 The rollout of a high school graduation requirement tied to a demanding new science test could be delayed for at least two more years, following a preliminary vote of the Maryland State School Board Tuesday. More: Read today's eNewspaper | Listen to the news now |   | |
 The $34 million Ronald McDonald House is opening in Jonestown, allowing the charity to serve 2,400 families a year, up from 1,500. | | | |
 The Orioles’ home opener is April 4, meaning that baseball will soon be back, and all will be well with the world. With all you fine folks in mind, we offer this guide to celebrating beyond Opening Day. | | | |
 The Orioles arrived in Havana, Cuba 20 years ago Wednesday to play the first game of a historic goodwill series against a team of Cuban All-Stars. It took another 19 years to create a system for Cuban players to come here without defecting. | | | |
 In addition to the many residents killed immediately in shootings in Baltimore, some victims are dying months and even years after being shot. | | | |
 The girlfriend of Kevin Mason, who died after an hourslong barricade with Baltimore police this week, says he did not possess a gun. | | | |
 The family of Anton Black came to Annapolis on Tuesday to raise concern that legislation bearing the 19-year-old’s name has not received a vote in Maryland’s General Assembly — while another police transparency bill they view as much weaker is advancing. | | | |
 Papi’s Tacos is set to open in Hampden by April 8, its owners say. | | | |
 The head of the Baltimore Police department’s Office of Professional Responsibility, which oversees internal affairs, has left the department, a police spokesman confirmed Tuesday. | | | |
 Local prosecutors will continue to pursue hate-crime charges in the fatal stabbing of a black Army lieutenant at the University of Maryland at the state level, after the FBI decided not to pursue charges at the federal level. | | | |
 Phil Booth, the fifth-year senior guard and Mount St. Joseph graduate, closed out his career for the Villanova Wildcats with two NCAA championships, four Big East tournament crowns and four Big East regular-season titles. | | | |
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