As the U.S. and Canadian hockey players received their medals — gold for the U.S. and silver for Canada — Olympic officials also handed them a stuffed animal. Each player received the Olympic mascot, ...

Husband-and-wife jazzy R&B duo Acute Inflections — singer Elasea Douglas, who goes by “eL,” and upright bassist Sadiki Pierre — will perform arrangements of jazz, soul and R&B classics and original ...

Greetings and thank you to The Union Democrat, an invaluable source of news in the Sierra foothills for over 170 years, for the opportunity to comment on your recent coverage of Columbia College.

While 54% of likely Republican voters said they were not sure who they would support in the March 3 primary, 21% intend to support Orlando Sanchez, compared to 10% for Marty Lancton. Forty-six percent ...

The U.S. Department of Education on Thursday announced that the Connetquot school district violated civil rights law when it agreed to rebrand as the "T-Birds" to comply with the state's ban on Native ...

With Congress in a weeklong recess, there was little sign of progress toward a deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security. By Carl Hulse Reporting from Washington The White House on Tuesday ...

A House GOP lawmaker has become the first member of his party to support a Democrat-led effort to limit presidential pardon power. Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., signed on in support of legislation led by ...

The Connetquot school district faces an "impossible" choice, according to experts: Should it keep its new nickname, the T-Birds, and run afoul of the federal government or should it go back to the ...

Many of the Democrats who came to the Munich Security Conference this weekend want to be president. But even if one of them can win the White House in 2028, they may find they can no longer claim the ...

San Antonio International Airport is about to unveil its first-ever mascot — but first it needs to find someone to don the costume. If you think you have what it takes, you better act quickly. Email ...

Political races are often a study of contrasts between the candidates, but the 2026 Democratic primary for U.S. Senate is as much a study in similarities. The two leading candidates, U.S. Rep. Jasmine ...

The crowded field in the Democratic primary for governor might confuse some voters when they go to the polls. It shouldn’t. There is only one serious choice, and that is state Rep. Gina Hinojosa. She ...