Greater Grace officials announced that they had selected an evangelical nonprofit, GRACE, to lead an independent investigation of sexual abuse in the church.
The East Baltimore-based church expects to select a firm in the next few weeks and anticipates the work could take up to six months. Pastor Robert Colban's empathetic tone Sunday marked a departure from the more defensive sermons delivered by another pastor in response to a Baltimore Banner series of articles.
Many former members of Greater Grace World Outreach flocked to the East Baltimore church Friday evening to protest leaders’ handling of allegations of child sex abuse — the subject of a Baltimore Banner investigation.
Accusations of child sex abuse extend to Greater Grace World Outreach's churches in Ghana. One family confronts church leaders, but discovers the primacy of the church's "brand."
A group raised to revere their pastors reaches out to former classmates and friends. They discover dozens of abuse allegations, including several linked to one family.
Questions are swirling among parishioners at Saint Benedict Church in Baltimore after the removal of their longtime pastor over a secret $200,000 settlement he paid five years ago.
Parish members are compiling information that they believe raises doubts about the allegations of fraud and sexual assault against their pastor of almost 40 years.
Lawyers who represent Lacks’ descendants said any company using her cells, known as HeLa cells, for research or product development without consulting or compensating the family might be the next target they “see in court.”
Lacks’ family and Thermo Fisher Scientific agreed to keep terms of the settlement confidential. Her family celebrated the deal with cake on what would have been Lacks’ 103rd birthday.
Lawsuits alleging profits have been made from stolen, regenerative biological material aren’t common. But if the strategy works, this could become the first in a series of complaints seeking compensation for and control of Lacks’ cells.
Parents who invested in the state's prepaid tuition program to save for college called State Treasurer Dereck Davis’ decision to set a 6% earnings rate on their contributions an overdue victory.
Johns Hopkins medical offices will begin charging a fee to send some messages through its online patient portal, according to a memo to staff obtained by The Baltimore Banner. The change goes into effect July 18.
Gail D'Anthony told first responders her husband, John, was in cardiac arrest. But an autopsy revealed he had suffered extensive injuries, including lacerations, broken bones and black eyes, inconsistent with a natural death.
The ‘e’ in the hand-carved, wooden sign situated at the corner of Charles Street and St. Albans Way was taped over and replaced with a spray-painted ‘o’.