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The Selma River Pitch, part of the University of Alabama’s Selma Resilience Initiative, returns March 12 as a business pitch competition for entrepreneurs in Selma and Dallas County, offering a $1,000 seed prize and networking opportunities.

The United States beat Canada in overtime to win the men's Olympic ice hockey gold at Milan-Cortina 2026, their first men's Olympic title since 1980. Jack Hughes scored the overtime winner and goalkeeper Connor Hellebuyck produced a standout performance.

The United States beat Canada 2-1 in overtime in Milan to win men's Olympic hockey gold, their first since 1980; Jack Hughes scored the winning goal.

Dr. Doris Day, a 63-year-old board-certified dermatologist, recommends 12 anti-aging skin care products that include sunscreens, retinol serums and barrier-support moisturizers. The list appears in CNN Underscored's Guide to Age-Defying Beauty.

The Ocean County Board of Commissioners approved multiple grants and shared-service agreements for 2026, including funding for public safety, 9-1-1 upgrades, and local road work.

Pope Leo XIV visited the Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish near Rome's Termini station and told parishioners that true freedom is fulfilled by saying yes to God; he encouraged the community to be a visible sign of charity amid local social contrasts.

The M+A hotline handled about 14,000 calls last year and receives roughly 40 texts a day; volunteers report more callers managing abortions at home when they cannot get clinic appointments.

Pella, Iowa, known for its Dutch heritage and walkable downtown, is listed by Investopedia among the top 100 U.S. places to retire and offers a lower-than-state median property tax rate plus rents below the national average.

NBC commentators and former skaters Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir matched in sparkly black outfits for the Exhibition Gala at the Milano Cortina Olympics, after a week of notable on-air looks and social moments.

The Studio Museum in Harlem, founded in 1968 to celebrate African-American artists and support emerging talent through a residency program, has reopened after a seven-year, $160 million renovation.

Polio still circulates in parts of the world, and an imported case four years ago in an under-vaccinated New York community paralyzed a 20-year-old; experts in the report say U.S. vaccination levels influence the risk.

Itzhak Perlman told Dr. Jonathan LaPook he contracted polio as a child before a vaccine existed and described life adjustments from his disability; he also spoke about music's effect on the brain and how he wishes to be remembered.

Amarillo's Mom Prom, themed "Dream in Technicolor", will be held April 25 at the Amarillo Civic Center and will benefit Amarillo Angels' programs for children in foster care.

Four Italy-connected acts — Roberto Bolle, Achille Lauro, Benedetta Porcaroli and DJ Gabry Ponte — are set to perform at the Closing Ceremony themed "Beauty in Action." The ceremony begins at 2:30 p.m. ET and will be broadcast on NBC and streamed on Peacock.

Time-management author Laura Vanderkam says keeping a consistent bedtime can help prevent last-minute rushing and structure the day; a July 2025 Nature study of about 79,000 working adults linked irregular bedtimes with lower productivity and disengagement.

NASA added a Mars Global Localization system to the Perseverance rover so it can match panoramic images to orbital maps and determine its location to within about 10 inches (25 cm), allowing it to continue along planned routes without waiting for confirmation from Earth.

A nor'easter called Winter Storm Hernando is forecast to strengthen into a bomb cyclone, with blizzard warnings from Delaware to Connecticut and across New York City. Major airports in the region are reporting widespread flight cancellations and officials report possible power outages and hazardous road conditions.

DeMeco Ryans has led the Houston Texans to a 32-19 record and playoff berths in each of his first three seasons, including two AFC South titles and three postseason wins.

This Stroller bulletin lists community events across the Alle-Kiski Valley for Feb. 22, 2026, including a Fox Chapel Area High School musical and local dinners, meetings and vendor sales.

An iPhone Emergency SOS via satellite feature helped rescuers locate six skiers after a California avalanche by enabling messages when cell service failed.

Hubble's new picture of the Egg Nebula, the nearest known pre-planetary nebula, shows concentric dust shells and twin polar beams; the image was made by combining new observations with Hubble data from 1997, 2003 and 2012.

About 25 playscapes from 14 Connecticut communities were dismantled, packed into 40-foot sea containers and shipped roughly 3,200 miles to Guatemala, where mission groups and schools reassembled them; the effort required detailed, time‑intensive work by town staff and volunteers.

The closing ceremony for the 2026 Winter Olympics will be held at the historic Verona Arena in Verona, Italy, and will air live on NBC with an encore at 9 p.m. ET.

Residents and staff from Primrose Retirement Community visited Marion Technical College to hand out snacks, gift cards and conversation as part of their ninth annual Random Acts of Kindness event.

Oklahoma’s 2024 Survivors' Act lets people serving long sentences seek resentencing if abuse substantially contributed to their crimes; one woman was freed under the law while several others were denied and are pursuing appeals.

Dr. Carleara Weiss explains that extra weekend sleep can partly restore attention and cardiovascular function but will not fully undo some longer-term effects of chronic sleep debt, and that shifting wake times by as little as two hours can create social jet lag.

Indiana will visit Purdue for a Friday rematch at Mackey Arena, where a planned blackout crowd of over 14,000 is expected; coach Darian DeVries said the Hoosiers "need to play very well" and must emphasize rebounding and limiting turnovers after a 71-51 loss to Illinois.

The article reports that seasonal pastoralism structured Kazakh social, legal and political life, with winter survival and pasture rights central to migration cycles and community decisions.

A Texas middle schooler, Aamir Tinwala, began building nest boxes after adopting a cockatiel during the pandemic and has built more than 750 bird shelters while organizing neighbors and schools.

A Santa Barbara captain filmed two humpback whales approaching his boat and spending nearly two hours nearby, and the operator reported seeing more than a dozen humpbacks in the Santa Barbara Channel during an earlier-than-usual return from migration.