The Baltimore Sun

By JENNIFER McDERMOTT, Associated Press Bottles and bags, food wrappers and straws. Piping, packaging, toys and trays. Plastic is everywhere — and yet some people may be surprised at how much they actually wear. A typical closet is loaded with plastic, woven into polyester activewear, acrylic sweaters, nylon swimsuits and stretchy socks — and it’s shedding into the environment … [Read more...] about Your clothes are shedding bits of plastic. Here’s what people are doing about it this Earth Day

Golf is never too far from Kyle Hamilton. The Ravens safety spent part of his offseason playing venerable Pebble Beach, Spyglass Hill and Spanish Bay, along with the exclusive Cypress Point Club and architectural gem Pasatiempo, on an epic buddies trip with three high school friends. Then he attended the Masters for the first time and was in the crowd during the final round … [Read more...] about Ravens’ Kyle Hamilton sees lessons in Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas victories

By NICOLE WINFIELD and COLLEEN BARRY, Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis will be laid to rest Saturday after lying in state for three days in St. Peter’s Basilica, where the faithful are expected to flock to pay their respects to history’s first Latin American pontiff. The cardinals met Tuesday in the Vatican’s synod hall to chart the next steps before a … [Read more...] about Pope Francis’ funeral to be held Saturday, with public viewing starting Wednesday

By CHRIS MEGERIAN and ZEKE MILLER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The infighting and backstabbing that plagued President Donald Trump’s first term have returned as a threat to his second, with deepening fissures over trade, national security and questions of personal loyalty. The latest turmoil threatens to engulf the Pentagon, where Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has … [Read more...] about As controversies pile up, Trump allies increasingly turn on one another