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MAY 14, 2026 — Today, the Howard County Veterans Foundation opened and dedicated the Howard County Veterans and Military Families Monument at Vivian C. “Millie” Bailey Park in downtown Columbia, Maryland. Veteran service organization and community leaders spoke and participated in a ribbon cutting, and a Fort Meade Marine Corps detail raised the flag over the monument for the first time.
New monument at Howard County park honors military veterans: ‘We remember their service’
There is a new place to honor veterans in Howard County at the Vivian C. “Millie” Bailey Park in downtown Columbia. After a decade of planning, designing and building, the Howard County Veterans and Military Families Monument is now open.
Flags placed by members of the Young Marines and Girl Scouts marking the gravesites of veterans are reflected in a statue at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens in Timonium on May 25, 2024.
The origins of Memorial Day and how it has evolved
Memorial Day is a U.S. holiday that is officially about mourning the nation’s fallen service members, but it has come to signal the unofficial start of summer and a long weekend of travel and discounts on anything from mattresses to lawn mowers.
Pope Leo XIV speaks during the presentation of his first encyclical, "Magnifica humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence," at the Vatican, Monday, May 25, 2026.
Pope Leo XIV makes historic apology for Vatican’s role in legitimizing slavery
Pope Leo XIV made a historic apology on Monday for the role the Holy See played in legitimizing slavery and for having failed to condemn it for centuries, calling the Vatican’s record a “wound in Christian memory.”
Khatira Rustami with her siblings Amir and Maryam and mother, Rahima, after her graduation from International High School.
She was her parents’ translator. As valedictorian, she thanked them in their language.
Valedictorian Khatira Rustami honors her Afghan parents’ sacrifices, highlighting the achievements and resilience of immigrant families at graduation.
Streeter: The government says take a summer road trip. Marylanders’ wallets say stay home.
COLUMN | Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and his family want you to take a road trip this summer. With gas prices as they are, that might have to be on foot.
Wingspan designer Elizabeth Hargrave, left, play-tests an untitled sorting board game project at her home in Silver Spring with fellow designers Dominic Crapuchettes and Connie Vogelmann.
One of the world’s most popular board games was created in Silver Spring
This summer marks 10 years since Silver Spring's Elizabeth Hargrave first pitched to publishers a birding-inspired game she’d dreamt up. That concept became Wingspan, an instant award-winner that took off internationally.
Foster Griffin allowed three hits and struck out six in six shutout innings Sunday.
Nationals grab series win with 2-1 victory over Braves
Everything about the Nationals’ series win over the Braves was unusual.
Colton Cowser gets doused by teammates after his home run to win Game 1 of Sunday’s doubleheader at Camden Yards.
Orioles’ Colton Cowser hits walk-off home run in Game 1 as Orioles split with Tigers
Cowser’s three-run homer allows the Orioles to overcome lackadaisical offense and a crucial error.
A photo of Nasire Best, shared by a former teammate, shows Best in 2024.
Who is Nasire Best? Alleged White House shooter killed by Secret Service was Dundalk HS grad
The man Secret Service officers shot and killed Saturday near the White House was a Baltimore County resident who struggled with mental health and had shut out those closest to him in recent months, according to friends and court records.
Washington Nationals Jake Irvin (27) pitches the ball during the third inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on Sunday, March 29, 2026, in Chicago.
Nationals place starter Jake Irvin on injured list
Irvin was pitching as well as he had all season. He threw five no-hit innings with seven strikeouts Saturday at Atlanta.
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