Trump expected to tap Exxon’s Tillerson to lead State Dept.
By JULIE PACE and JULIE BYKOWICZ President-elect Donald Trump moved closer to nominating Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson as his secretary of State on Saturday, a decision that would bring…
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After blistering campaign, Americans wonder how to heal
By MATT SEDENSKY For an hour they stood shoulder to shoulder, those who supported Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, praying together in a service of postelection healing. Noting the painful…
Police driver acquitted of all charges in Freddie Gray death
By JULIET LINDERMAN A judge acquitted a police driver of all charges on Thursday in the death of 25-year-old arrestee Freddie Gray, whose broken neck on the way to the…
Police: Shooting spree turned random after first attack
By BEN NUCKOLS The shooting spree began with a domestic slaying in an unusually public place. According to police, Eulalio Tordil, a federal security officer, shot and killed his estranged…
Trump bristles at Cruz-Kasich collaboration
By STEVE PEOPLES and WILL WEISSERT Donald Trump says an extraordinary collaboration between Ted Cruz and John Kasich aimed at unifying the anti-Trump vote in some remaining primaries is a…
Freddie Gray, 1 year later: What has changed in Baltimore?
By JULIET LINDERMAN When Freddie Gray died April 19, 2015, and riots erupted, Baltimore and its residents were forced to confront issues that had plagued them for decades, community leader…
Officer must testify against colleagues in Freddie Gray case
By JULIET LINDERMAN A Baltimore police officer charged in the death of Freddie Gray must testify against his colleagues while he awaits a retrial, Maryland’s highest court ruled Tuesday. The…
2 deputies wounded, suspect dead in shopping center shootout
By JULIET LINDERMAN A man shot a sheriff’s deputy in the head inside a crowded restaurant at lunchtime Wednesday and wounded another deputy during a shootout, authorities and witnesses said.…