Maryland

• Port of Baltimore gets 'near perfect' marks for security

• Two men plead not guilty in slaying of Harris, request trial

• Federal panel approves LNG terminal in Baltimore County

• Man found shot in city as vigil for murder victim wrapped up

Sports

• Most hated man in Baltimore

• Orioles notebook: Kranitz ready to work with Uehara

• College basketball: Terps' blown leads not so surprising

• Lions hire Mount St. Joseph grad Schwartz as coach

Nation

• House Democrats propose $825 billion stimulus bill

• Burris officially takes over Obama's Senate seat

• Holder says 'waterboarding is torture' at confirmation hearing

• Senate committee recommends Clinton for secretary of state

World

• Israeli forces shell U.N. headquarters in Gaza

• Judge orders release of Guantanamo detainee

• Despite Gaza violence, students take Birthright trip

• New bin Laden message urges jihad against Israel over Gaza

Celebrity News

• 'Fantasy Island' star Ricardo Montalban dies at 88

• Audience goes up for 'American Idol'

• Piven: Nothing fishy about his mercury poisoning

• Jackie Chan eyed for 'Karate Kid' remake

Entertainment

• Parkside Fine Food & Spirits a place for family, foodies

• How to enjoy the inauguration in Baltimore

• Reality Check: Kansas City, here 'American Idol' comes

• Local museums, galleries launch new initiatives

Health & Wellness

• House votes to expand health insurance program to 4 million more children

• Researchers closing in on cloak of invisibility

• City sets rule against individual cigar sales

• Peanut butter crackers recalled amid possible salmonella link

Business

• Retail, jobs, housing activity continue recent decline

• Jobs to take 5 months of medical leave

• Constellation repays Warren Buffett $1 billion plus interest

• Protesters disrupt auction of foreclosed homes in city

Opinion

• A 'So what?' response to Mayor Dixon's indictment demeans the office

• Latest coal ash disaster underscores the need for federal intervention

• Obama administration should receive last $350 billion of bailout, but should include tough new controls

• Anne Arundel should promote, not discourage, pollution-curbing septic systems

Letters to the Editor

• Ban phoning, texting while driving in Md.

• Oliver works hard for his constituents

• Let the mayor do job she was elected to do

• Humanitarian crisis afflicts people of Gaza

Weird News

• 'American Idol' sues Austin strip club over weekly amateur 'Stripper Idol' contest

• Father and son arrested after off-duty police officer complained they cut in line at Wal-Mart

• School's Black History Month flier revised; attempt at thought-provoking headline falls flat

• Rare gull meets sticky end in Calif. after it attacks couple, tries to steal ice cream