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Historic Black cemeteries get a quarter-million-dollar gift from DC 02/02/2026 07:41pm • A quarter-million dollars in grants has been awarded to two different nonprofits by the D.C. Office of Planning for the care and preservation of historically Black cemeteries in the District. Woodlawn Cemetery Perpetual Care Association, which oversees Woodlawn Cemetery on Benning Road in Southea Kelly Clarkson to end her talk show after this season in order to 'prioritize my kids' 02/02/2026 07:21pm • Kelly Clarkson on the set of 'The Kelly Clarkson Show' (Weiss Eubanks/NBCUniversal) A moment like this always had to end, and Kelly Clarkson is explaining why. The Emmy and Grammy-winning star has announced that she'll be ending The Kelly Clarkson Show after this season. She shared the news Father of 5-year-old detained in Minnesota disputes government assertion he abandoned the boy 02/02/2026 06:11pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ��� The father of a 5-year-old boy who was detained by immigration officers and held at a federal facility in Texas denied government accounts Monday that he abandoned his son last month while being pursued by authorities. As the pair returned to Minnesota, Adrian Conejo Arias, who School closures in the Southeast stretch into 2nd week after latest winter storm 02/02/2026 05:31pm • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) ��� School systems across the Southeast are dealing with weather-related school closures for the second week in a row, leading some to try remote learning while many prepare to add more school days to make up for lost instructional time. A series of winter storms has left tens of More than medals: DC speedskater aims to inspire LGBTQ+ kids at Winter Olympics 02/02/2026 11:44am • When Conor McDermott-Mostowy was growing up in D.C., he learned to skate at the age of 2, but didn't begin speedskating until 10. He was 17 years old when he began his journey to becoming one of the best long track speedskaters in the world. Now, at 27, he's looking forward to competing in the Mi How the Super Bowl halftime show evolved from pageantry to pop culture's biggest stage 02/02/2026 10:47am • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� Once upon a time, the Super Bowl halftime show belonged to marching bands and pageantry. But these days, it belongs to global pop stars, cinematic production and moments that ripple beyond the stadium. Over the years, the league���s brief intermission has transformed into one of A crisis emerges across the US as ���forever chemicals��� quietly contaminate drinking water wells 02/02/2026 10:36am • STELLA, Wis. (AP) ��� Kristen Hanneman made a small decision in 2022 that would upend life for her entire town. State scientists were checking private drinking water wells across Wisconsin for a widely used family of harmful chemicals called PFAS. They mailed an offer to test the well outside her ti The Grammys had lots of Mars, Carpenter soaring and a near-naked Bieber. Here are some key moments 02/02/2026 10:00am • He was the only one sitting when it was over, rubbing his eyes in disbelief. Bad Bunny had made history by winning album of the year for ���Deb�� Tirar M��s Fotos,��� the first time a Spanish-language album took home the Recording Academy���s top prize. Next stop: Super Bowl. While that emo Celebrity birthdays for the week of Feb. 8-14 includes Michael B. Jordan and Laura Dern 02/02/2026 09:25am • Celebrity birthdays for the week of Feb. 8-14: Feb. 8: Composer-conductor John Williams is 94. ABC News anchor Ted Koppel is 86. Actor Nick Nolte is 85. Comedian Robert Klein is 84. Actor-guitarist Creed Bratton (���The Office���) (The Grass Roots) is 83. Actor Brooke Adams is 77. Actor Mary Steenbu Snack like a pro on Super Bowl Sunday with Panko-crusted chicken strips and game-changing sauce 02/02/2026 08:50am • Sometimes a chicken nugget is just a chicken nugget. Sometimes it���s a crisp, panko-crusted strip of chicken breast with a sweet and tangy sauce. This is the latter. Super Bowl Sunday is snack time at its finest. No one is looking for fancy footwork (at least not in the food realm; we do want to se Takeaways from the AP's reporting on PFAS contamination of private drinking water wells 02/02/2026 07:50am • STELLA, Wis. (AP) ��� The roughly 40 million Americans who get their water from private wells are particularly vulnerable to harmful forever chemicals. These well owners are often the last to know their water is contaminated, and the problem can take years to fix. The federal government has set stri Justin Rose is 45 and No. 3 in the world of golf. He says he still has 'gas in the tank' 02/02/2026 06:00am • SAN DIEGO (AP) ��� Justin Rose doesn't pay attention to his age no matter how much he gets reminded. His victory Sunday in the Farmers Insurance Open was historic on a couple of fronts. At age 45, he became the oldest winner of a tournament that dates to 1952. He became the first wire-to-wire winner From Bart Starr, to everyone after, photographer John Biever has shot every Super Bowl 02/02/2026 05:00am • SAN DIEGO (AP) ��� Photographer John Biever has shot every Super Bowl, yet the only football picture he has prominently displayed in his San Diego home is the one he took of Bart Starr scoring on a quarterback sneak with 13 seconds left in the ���Ice Bowl,��� the 1967 NFL championship game against t Programs aim to diversify winter sports, but gaps persist at Winter Olympics 02/02/2026 04:10am • Whether it���s on indoors halfpipes in New Jersey or the Rocky Mountains slopes of Colorado and Wyoming, there seems to be plenty of programs aimed at developing a diverse new generation of skiers, skaters and snowboarders. Yet that work is not often reflected with the athletes seen at the Winter Ol 'It's a big family': Amazon Fresh workers in Montgomery Co. say final goodbye 02/01/2026 06:13pm • A majority of Amazon Fresh and Amazon Go locations across country closed their doors for the final time Sunday. Amazon announced the closures on Tuesday, adding that the online outlet would focus on food delivery and its other grocery chain, Whole Foods. Amazon Fresh customers such as Sooyon a