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May 27, 2016

Video captures 7-year-old boy fighting off armed robber with stuffed toy

Cops in Maryland this week released video of a 7-year-old boy with a stuffed toy who tried his best to fight off an armed robbery suspect.

May 27, 2016

Man pleads guilty after fatal silicone butt injection

A North Carolina man has pleaded guilty to receiving and selling misbranded silicone for buttock injections that led to a woman's death in Maryland.

May 27, 2016

National Spelling Bee ends in tie for third consecutive year

The words were tougher.

May 26, 2016

Memorable moments from the National Spelling Bee

The 284 kids competing in this year's Scripps National Spelling Bee got their first opportunity to approach the microphone on Wednesday — and to hear the dreaded bell that signals an incorrect spelling.

May 25, 2016

Baltimore officers charged in Freddie Gray case sue state

Two Baltimore police officers facing criminal charges in the death of a young black man whose neck was broken in the back of a police van have sued the city's top prosecutor and an official in the sheriff's office for defamation.

May 25, 2016

BWI control tower evacuated briefly after fire alarm

An official says the air traffic control tower at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport was evacuated briefly after the fire alarm went off.

May 25, 2016

Authorities: Gun seller arrested after officer's acquittal

Authorities say they recorded a Baltimore man saying a rifle he was selling was loaded because he was "getting ready" to shoot police after an officer was acquitted on charges in the arrest of a black man fatally injured in police custody.

May 25, 2016

Baltimore police leader acknowledges flaws exposed by trial

The trial of an officer cleared in the death of a young black man severely injured in police custody has revealed deep and systemic problems within the Baltimore Police Department.

May 24, 2016

The Latest: Baltimore police to use apps for new policies

The Latest on the arrest and death of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old black man who died a week after he was critically injured in police custody (all times local): 12:40 p.m.

May 24, 2016

Special education teacher charged with human trafficking, prostitution

Authorities say a Baltimore special education teacher has been placed on administrative leave after being charged with human trafficking and prostitution.