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Dr. Thomas F. "Tim" Herbert, a well-known Howard County physician who practiced family medicine in Ellicott City for 40 years, died Sunday of cancer at William Hill Manor in Easton. He was 86. - If President Obama fought terrorism with the same zeal he devotes to "climate change," the terrorists might be the ones retreating, not America, Cal Thomas writes.
- As Russia's actions in Ukraine rattle its neighbors, the Maryland National Guard is affirming its decades-long partnership with Estonia.
- A recap of the May 19 episode of '24: Live Another Day,' as Jack breaks into the U.S. embassy and POTUS has to decide whether he can be trusted
- Stevenson cut short a five-week study-abroad program to South Africa after a group of students and chaperones were robbed last week; they returned to the university's Owings Mills campus Wednesday afternoon.
- Shirley Temple left an indelible mark on at least one wide-eyed young man
- Africa is a continent, not a country. However, most of the world refers to Africa as one collective, with little attention paid toward borders; a practice most Africans resent. And it has never been quite as prevalent as in the last few days since Nelson Mandela's passing.
- A few dozen veterans and their families braved the crisp November wind to honor Bel Air men and women who risk their lives for the good of their country.
- A former U.S. Embassy employee from the Philippines convicted of sexual abuse that took place in Baltimore was sentenced to five years in prison Thursday.
- Cal Thomas writes that sexual misbehavior overseas is tarnishing America's global image.
- Marianna Inga Burt, an attorney who represented children, died of cardiovascular disease March 12 at Union Memorial Hospital. She was 80 and lived in the Tuscany-Canterbury section of North Baltimore.
- How hard is it to breathe in Beijing? So bad that the government is finally recognizing the truth as people demand cleaner air
- Cal Thomas sees progress, and signs of American influence, on a visit to Vietnam
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- Despite election-year politics, the Obama administration needs to acknowledge mistakes at the U.S. consulate in Libya and learn from them
- Fourteen years after truck bombs ripped through two U.S. embassies in East Africa, a Maryland lawmaker is reviving efforts to compensate families of the 12 Americans killed in the Nairobi attack — the most recent attempt in a years-long struggle that has left many survivors feeling betrayed.
- U.S. Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford has for years chosen to live in Baltimore when stateside. He has embraced the city's culture and character, which fit his personality far better than Washington ever could.
- The report from the State Department was brief: Thomas M. Jennings Jr., a federal worker from Burtonsville on a temporary assignment with NATO peacekeepers, had died in a traffic accident in Southern Bosnia. It turns out that was only part of the story.
- The Obama administration's practice of putting economic and military issues at the forefront of U.S.-China relations shortchanges human rights.
- Newt Gingrich: The candidate has vowed to take action on Day 1 that would launch the country into crisis
- More than two centuries after an American ship blew up off the shores of Tripoli, an ad hoc group that includes history buffs, military veterans and descendants of the sailors is working to repatriate their remains for burial with honors on U.S. soil.
- The county's Office of Consumer Affairs has recently received reports of a few scams making their way around Howard, and County Executive Ken Ulman is warning residents to be careful.
- Edith S. Willard, former owner of the ETC Shop in downtown Annapolis, died July 30 of leukemia at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. The Hereford resident was 86.
- Several local elected officials took trips overseas this spring to places like Israel, turkey and Asia.
