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The first elected Asian-American mayor of the city was not known to be ill; he collapsed while shopping Monday night and died at a San Francisco hospital in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

Lee's Pint & Shell is planning to add more outdoor drinking and dining space — this time, above street level. The Canton bar submitted an application this…

The president of the Green Burial Association of Maryland, Jennifer Downs, and funeral reform advocate Lee Webster discuss the movement toward more environmentally benign interment practices.

Christopher Lee died Sunday in London at the age of 93. He had more than 250 TV and film appearances, and was best known for his roles in Dracula and Star Wars. In 1990 he was working onGremlins 2.

The White House chief of staff made the remark during an interview on Fox News. Observers were quick to point out that decades of "compromise" on slavery preceded, and did not prevent, the Civil War.

The all-around champion, who is Hmong American, says she was with a group of friends of Asian descent in Los Angeles when people in a passing car yelled at them to "go back to where they came from."

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Lizzie Skurnick, cultural critic of Harper Lee's books, about what she will be most remembered for.

In a tribute to the late Harper Lee, we hear several poignant passages read from her novel, "To Kill a Mockingbird."

(This program was originally broadcast on October 5, 2018) Tom's guest for the hour is John Waters. He’s a filmmaker, actor, and writer -- not necessarily…

In this week's News Wrap, Tom speaks with reporters about the most competitive City Council races and the Pro-Palestinian protests at Johns Hopkins University.

Filmmaker John Waters celebrated his 70th birthday in April. Early in his career, Waters established himself as an enfant terrible and was affectionately…

2:British film and theatrical director MIKE LEIGH (pronounced "Lee"). In the United States he's best known for his more recent films "Life is Sweet" "High Hopes" and "Naked." Though he's been making films for British television and theatre for nearly 30 years. His social-realist comedies depict British working class life. He begins work on his films without a script, piecing them together from improvisations with his cast. His latest film is "Secrets & Lies." MIKE LEIGH is also the subject of a new book "The World According to Mike Leigh" by Michael Coveney (HarperCollins).INT 3. Actress/singer BERNADETTE PETTERS. She has a new album, "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" (Angel/EMI Records). She made her theatrical debut at the age of 9. Since then she's been on Broadway with "Sunday in the Park with George," "Into the Woods." She's starred in 14 movies including, "Silent Movie," "The Jerk," "Pennies from Heaven" and "Impromptu."

Gov. Ralph Northam announced that the monument honoring Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee will removed "as soon as possible."

Last night’s contract talks between Johns Hopkins Hospital management and hospital service and maintenance workers ended around 8 p.m., with no agreement.…

A sequel to the critically acclaimed novel, "To Kill a Mockingbird," is due out this July.

Rep. John Sarbanes joins Tom for the hour today. Last month, he was re-elected to represent Maryland’s 3rd congressional district for a seventh term. For…

Baltimore has less than a third as many kids in foster care as were there seven years ago – which means more kids with their families. We ask city social…

We continue our series of Conversations with Candidates, which include those who currently hold public office. Congressman John Sarbanes joins us for the…

We’re just five weeks away from the April 26th Maryland primary election. In the last primary for Mayor, in 2011, voter turnout was among the lowest in…