Welcome to Monday, the 65th anniversary of Roger Bannister breaking the four-minute mile. Here are some news items to get your week started. — Alleged stock-scam mastermind alerted prosecutors to college-admissions scandal. — Former managers of French company face moral-harassment ...

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ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland General Assembly this year addressed the dangers posed by social media and increasingly realistic computer graphics in passing legislation to expand protections against on-line bullying of youngsters and to prevent child pornography in the digital age. ...

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The husband of a Baltimore Police Department officer who committed suicide last year has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against police, alleging her superiors knew she was being treated for bipolar disorder and suicidal tendencies but still allowed her to ...

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Canada's highest court struck down a ban on doctor-assisted suicide for mentally competent patients with terminal illnesses Friday, declaring that outlawing that option deprives dying people of their dignity and autonomy.

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The family of a man who killed himself after sustaining non-life-threatening injuries in a truck crash settles wrongful-death claim against owner of other vehicle.

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A gene tied to negative thoughts and impulses may lead to a blood test predicting suicide risk, according to researchers who said such a tool could help prevent a leading cause of death.

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The widow and children of a man who killed himself more than two years after sustaining multiple but not life-threatening injuries in an Elkton truck collision can pursue a $2 million wrongful-death claim against the company that owned the other vehicle, a U.S. District Court judge in Baltimore has ruled.

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Maryland’s top court will consider whether a Salisbury hospital can be held liable for releasing a suicidal patient who goaded police into killing him later that night.

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Kris Lee Abbott was a dangerous man. Any dispute about that was put to rest last month, when he pushed his wife, used a pipe to beat his parents and then headed to his own home, where, police say, he shot and killed himself.

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A Salisbury hospital cannot be held responsible for releasing a suicidal patient who goaded police into killing him later that night, the Court of Special Appeals has held.

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