VATICAN CITY (AP) — The death of a pope starts a centuries-old ritual involving sacred oaths by the cardinals electing a successor, the piercing of ballots with a needle and thread after they’re counted, and then burning them to produce either the white or black smoke to signal if there’s a new leader for the world’s 1.3 billion Catholics. The election itself is shrouded in … [Read more...] about What are the church’s rites after the death of a pope and the election of a new one?
Baltimore Sun high school sports Top 15 polls (April 21)
Here’s where The Baltimore Sun ranks its high school teams as of Monday. Records are through games played Saturday. BOYS LACROSSE Rank, team, record, previous rank 1. Spalding (12-1) 4 2. McDonogh (9-4) 3 3. Calvert Hall (10-1) 1 4. Boys’ Latin (8-4) 3 5. Severna Park (6-0) 5 6. Loyola Blakefield (8-4) 6 7. St. Paul’s (7-3) 8 8. South River (7-0) 9 9. Mount Saint Joseph (9-4) … [Read more...] about Baltimore Sun high school sports Top 15 polls (April 21)
More Democratic lawmakers are visiting El Salvador on Abrego Garcia’s behalf
By MATT BROWN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Four House Democratic lawmakers have traveled to El Salvador to call attention to the plight of a man the Trump administration deported to a Salvadoran prison and has refused to help return — even after the Supreme Court ruled that it was the government’s duty to do so. Reps. Yassamin Ansari of Arizona, Maxine Dexter of Oregon, … [Read more...] about More Democratic lawmakers are visiting El Salvador on Abrego Garcia’s behalf
GOP congressman trolls Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen over Abrego Garcia visit
Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen’s meeting with wrongly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia garnered international headlines, but it has also made him the target of Republican officials like Georgia Rep. Mike Collins. On Friday night, Collins posted an image showing the plaque outside Van Hollen’s Senate office reading “El Salvador.” If taken literally, Collins’ post would imply Van … [Read more...] about GOP congressman trolls Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen over Abrego Garcia visit
Black Market Bakers’ 2 new Anne Arundel locations need time to rise
Imagine walking out the front door to find a suspicious package. Not one filled with illicit substances, but fresh-baked bread. That’s how Black Market Bakers got its start in 2020. “We were literally dropping loaves of bread on people’s doorsteps, and they were just paying us cash. So, people thought they were kind of in the bread black market,” said Steve O’Leary, co-owner of … [Read more...] about Black Market Bakers’ 2 new Anne Arundel locations need time to rise