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President Barack Obama meets again with his Chinese counterpart, Hu Jintao , today to continue what the U.S. leader called a oea meeting of the mindsa about how their nations can lead on global issues.

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The University of Maryland Board of Regents rejected a proposal that would require all films shown on campus to have "educational content," the Student Press Law Center reports .

The U.S. president, addressing students at a forum in Shanghai , also brought up the issue of human rights, saying political and religious freedoms should be "universal" and available to all people and groups "whether they are in the United States, China or any other nation." In China for his first-ever visit, Obama arrived in Shanghai last night ...

Two yellow lights blink beside a "children crossing" sign, and a prominent "15 Limit Speed" is painted on the road near Berwyn Heights Elementary, but that doesn't stop the speeders, who "scare the children," said Principal Karen Singer.

Prosecutors seeking the death penalty for John Allen Muhammad said yesterday that the Army veteran roamed from Maryland to North Carolina in an apparent hunt to locate dozens of targets for murder - a task he documented with meticulous precision on a laptop computer that listed several "good spots" for stealthy getaways.

Same-Sex Marriage: A threat to social service contracts in D.C.? 'Several D.C. Council members said the Catholic Church is trying to erode the city's long-standing laws protecting gay men and lesbians from discrimination.' Patrick J. Deneen Associate professor of government, Georgetown University Thursday, November 12, 2009; 1:00 PM The Catholic ...

ADELPHI ---- The University System of Maryland's Board of Regents declined Wednesday to impose a pornography policy at the 11 schools under its jurisdiction.

Prince George's planners approved Star Hotels' plans to build a 172-unit mixed-use student housing complex in two phases in College Park.

A 21-year-old student at the University of Maryland, College Park, was sexually assaulted inside her off-campus home Sunday morning in College Park, according to police.

Prince George's County police are alerting University of Maryland students after a 21-year-old woman was raped Sunday.

Eric and Liz Maring watch as their five-year-old son, Leo, drops their ballots in the ballot box Tuesday at the city of College Park elections.

A diabetic fly? The fly on the left has normal insulin-like peptides. The fly on the right carries a deletion of insulin-like peptide genes and is small, with symptoms of... College Park, Md -- As rates of obesity, diabetes, and related disorders have reached epidemic proportions in the US in recent years, scientists are working from many angles to ...

District 2: Commons 5 and 6 University View Ellicott Community North and South Hill; District 3: Fraternity Row Old Town Knox and Hartwick Towers Commons 1-4; District 4: University Courtyards Knox Boxes Crystal Springs Denton and Cambridge Communities College Park's residents will head to the polls today to determine who will lead the city for the ...

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When asked who frequents Hyattsville's newest park, park-goers rattle off their names - and the breeds of their dogs.

Maryland's primary elections are 11 months away, but that hasn't stopped a number of area residents from tossing their hats into some of the 2010 election races.

College Park officials have a message for the city's supermarkets, hardware stores and retailers: Keep your shopping carts on your property, or you might never see them again.

A hundred years ago today, the U.S. military got its first pilot. On October 26, 1909, Frederick E. Humphreys, a 26-year-old Lieutenant with the Army Signal Corps, soloed for the first time in a Wright Flyer at College Park, Maryland, under the watchful eye of no less an instructor than Wilbur Wright.