Bormio, Italy, hosted a surprise that shook the Winter Games. A Brazilian skier, Lucas Pinheiro Braathen, won gold in men’s giant slalom, becoming the first South American to medal at a Winter Olympics. His win redefines what athletes from Brazil can achieve, a country famous for football and sunny
The state’s biggest education plan is still in motion, but the money needed to keep it running is a growing worry. The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future calls for huge spending, and the only way lawmakers see to pay is by raising taxes and fees. Because of this, critics ask: Will the extra money re
The U. S. Secretary of State spoke in Munich, calling America a “child of Europe” to show that the two sides still care about each other. He hoped to calm worries in Europe over war, trade and changing global rules. The speech was brief and avoided talking about Russia, which made some people wonder
President Trump fired back at Puerto Rican star Bad Bunny after the singer’s Super Bowl halftime show, calling it a “slap in the face” and saying nobody understood the Spanish lyrics. The comment shocked many Republican Latino strategists who worry that such remarks could turn a key part of Trump’s
The Track Hawks Run Club plans to cover more than 100 miles in a single day, turning the distance into dollars for an important cause. They will run from Baltimore City Hall to Philadelphia City Hall in a relay that stretches across 11 segments, each runner covering a part of the route. The ev
The state health department announced that 17 more children have tested positive for measles, raising the total to 950 cases. The new infections were linked to several spots in Greenville and Greer. One cluster came from a local ramen shop on Feb. 5 between 12:30 and 3:30 p. m. Another group of case
Alaska’s health department is racing to hand out a hefty $272 million grant by October, a chunk of money that comes from a new federal program aimed at fixing rural health care across the country. The state got the largest per‑capita award in the first round of a five‑year plan that will spread $50
The state of Oregon recently set aside a bill that would have changed how Medicaid decides what medical services it pays for. The proposal, known as House Bill 4003, was meant to update the state’s rules to match new federal requirements that force Oregon to stop using its long‑standing “prioritized
The Berlin film festival, founded in 1950 as a voice for the free world, has long been a stage for political protest. In recent years it backed Iranian demonstrators, condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and amplified Ukrainian filmmakers in exile. This year the focus has shifted from film to p
The Supreme Court’s 2019 decision in Rucho v. Common Cause removed federal courts from judging partisan gerrymandering, a move that has set the stage for new maps that favor one party over another. States now redraw districts with a focus on political advantage, and the courts have largely steppe
