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Back in the days of the space race, "computers" were people — often women — who performed vital calculations. Hidden Figures tells the stories of the women who got some of the first men to space.

John Pierce is defending more people charged in the U.S. Capitol riot than any other lawyer. His past had already raised concerns. And an unexpected absence from court only led to more questions.

We’ll go On the Record with journalist John Blake, whose new memoir, “More Than I Imagined,” explores his tumultuous childhood in West Baltimore and how he - the son of a Black father and white mother - wrestled with his biracial identity.

We’ll go On the Record with Democrat John Sarbanes to ask why he’s quitting Congress, and what he plans to do. Then we catch up with Baltimore Banner reporter Adam Willis on plans for the Inner Harbor, city-council districts, and Safe Streets.

In the California Delta, there's a tiny town that was built by Chinese immigrants a century ago. It stands today as a memorial to the hardships they endured.

A pioneering Coast Guard enlistee from Baltimore is the namesake of the USCG Cutter Myrtle Hazard

Fifty years ago a team headed by Johns Hopkins sociologist James Coleman got a congressional mandate to figure out how to make educational opportunity…

For many, Twitter has become a virtual neighborhood, a place for communities to gather. So what does Elon Musk's Twitter takeover mean for those users?

Writers Guild of America negotiator John August and WGA's Los Angeles picket-line coordinator Danny Tolli discuss the issues driving the WGA's and SAG/AFTRA's continuing strikes against an alliance of Hollywood producers.

In a season where the no-hitter is humdrum, John Means threw a classic.

The court found Gov. Scott Walker's campaign had not illegally collaborated with outside conservative groups three years ago, sparing him a political headache just as he launches his White House bid.

Navigating The Return To The Office

Larry Stayer of Tulsa, Okla., is the surviving member of a group of four National Guardsmen who sang as a barbershop quartet during the Korean War. They performed and recorded songs while stationed in northern Japan. He recalls making harmony in a time of conflict.

John Davis, the creator of MotorWeek on Maryland Public Television, explores the latest news on the automotive industry. He takes questions about your vintage vehicles and new EV's.

Gov. Hogan, joined by House and Senate leaders, announced a more than $1 billion tax relief plan to help small businesses and keep retirees from leaving the state. Maryland’s House and Senate leaders say they’ve come up with a revised congressional redistricting map after a judge threw out the one presented Friday, ruling it unconstitutional. Baltimore County will spend an extra $70 million to fix and replace dated schools. A Johns Hopkins project is using social media to gather global data on changing attitudes about health and well being during the pandemic. And experts at the Bloomberg School of Public Health tell us where we are in the fight against COVID and what we can expect in the near future.

Maryland is planning for an increased demand for abortion, as other states in the region make the procedure difficult or impossible to get. Baltimore County and its teachers finally have a deal for raises. Dan Cox and Wes Moore will debate October 12th, but some gubernatorial candidates will be missing. A Johns Hopkins professor wins a quarter million dollars for a simple idea that caught on big. Morgan State University may be losing track of some of its money, according to a new report. The city’s juvenile justice center is facing some tough challenges and Maryland is running out of area codes so some counties will be getting a new one.

Yesterday, the Baltimore City Senate Delegation to the Maryland General Assembly voted to approve legislation that will allow Johns Hopkins University to…

Political Science Professor Dr. Dawn Teele of the Johns Hopkins SNF Agora Institute shares her reflections on the Vice-Presidential debate.

John Leland's book “Happiness Is a Choice You Make” chronicles the upsides of aging.

Oysters are nature’s filtration machines, and there used to be enough of them in the Chesapeake Bay to filter and clean all that water in three days. Now,…