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  • Obama Turns Focus on Middle-Class Jobs

    U.S. President Barack Obama says he is focusing on ways to help the American middle class make economic gains, to bring them in line with the economic recovery of big business. Obama said in his weekly address Saturday that he has been visiting cities across the country that are doing "interesting and creative" things to "re-ignite the engine" of middle class economic growth and make sure ...

  • Obama speaks about fatherless childhood at stop in Baltimore

    President Barack Obama has spoken of the importance of fathers to their sons on Friday after a young man he met at a community center in Baltimore mentioned wanting to provide for his sons. Obama, at the Center for Urban Families, which serves fathers and their families, said that one of the biggest challenges he faced growing up was growing without a father. According to Politico, a man ...

  • Dozens There As New Bishop Sworn In Saturday

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A big moment for a Baltimore religious leader. A new bishop is sworn in. Bishop Kevin Avon Rodgers was sworn in Saturday morning at Higher Dimensions Christian Center on Liberty Heights Avenue. Dozens of parishioners were there for the program, which included singing hymns and ...

  • Preakness Sees Fourth Largest Attendance In History As Oxbow Ends Orb’s Hopes For Triple Crown

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A big event for Baltimore. The city was the center of the horse racing world with the running of the Preakness ...

  • Limo Catches Fire On I-83 Near Northern Parkway

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A limo catches fire along I-83, leaving several people standing on the side of the highway. It happened just before 9 p.m. on the southbound side near the Northern Parkway exit. Baltimore County fire officials say the wheel-well caught fire. Flames were seen coming from the back of the limo. Luckily, no injuries were ...


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Movie Review

The Grudge

The Grudge

Director Takashi Shimizu is so good at generating scenes of escalating dread and tension punctuated by sharp, nerve-rattling, jump-in-your-seat jolts that it's hard to begrudge him the fact that his English-language debut The Grudge is composed of almost nothing but such scenes, making it ... ...

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  • Flacco Among Ravens Players In Attendance For Special Olympics Casino Night

    WHITE MARSH, Md. (WJZ) — Two Ravens players spend their Saturday night gambling. Quarterback Joe Flacco and center Gino Gradkowski joined Special Olympics athletes for a casino night at Al Packer’s White Marsh Ford. This is the second year the event has been held in support of Special Olympics Maryland. Several other athletes and local celebrities made appearances at the ...

  • Tillman gets his chance to right the ship in finale

    Off to the winningest start in the Majors this season and the best for anyone his age in years, Matt Moore doesn't have to be told that he's undefeated deep into May. At 7-0 with a 2.44 ERA, the Rays left-hander will put his spotless record back on the line Sunday when he meets the Orioles and Chris Tillman, who has been the best part of a beleaguered Baltimore rotation. As the Rays ...

  • Powerball mania Jackpot hits $600 million

    That's all it took for Mammie Hicks to plunk down money at a Riverside, Mo., convenience store for a chance at Saturday's record $600 million multistate Powerball ...

  • WEATHER BLOG Cloudy End To The Weekend

    The forecast for the rest of the weekend is not ideal, though we are definitely not looking at a washout. Our main problem is a relatively humid air-mass in place thanks to southeast flow allowing Atlantic moisture to penetrate inland. Thus, we will see clouds dominate the sky tonight and to end the weekend tomorrow. Sure, there will be a few breaks of sunshine from time to time, but the overall ...

  • Oxbow Beats 15-1 Odds Wins Preakness Stakes

    BALTIMORE (AP) — Oxbow put D. Wayne Lukas in the record books again with an upset of Orb in the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, giving the Hall of Fame trainer his 14th win in a Triple Crown race. Kentucky Derby winner Orb was unable to find his rhythm after breaking from the rail, and never challenged in finishing fourth. The loss ended any chance of a Triple try at the Belmont Stakes in ...

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