LOS ANGELES — Londynn Jones scored 15 points, making all five of her 3-pointers, and fifth-ranked UCLA stunned No. 1 South Carolina 77-62 on Sunday, ending the Gamecocks’ overall 43-game winning streak and their run of 33 consecutive road victories. The Gamecocks (5-1) lost for the first time since April 2023, when Caitlin Clark and Iowa beat them in the NCAA Tournament … [Read more...] about No. 1 South Carolina women stunned by No. 5 UCLA, 77-62, ending Gamecocks’ 43-game winning streak
Vincent Leggett, historian and founder of Blacks of the Chesapeake, dies
Vincent Leggett, a historian and conservationist of black culture along the Chesapeake Bay, died Sunday, according to Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman. “I was shocked and deeply saddened to find out this morning that our beloved Admiral of the Chesapeake, and Blacks of the Chesapeake founder, Vincent Omar Leggett has passed away,” Anne Arundel County Executive … [Read more...] about Vincent Leggett, historian and founder of Blacks of the Chesapeake, dies
Passengers use duct tape to restrain man trying to open plane door mid-flight: report
A group of passengers aboard an American Airlines flight to Dallas Tuesday used duct tape to restrain a man who allegedly tried opening the cabin door mid-flight, officials said. The incident happened on American Airlines flight 1915 from Milwaukee when the man reportedly approached a flight attendant and made a comment about “wanting and needing to exit the aircraft now,” the … [Read more...] about Passengers use duct tape to restrain man trying to open plane door mid-flight: report
Former Montgomery County officer sentenced to 18 months in Jan. 6 Capitol riot
Former Montgomery County police officer Justin Lee was sentenced Friday to 18 months in prison after being convicted of hurling a smoke bomb during the Jan. 6, 2021, riots at the U.S. Capitol. Lee, 25, of Rockville was also fined $7,500 by U.S. District Judge Trevor N. McFadden, according to a news release by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington. According to evidence … [Read more...] about Former Montgomery County officer sentenced to 18 months in Jan. 6 Capitol riot
Maryland lawmakers push to designate Thurgood Marshall’s Baltimore elementary school a historical site
Maryland lawmakers introduced legislation this week to designate Thurgood Marshall’s former Baltimore elementary school as a National Historic Site. Congressman Kweisi Mfume, joined by Sens. Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, introduced the Justice Thurgood Marshall National Historic Site Establishment Act of 2024 in both the House and Senate. The bill seeks to designate … [Read more...] about Maryland lawmakers push to designate Thurgood Marshall’s Baltimore elementary school a historical site