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What became Marvel Comics got its start in 1939 as Timely Publications. It went through many changes — but one constant has been writer Stanley Lieber, better known as Stan Lee.

It's been 50 years since President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, and polls show that a majority of Americans still believe Kennedy was the victim of a conspiracy, not a lone assassin. Philip Shenon, author of A Cruel and Shocking Act, explores what keeps these conspiracy theories alive.

When she was just 12, Edith Lee-Payne's face was immortalized in an iconic photo from the March on Washington. Decades would pass before Payne learned that her image has been used as part of documentaries, books, calendars and exhibits about the history of the civil rights movement.

It is a sad and somber day in Maryland today, as people here and across the country, and across the political spectrum, mourn the passing of Congressman…

Four thousand scientists are meeting at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference in Washington, to share the latest research about dementia --…

October is breast cancer awareness month, so we want to spend this hour discussing detection, treatment and prevention. We’ll meet Leslie Ries, who…

What happens when 10,000 scientists work to slam together particles moving near the speed of light? Tom Hall asks David Kaplan, Johns Hopkins physics…

Just eight percent of people with pancreatic cancer live for five years after their diagnosis. Why is this cancer so deadly and where are advances in…

Resident foodies John Shields, owner of Gertrude's and Sascha Wolhandler, owner of Sascha’s 527 Restaurant & Catering join Tom for our regular segment…

Baltimore voter Joan Jacobson, Banner reporter Brenda Wintrode and election historian John T. Willis share their insights on problems with MD's election machinery.

1: Washington Post reporter LEON DASH won a Pulitzer Prize in 1994 for his eight part series "Rosa Lee's Story." He has turned that into the new book "Rosa Lee: A Mother and Her Family in Urban America." It is published by Basic Books. DASH shadowed Rosa Lee's life for four years. The book shows Lee's day to day life in one of Washington D.C.'s poorest neighborhoods. DASH joined the Washington Post in 1966 and served as West Africa bureau chief. In 1984, He joined the Post's investigation's unit in Washington. His previous book, "When Children Want Children," was based on a Post series on teen moms. He lives in Mt. Rainier, Maryland.

Lee Myung-bak looks likely to be South Korea's next president after exit polls show he has won a landslide victory, as voters overlook fraud allegations hoping he can revive the economy.

Two candidates are left in the high-profile race to lead a post-Katrina New Orleans. Voters will choose Saturday between Mayor Ray Nagin and Louisiana Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu. Steve Inskeep previews the run-off vote with Silas Lee, a pollster in New Orleans.

Lee Gedansky’s son turns 13 in December. Their family plans to celebrate with a bar mitzvah at Baltimore Hebrew Congregation.A bar mitzvah often comes…

This Thursday is comics legend Jack Kirby's birthday; the creator of Captain America would have been 97. Comics stores and creators all over the country are hosting celebrations in his honor.

Hundreds line up for food distribution program's final day in Baltimore County.

Patoka says he has three votes. He needs four for passage.

A similar proposal died in the Maryland General Assembly in 2021

Both breeze to victory in their primaries.

Nominations for the 2024 Primetime Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday. The 76th Primetime Emmy Awards will take place on September 15.