Obama visits schoolchildren in Maryland
President Obama stopped for a quick visit with students at Moravia Park Elementary School in Baltimore.
Va. postal official sentenced for taking bribes
A former U.S. Postal Service official has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for accepting at least $40,000 in bribes to help a Maryland company receive $6 million in contracts. Full story
First Lady marks Brown v. Board of Education anniversary
Martin Bashir reports on First Lady Michelle Obama’s moving speech to graduates at Bowie State University in Maryland, which fell on the anniversary of the Supreme Court case that ended segregation in public schools.
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Naked shooting suspect captured by MD police
A shooting suspect was arrested by Maryland police after the 24-year-old took off his clothes, jumped on a fire truck and strutted around naked before being taken into custody. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
Weighing the death penalty in three major cases
The death penalty has been discussed in three major cases that are dominating national headlines. The Guardian’s Ed Pilkington, Kirk Bloodsworth, the first death row inmate ever to be exonerated by DNA evidence, Christina Swarns from the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, and former Democrati
America’s shifting views on the death penalty
The Up with Steve Kornacki panel examines the way people at a Republican debate responded to a question about Gov. Rick Perry and executions in Texas, and whether people’s views on the death penalty are changing.
Teen receives heart of childhood friend
A Maryland teen in need of a heart transplant, unknowingly receives the heart of a childhood friend, who was killed by hit-and-run driver. WBAL's Deborah Weiner reports.
Drug laws changing at the state level
As some states move forward with various levels of marijuana legalization, Melissa Harris-Perry’s panelists talk about effective strategies for moving other states in this direction and whether there will be a backlash.
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Ground personnel watch as U.S. President Barack Obama departs aboard Air Force One, barely visible on the tarmac in foggy conditions, for travel to Atlanta from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, May 19, 2013. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS TRANSPORT MILITARY ENVIRONMENT)
U.S. Air Force officers turn away after saluting President Obama upon his departure aboard Air Force One in foggy conditions, for travel to Atlanta from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland
U.S. Air Force officers turn away after saluting President Barack Obama upon his departure aboard Air Force One in foggy conditions, for travel to Atlanta from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, May 19, 2013. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY TRANSPORT ENVIRONMENT)
U.S. Air Force Colonel Minihan and fellow officers hold onto their hats after saluting President Obama upon his departure aboard Air Force One in foggy conditions at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland
U.S. Air Force Colonel Mike Minihan , Commander, 89th Airlift Wing, and fellow officers hold onto their hats in jet engine gusts after saluting President Barack Obama upon his departure aboard Air Force One in foggy conditions, for travel to Atlanta from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, May 19, 2013. R
