Howard County officially raised its new flag Monday in front of the county’s George Howard Building in Ellicott City. The ...

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Last month, Black Flag’s only permanent member, guitarist Greg Ginn, announced a new lineup for the band consisting of vocalist Max Zanelly, bassist David Rodriguez, and drummer Bryce Weston.

Historically, the white smoke was created by burning the ballots together with dry straw. The black smoke was made from the ballots, wet straw, and with the addition of pitch to darken the color.

Black smoke emerging from the chimney means the world's 1.4 billion Catholics don't yet have a new pope. White smoke means the cardinals have chosen a new leader of the church.

Today, the first new release, the Black Bolt and White Flare Elite Trainer Box, went up for pre-order on the Pokemon Center just a day after they were announced. Predictably, it’s been chaos.

Black smoke indicates a non-conclusive answer, and white smoke indicates that a new pope has been selected. Here's what to know about the black and white smoke used during a papal conclave.

Kamala Harris attended the 2025 Met Gala on Monday, wearing a black silk gown from Off-White by IB Kamara, featuring a long scarf, sweeping white statement sleeve, and a pleated skirt.

Ginn apologized for that one. In 2015, Ginn’s ex-wife accused him of child abuse. Now, Ginn has another Black Flag lineup going, and they’re working on new music.

And once the election process for a new pope begins, gatherers will turn upward each day, waiting for black or white smoke to fill the sky. Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott and the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland issued public statements on social media on Feb. 1 — the annual start to the month-long ...