Davidb Mitchell News Today

Maryland law enforcement agencies received 398 reports of hate or bias last year, an increase of 35 percent from 2016 — and a pace of more than one report a day. The state’s experience echoes a national increase in reported hate crimes, reversing a long, gradual decline.

Ivan Bates was taken to the hospital for dehydration, “out of an abundance of caution,” Tuesday morning before he was sworn in for Baltimore state's attorney, a spokesman said.

In his first address as Baltimore's new state's attorney, Ivan Bates reversed a policy that was a keystone of his predecessor's administration.