Howard County officials addressed the recent rash of violent crime at a news conference Thursday and announced plans to prevent it in the future.

Ten UC researchers and 14 alumni have been selected for one of the highest honors in the field of engineering.

Tiburon resident Bill Heydorn, a cardiothoracic surgeon whose work included the development of valves and stents, has died.

Howard University was founded on March 2, 1867, by Civil War hero Gen. Oliver O. Howard, who also served as its president and leader of the Freedmen’s Bureau. President Andrew Johnson approved the ...