spoke up and called you a rapist. Thirty-eight women!" reports the Baltimore Sun...

University to Rejected Students: 'Embrace the YES!'

Johns Hopkins apologizes to 294 students who received erroneous email

(Newser) - "Embrace the YES!" is the encouraging message sent over the weekend to college applicants who had recently been told … no. Hence the confusion at Johns Hopkins University, which on Sunday mistakenly sent a cheery email to 285 students who had already been denied admission, the Washington Post...

Man at Center of Supreme Court Case Has Vanished

Bobby Chen filed handwritten petition without a lawyer

(Newser) - A New York man was "shocked" when he learned that a home in Baltimore he owned had been razed by the city—illegally, he says—and he managed to get his case all the way to the Supreme Court. But as justices prepare to hear it, Bobby Chen is...

Guy Kills Buddy Wearing Bulletproof Vest

Mark Ramiro, 30, faces first-degree murder charge

(Newser) - Ready, aim—shoot and kill a friend who's wearing a bullet-proof vest. Police say that very tragedy unfolded in Baltimore on Wednesday when Mark Ramiro, 30, shot Darnell Mitchell, 28, with a .22-caliber bullet, Reuters reports. A third friend apparently recorded Mitchell on video boasting that he was going...

Baltimore Cops Shoot Runaway Steer
Baltimore Cops Shoot
Runaway Steer
Jun 13, 2014 6:17 PM CDT

Baltimore Cops Shoot Runaway Steer

780-pound animal escaped a slaughterhouse, briefly

(Newser) - A big steer escaped from a slaughterhouse in Baltimore this morning, but his final taste of freedom didn't last too long, reports the Baltimore Sun . Police shot and killed the 780-pound animal after getting calls from city dwellers surprised to see it trotting around their streets, reports the AP...

Student: College Denied Me Entry Over Religion

Brandon Jenkins says community college discriminated against him

(Newser) - A prospective student at a community college in Baltimore says his outspoken religious beliefs ruined his application—so he's suing the school and its president, Opposing Views reports. Brandon Jenkins interviewed for the Community College of Baltimore County's radiation therapy program, and was asked, "What is the...

In Baltimore McDonald's, a Stark Lesson on US Prisons

Jeffrey Toobin finds ex-inmates galore at inner-city locale

(Newser) - In the course of writing about how a gang called the Black Guerrilla Family began calling the shots inside the Baltimore City Detention Center, Jeffrey Toobin of the New Yorker sought to track down people who had done time at the facility. He struck gold in an unusual spot: A...

Cop Accused of Killing Girlfriend's Dog, Texting Photo

Faces animal cruelty charges in Baltimore

(Newser) - A city cop in Baltimore faces animal cruelty charges after he allegedly beat his girlfriend's 7-month-old puppy to death and then texted her a photo of it, reports the Baltimore Sun . Alec Taylor allegedly beat the dog with a mop and choked it after it defecated on the carpet....

Mysterious 'Poe Toaster' Once Again a No-Show

For 5th year, no roses, cognac left on grave

(Newser) - Yesterday was Edgar Allan Poe's 205th birthday, but there were no roses and cognac left on his grave to mark the occasion. For years, a mysterious man known only as the "Poe Toaster" visited the Baltimore grave, leaving behind three roses and a half-drunk bottle of Martell, but...

City With Worst Drivers Is ...
 City With Worst Drivers Is... 
Jul 27, 2013 10:00 AM CDT

City With Worst Drivers Is...

Miami, according to Slate analysis

(Newser) - Everyone complains about their fellow drivers, but which city in the US truly has the worst ones? Miami, by a mile, according to an analysis in Slate that rounds up metrics including accidents, fatalities, drunk driving, and pedestrian strikes. The worst offenders:
  1. Miami: "Not even close," writes Brian
...

Uber-Rare Books Pilfered by Librarian Head Home

National librarian spent years secretly grabbing 56 tomes

(Newser) - After a librarian quietly stole rare books from Sweden's National Library, two of them turned up at a bookstore in Baltimore; now, Sweden is finally getting them back. But the Kungliga Biblioteket has a long way to go: Senior librarian Anders Burius spent a decade stealing 56 "rare...

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