Ravens coach John Harbaugh describes the scene at his home when the Browns beat the Steelers, 13-6. He had coaches and several players over to watch the game that decided whether Baltimore was still in the hunt for the division title. 🎥: Karl Merton Ferron, The Baltimore Sun

The United States has launched airstrikes targeting militants affiliated with the Islamic State in northwestern Nigeria in a major escalation of an offensive that the nation's overstretched military has struggled with for years. 🎥: Associated Press

Ravens safety Kyle Hamilton discusses the team’s emphasis on closing out the season strong. Baltimore is 7-7 overall and in second place in the AFC North with three games left in the regular season. 🎥: Josh Tolentino, @baltimoresun

People enjoy the 11th Annual Winter Lights at the Observatory in Patterson Park. The event included live music, food vendors, Santa and other holiday characters as well as the lighting of the pagoda. 🎥: Matt Hamilton, @baltimoresun

Veteran left tackle Ronnie Stanley said that he is "confident that we're going to figure it out" after the Ravens' 32-14 loss to the Bengals but expressed frustration about their lack of a running game. Read more in our bio. 🎥: Brian Wacker, @baltimoresun

Baltimore will give $500,000 to a nonprofit aimed at filling the city’s gaps in early childhood education, Mayor Brandon Scott announced Monday. Read more: https://bit.ly/4ohbehE 🎥: Lloyd Fox, @baltimoresun

President Donald Trump laughs off Zohran Kwame Mamdani, mayor-elect of New York City, calling him a 'fascist.' 🎥: US NETWORK POOL via AP

A day after missing practice with an ankle injury, Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson returned to the field Thursday. His return to practice is a positive sign for his availability Sunday afternoon against the New York Jets. Read more: https://bit.ly/4pocfpf 🎥: Sam Cohn, @baltimoresun

A bobcat has been observed on a trail camera video submitted by a private property owner in Harford County. 🎥: Courtesy of Susquehannock Wildlife Society

Mayor Brandon Scott talks about redistricting in Maryland and the "existential threat to American democracy" of the Trump administration. 🎥: Surya Vaidy, @baltimoresun

Ravens safety Kyle Hamilton talks about tight end Mark Andrews' go-ahead 35-yard touchdown run on a fake tush push late in the fourth quarter of Sunday's 23-16 win over the Browns. Read more: https://bit.ly/49o6Sl7 🎥: Brian Wacker, @baltimoresun 📸: AP Photo/David Richard and AP Photo/Kirk Irwin

Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson talks about his knee injury and facing Myles Garrett after returning to practice Thursday before Sunday's game at Cleveland. Read more: https://bit.ly/47T9l4D 🎥: Sam Cohn, @baltimoresun 📸: Surya Vaidy, @baltimoresun

Ravens linebacker Roquan Smith gives credit to Kyle Hamilton's "mom and pops" when talking about his teammate's natural athletic abilities. 🎥: Sam Cohn, @baltimoresun 📸: Kim Hairston and Kenneth K. Lam, @baltimoresun

Ravens coach John Harbaugh describes what makes Tyler Loop a good kicker. Between field goals and extra points, the rookie has made 39 of his 42 kicks for Baltimore. 🎥: Sam Cohn, @baltimoresun 📸: Karl Merton Ferron, @baltimoresun

Democrat Jared Littmann has officially been elected as the next mayor of Annapolis alongside all Democratic candidates for City Council. Read more: https://bit.ly/3JLdM9O 🎥: Katharine Wilson, The Capital Gazette 📸: Jeffrey F. Bill, @baltimoresun

Baltimore veterans held a protest at the War Memorial Plaza against the National Guard being sent into cities, including Baltimore. Read more: https://bit.ly/49xfmqn 🎥: Surya Vaidy, @baltimoresun

Baltimore City firefighters battled a three-alarm blaze in a historic building in the 3300 block of Keswick Road in Hampden. Read more: https://bit.ly/3Xkucc7 🎥: Chevall Pryce, @baltimoresun

Rookie safety Keondre Jackson talks about recovering a fumble in the Ravens' 27-19 victory over the Vikings on Sunday. Read more: https://bit.ly/3LQNRxS 🎥: Josh Tolentino, @baltimoresun 📸: AP Photo/Stacy Bengs

Ravens safety Kyle Hamilton believes that the defense is playing to their potential now after the team defeated the Vikings, 27-19, but "that's got to be sustained." Read more in our bio. 🎥: Brian Wacker, @baltimoresun

Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson got a win in his 100th career regular-season start. The Ravens defeated the Vikings, 27-19, on Sunday to improve Jackson to 73-27 in regular-season starts. Read more: https://bit.ly/3LQNRxS 🎥: Brian Wacker, @baltimoresun

Ravens cornerback Nate Wiggins discusses his teammates catching a pair of interceptions in Sunday's 27-19 win over the Vikings. Read more in our bio. 🎥: Josh Tolentino, @baltimoresun

MDTA Chief Engineer Jim Harkness gives an update on the progress of the Key Bridge rebuild. 🎥: Surya Vaidy, @baltimoresun

Ravens newly acquired outside linebacker Dre’Mont Jones talks about his first impressions of the coaching staff including Zach Orr. Read more: https://bit.ly/49zo3Ag 🎥: Josh Tolentino, @baltimoresun 📸: Kenneth K. Lam, @baltimoresun

Ravens tight end Mark Andrews said that he's been encouraged by seeing teammates "lifting the roof and raising each other up" amid Baltimore's 3-5 start. 🎥: Kenneth K. Lam, @baltimoresun

Ravens coach John Harbaugh is expecting newly acquired outside linebacker Dre’Mont Jones to play on Sunday against the Vikings. 🎥: Kenneth K. Lam, @baltimoresun

Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson says the team must keep winning, calling the rest of the season “do or die" after a victory over the Dolphins pushed Baltimore to 3-5. Read more: https://bit.ly/43MQ8QO 🎥: Brian Wacker, @baltimoresun

Howard County Police Department responded to two stray goats on main street in Ellicott City last week. 🎥: Howard County Police Department on X

Ravens tight end Isaiah Likely talks about the tight ends being involved after Mark Andrews scored the first two touchdowns in the 28-6 win over the Dolphins. Read more: https://bit.ly/47GNBcm 🎥: Josh Tolentino, @baltimoresun

Ravens running back Derrick Henry says the team's 28-6 win over the Dolphins "keeps us out of the losing column so we'll take it." Read more: https://bit.ly/47GNBcm 🎥: Josh Tolentino, @baltimoresun 📸: AP Photo/Doug Murray

A hit-and-run in Olney last month left a blind, elderly dog dead and her owner, Stefan Gebhard, injured. Now, he’s seeking justice for his maltipoo, Sweetpea. Read more: https://bit.ly/3JngyBU 🎥: Karl Merton Ferron, @baltimoresun 📸: Courtesy of Stefan Gebhard

Governor Wes Moore gives $10 million to food banks in Maryland to help SNAP recipients during the government shutdown. Read more: https://bit.ly/3JznGeq 🎥: Karl Merton Ferron, @baltimoresun

Hurricane Melissa strengthened Tuesday as it crawled toward Jamaica, where officials and residents braced for catastrophic winds, flash flooding and landslides from the Category 5 storm, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes in history. 🎥: AP video/Matias Delacroix

Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson is expected to play Thursday vs. the Dolphins, according to coach John Harbaugh. Jackson has missed the team's past three games because of a hamstring injury. Read more: https://bit.ly/4oyMkL0 🎥: Josh Tolentino, @baltimoresun

Police have arrested Raymond Willis Lunn, a 31-year-old a 31-year-old registered sex offender, in the attempted rape that took place on Johns Hopkins University campus Saturday. Read more in our bio. 🎥: Mathew Schumer, @baltimoresun

The Carroll Road Bridge, a 19th-century bridge that collapsed Monday as a septic truck crossed over it, passed an inspection last December in “fair” condition, according to the Baltimore County Department of Public Works and Transportation. Read more in our bio. 🎥: Kevin Richardson, @baltimoresun

A nearly three-month old snow leopard cub named Juniper, or Junie, got her first pumpkin experience recently at a Michigan zoo. Juniper is still behind the scenes until she's comfortable and confident to be in her regular zoo habitat. 🎥: JOHN BALL ZOO via AP

Calvary Lutheran Church in Mount Airy hosts the Blessing of the Animals each year. The event includes the annual Dachshund Derby, an inflatable costume race and a dog costume contest. 🎥: Gabriella Fine, @baltimoresun

The tram started in 1964 and, until last year, ferried visitors across the 2.5-mile stretch of the Ocean City Boardwalk. The service has been pulled permanently, though. 🎥: Josh Davis, @baltimoresun

Karmon Reed, 18, is the only woman in Carroll Community College’s plumbing apprenticeship program. Read more in our bio. 🎥: Gabriella Fine, @baltimoresun 📸: Jeffrey F. Bill, @baltimoresun

Fell's Point Fun Festival began in 1967 to save the neighborhood from a proposed highway connecting I-83 and I-95. It has grown into a three-day event that spans six blocks in the historic area. 📸: Kim Hairston, @baltimoresun

President Donald Trump dodged a question Monday on whether he'd consider pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell saying he will "speak to the DOJ" about it. In an Oval Office session with reporters, Trump said hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs also asked him for a pardon. 🎥: US NETWORK POOL via AP

Ravens coach John Harbaugh talks about team's 44-10 loss to the Texans. He added that he's "fired up" and "confident" Baltimore can become a "really good team" this season. Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3KYxn6k 🎥: Karl Merton Ferron, The Baltimore Sun

Former NFL quarterback and current Fox Sports analyst Mark Sanchez has had a felony charge of battery involving serious bodily injury added to his misdemeanor charges stemming from a weekend incident that led to his arrest, a penalty could result in a sentence of one to six years. 🎥: WRTV via AP

Ravens defensive coordinator Zach Orr says that the "the time is now" for the team’s rookies. Read more in our bio. Read more: https://bit.ly/46wXjhY 🎥: Josh Tolentino, @baltimoresun

Ravens' John Harbaugh on team's sense of urgency with 1-3 start. Read more at The Baltimore Sun. 🎥: Karl Merton Ferron, @baltimoresun

Bomb threats reported at Towson University’s student union, Morgan State library Read more: https://bit.ly/3W2Lbzn 📸: Kim Hairston, @baltimoresun

As Baltimore sits with baited breath ahead of Monday's Week 3 game between the Ravens and Detroit Lions at M&T Bank Stadium, we asked our Baltimore Sun sports staff what they think the outcome will be. Here's what they said. Read more: https://bit.ly/4mlCtXn 📸: Karl Merton Ferron, @baltimoresun

Eager Marylanders gathered on Saturday at The Maryland Pawpaw Fest in Frederick, MD. A Pawpaw is a vibrant fruit described as a "dessert on a tree". Karl Merton Ferron, @baltimoresun

Derrick Henry looks to bounce back from his worst outing as a Raven. “I need to be better and that’s my focus.” 🎥: Josh Tolentino, @baltimoresun

The Pride of Baltimore II returns to Baltimore after a summer of sailing in the Great Lakes region, serving as an ambassador for the city. 🎥: Lloyd Fox, @baltimoresun