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April 3, 2022 at 7:00 am

Sisters, reunited after 50 years, seek answers about their mother’s 1972 death in Baltimore County

BALTIMORE — From the time she was a child, Nikki Royster knew she had a sister. The knowledge followed her like a shadow through life....

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Wells Rome, 1, of Cheshire, finds a crate of pumpkins just his size while visiting with his mother, Carly Rome, and grandmother, Fran Leventhal, at Old Bishop Farms on Meriden Road in Cheshire, Conn., on Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021. (Dave Zajac/Record-Journal via AP) CTMER101 CTMER101

September 27, 2021 at 2:30 am

Why Americans are crazy for pumpkin spice everything: Researchers explain the psychology

Just reading the phrase “pumpkin spice” can summon scents and memories of fall. The phrase can be particularly enticing when reinforced by things like leaves...

September 24, 2019 at 2:37 am

Maryland Zoo penguins ‘intern’ at Penguin Random House book distribution center

WESTMINSTER, Md. - The pitter patter of penguin feet can be heard as the African penguin from the Maryland Zoo shuffles across a desk. Later,...