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Chelsea Clinton finds her level interviewing Geico Gecko

2013-04-27 18:01:00

Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy I have been complaining for more than a year about what a journalistically bankrupt decision NBC News made in hiring Chelsea Clinton as a special correspondent for Brian...

Author George Saunders headlines 10th annual CityLit Festival

2013-04-06 00:00:00

Author George Saunders is having the kind of year that could lead the former roofer and slaughterhouse worker to imagine that someone is spritzing the air around him with a giant bottle of perfume. "The way things have been going recently, it's as if...

Digest: CSN hires former Terps coach Gary Williams as analyst

2012-11-05 21:51:00

College basketball CSN hires former Terps coach Williams as analyst Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic announced that former Maryland men's basketball coach Gary Williams has joined the network as an analyst. Williams will regularly provide analysis,...

Baltimore officer gets 41-month term in kickbacks case

2012-08-03 17:02:00

Kelvin Manrich, the last of 15 Baltimore police officers convicted of taking thousands of dollars in kickbacks from a Rosedale auto repair shop, was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison Friday, ending the prosecution phase of one of the worst scandals...

Datebook

2012-06-01 00:00:00

Sunday, June 3 Food-allergy awareness The Bowie Baysox will hold Food Allergy Awareness Day as they host the Reading Phillies at 2:05 p.m. at Prince George's Stadium. It's an opportunity for fans with food allergies that would typically keep them away...

Fast growth in a fast-changing marketing world

2011-11-27 00:00:00

Columbia-based Merkle is adding jobs at a breakneck pace — 200 this year and hundreds more in the past few years, during a time when many employers have held the line or cut back. Total workforce: 1,500. That's a heck of a change since chief...

Maryland raises $84 million to invest in tech startups

2012-03-15 18:11:25

Maryland succeeded in raising $84 million to invest in promising technology companies across the state via a novel online auction of tax credits, officials announced Thursday. The InvestMaryland plan, a cornerstone of Gov. Martin O'Malley's legislative...

UM student charged with threatening 'a shooting rampage'

2012-03-13 08:43:22

A week ago, authorities were called to the campus dorm room of 19-year-old Alexander G. Song 2nd, who, according to the University of Maryland, College Park police chief, was shouting and acting out. The sophomore who grew up in Howard County told...

Boat show offers thrills even for the land-locked

2012-01-19 00:00:00

With attractions that include a world champion water skier, a speedboat that can make it from Baltimore to Annapolis in just over 14 minutes and photo opportunities with Capt. Jack Sparrow, you don't have to be in the market for a boat to enjoy this...

From 'Captain America' to 'Uncle Vanya,' Hugo Weaving stretches his acting chops

2011-08-05 13:30:00

For actor Hugo Weaving, the distance between his farm in Sydney, Australia and Los Angeles isn't just 7,500 miles, give or take. It's the distance between his identities as a pop culture icon and as a conservatory-trained actor who revels in the classical...

Race patrons need the real scoop on Charm City

2011-09-12 08:15:00

Dan Rodricks took a final shot at the Grand Prix critics, and honestly I'd had enough ("Grand Prix gripers: Give a little credit where it's due," Sept. 8). Controversy, controversy, controversy. I fully understand that conflict sells, but it is...

Bass fever takes hold at National Harbor

2011-09-15 07:11:00

Luke Clausen found a rare day in June when, on the fourth day of the FLW Tour bass fishing tournament on the Potomac River out of National Harbor, he brought in 19 pounds, 4 ounces of fish, two pounds more than any other professional fishermen had...

Geico Skytypers perform during the Fort Lauderdale Air Show

2013-04-21 00:00:00

The GEICO Skytypers perform during the Fort Lauderdale Airshow.

2013-04-20 00:00:00

The GEICO Skytypers fly over the coast in preparation for this weekend's 2013 Lauderdale Air Show. The pilots fly the North American SNJ-2, the Navy's version of the T-6 Texan, an advanced military training aircraft built in 1940-1941.

2013-04-18 00:00:00