Annapolis (Maryland)
Md. to buy wind and solar power from 4 projects
Dec 08, 2009 17:37 EST
Maryland to buy wind and solar power from 4 projects, covering 23 pct of government's needs. Maryland officials announced plans Tuesday to fill nearly a quarter of the government's annual electricity needs with power supplied by clean energy projects from the Delaware coast to the Appalachian ridge tops.
Md. panel approves slot machine license
Dec 07, 2009 20:33 EST
Maryland commission approves slot machine license for Anne Arundel County site. A state commission approved a slots commission license for a site in Anne Arundel County on Monday, but the proposal that would be the state's largest slot machine facility still needs local zoning approval.
Episcopal church elects lesbian bishop in Los Angeles
Dec 06, 2009 14:26 EST
The Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles has elected the second openly homosexual bishop since the national church lifted a ban on gays in the church's highest ordained ministry, the church announced.
2nd gay bishop for Episcopal Church, Anglicans
Dec 06, 2009 13:04 EST
Lesbian priest elected assistant Episcopal bishop in LA; 2nd gay bishop for divided Anglicans. The Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles has elected a lesbian as assistant bishop, the second openly gay bishop in the global Anglican fellowship, which is already deeply fractured over the first.
Episcopal church elects lesbian bishop in Los Angeles
Dec 06, 2009 11:42 EST
The Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles has elected the first openly lesbian bishop since the national church lifted a ban that sought to bar homosexuals from the church's highest ordained ministry, the church announced.
Gay bishop elected in Los Angeles
Dec 06, 2009 07:52 EST
The Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles has elected the first openly lesbian bishop since the national church lifted a ban that sought to bar gays and lesbians from the church's highest ordained ministry, the church announced.
Alderman convicted of groping midshipman
Dec 03, 2009 17:28 EST
Judge convicts Annapolis alderman of groping US Naval Academy midshipman. A judge convicted an Annapolis alderman on Thursday of groping a U.S. Naval Academy midshipman in a car in May.
Hawaii spoils Navy coach's island homecoming
Nov 29, 2009 03:12 EST
Hawaii beats Navy 24-17, spoiling Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo's island homecoming. Hawaii coach Greg McMackin said no one but his team and his coaches believed a few months ago that the Warriors had a chance to make it past the regular season.
Despite pact, few blacks at Coast Guard school
Nov 25, 2009 00:11 EST
Few blacks attend Coast Guard Academy despite 8-year-old deal. Eight years after the U.S. Coast Guard and the NAACP signed a voluntary agreement to work together to boost the number of African-Americans at its 1,000-cadet service academy, the annual enrollment and graduation figures for blacks remain in single digits.
Rising unemployment taxes could hinder hiring
Nov 22, 2009 13:20 EST
Businesses face rising unemployment insurance taxes as job market struggles to recover. As if small businesses needed another reason not to hire, consider their latest financial burden: The cost of rising unemployment itself.
AP IMPACT: Some lawmakers send few to academies
Nov 20, 2009 10:28 EST
AP IMPACT: As military academies seek diversity, urban lawmakers often make fewest nominations. As the nation's military academies try to recruit more minorities, they aren't getting much help from members of Congress from big-city districts with large numbers of blacks, Hispanics and Asians.
Md. city aims for balance with Dred Scott plaque
Nov 17, 2009 17:21 EST
Md. city erects Dred Scott decision plaque to quell rancor over Supreme Court justice's statue. More than 150 years after the U.S. Supreme Court issued the notorious Dred Scott decision affirming slavery, a Maryland city unveiled a plaque Tuesday to educate visitors about the opinion and the local man who wrote it ? and to quell a local controversy.
China military boost 'minimum requirement:' general
Oct 26, 2009 20:00 EDT
Beijing's rapid military modernization, including the development of advanced weapons that threaten US forces in the Pacific, merely meets its minimum defense requirements, a top Chinese general said ahead of high-level meetings at the Pentagon.
China military growth the 'minimum requirement:' general
Oct 26, 2009 20:00 EDT
Beijing's rapid military modernization, including the development of advanced weapons in the Pacific, merely meets its minimum defense requirements, a top Chinese general said ahead of meetings Tuesday at the Pentagon.
China military growth the 'minimum requirement'
Oct 26, 2009 20:00 EDT
Beijing's rapid military modernization, including the development of advanced weapons in the Pacific, merely meets its minimum defense requirements, a top Chinese general said ahead of meetings Tuesday at the Pentagon.
Xu visit puts spotlight on China-US military ties
Oct 23, 2009 20:00 EDT
China's second-highest ranking officer kicks off Saturday a week-long visit to the United States amid signs that testy military relations between the superpowers are thawing.
Md. gov asks superintendents to scour for savings
Oct 20, 2009 14:04 EDT
Confronted with $2 billion shortfall, Md. governor tells superintendents to search for savings. With an ominous budget challenge looming again, Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley called on school superintendents Tuesday to work together in hunting for ways to save money.
Report: Lawmakers to cut state budgets even deeper
Oct 15, 2009 16:38 EDT
Report: Lawmakers will cut state budgets even deeper because of declining tax revenue. In Massachusetts, freefalling tax revenue will mean no more dental and hospice care for legal immigrants. Maryland is closing a mental health center. And Illinois has $2.9 billion in unpaid bills.
Report: Lawmakers to cut state budgets even deeper
Oct 15, 2009 16:36 EDT
In Massachusetts, freefalling tax revenue will mean no more dental and hospice care for legal immigrants. Maryland is closing a mental health center. And Illinois has $2.9 billion in unpaid bills.
Report: Lawmakers to cut state budgets even deeper
Oct 15, 2009 16:36 EDT
Report: Lawmakers will cut state budgets even deeper because of declining tax revenue. In Massachusetts, freefalling tax revenue will mean no more dental and hospice care for legal immigrants. Maryland is closing a mental health center. And Illinois has $2.9 billion in unpaid bills.
