Longtime Maryland Senate leader diagnosed with cancer

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s longtime Senate president says he’s being treated for prostate cancer and will undergo chemotherapy during the state’s legislative session.
Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller made the announcement Thursday in the Senate chamber. The 76-year-old Democrat is entering his 33rd year as president of the Maryland Senate. He says he was diagnosed in July and prescribed medication. He says he had a sharp pain in his leg Dec. 27, and his doctor