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Baltimore judge denies motion to dismiss charges against officers in Freddie Gray case

By Colleen Shalby

Protesters and Baltimore Police started gathering this morning before today’s pretrial hearing for the six officers involved in the death of Freddie Gray.

America’s famous swimming ponies make their annual trek across ocean channel

By Corinne Segal

Tens of thousands of spectators gathered today to watch an annual pony swim, now in its 90th year, from Assateague Island to Chincoteague Island on Virginia's eastern shore.

Revisiting the crime scenes featured in season 1 of ‘Serial’

By Eric Krupke

It’s a true crime story that captivated a nation, and even though its final episode aired in December, season one of the podcast “Serial” continues to make news. At the heart of the story is Adnan Syed, convicted in 1999…

What we know and don’t know about Freddie Gray’s death

By Joshua Barajas

Baltimore officials face a litany of questions over the death of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old black man, that died while in police custody. During a 30-minute ride in a police van, Gray sustained a severe spinal injury, something like the…

O’Malley to announce presidential plans on May 30

By Ken Thomas, Associated Press

BOSTON — Martin O'Malley plans to announce his presidential intentions on May 30 in Baltimore, a move that could present another Democratic challenger to Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Life in Freddie Gray’s childhood neighborhood by the numbers

By Elisabeth Ponsot, Daniel Costa-Roberts

On NewsHour Weekend Saturday, we bring you “Sandtown by the Numbers,” a special series of reports on life in Sandtown-Winchester, the impoverished Baltimore neighborhood where Freddie Gray grew up and was arrested on April 12.

Baltimore libraries stay open to provide community support

By Anna Sillers

Baltimore's public libraries, even those in the middle of the protests, will remain open to provide a place of “comfort and community” to residents.

Neighbors rally to clean up wreckage from Baltimore riots

By Colleen Shalby, Jenny Marder, James Blue

Clean-up efforts are underway in a city that saw calamity and clashes between residents and police Monday night.

Riots erupt in Baltimore as thousands mourn Freddie Gray

By Jasmine Wright

Thousands of mourners attended the funeral Monday of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old black man who died April 19 from a spinal injury while he was in police custody in Baltimore.