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Almanac for April 15, 2026

Today is Wednesday, April 15, the 105th day of 2026. There are 260 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1912, the British luxury liner RMS Titanic sank in the North Atlantic off Newfoundland just over two and a half hours after hitting an iceberg on its maiden voyage. More than 1,500 people died while 710 survived. Also on this date: In 1865, Abraham Lincoln died after being shot by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theater the previous evening; Andrew Johnson was sworn in as the 17th president hours later. In 1947, Jackie Robinson, baseball's first Black major league player ...

Why Democrats should shun Hasan Piker

Hasan Piker, the far-left streamer, is having a bit of a moment. Democrats are quarreling over whether he should be kept at arm's length. What kind of opinionator is Piker? He said in 2019 that the United States "deserved 9/11." When someone challenged him online about his anti-Israel rants, ...

Swalwell to leave House amid sexual assault allegations

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell of California announced Monday he will resign from Congress after sexual assault and misconduct allegations that prompted loud bipartisan calls for him to step down. The decision caps a swift political fall for the seven-term lawmaker, who ...

Almanac for April 14, 2026

Today is Tuesday, April 14, the 104th day of 2026. There are 261 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was shot and mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth during a performance of the play "Our American Cousin" at Ford's Theatre in Washington; Lincoln was taken to a boarding house across the street and died the next morning at 7:22 a.m. Also on this date: In 1828, the first edition of Noah Webster's "American Dictionary of the English Language" was published. In 1912, the British liner RMS Titanic collided with an iceberg in the North ...

Killing and indifference

Is personal freedom a reality or a myth? Does the government execute the will of the governed or the will of those who finance its officials? Does the Bill of Rights restrain the government? Are the levers of government power pulled by those the governed have elected or those we don't see? Do ...

Swalwell suspends California governor run after sexual assault accusations

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell suspended his campaign for California governor on Sunday after sexual assault allegations that he continues to deny. "I will fight the serious, false allegations that have been made — but that's my fight, not a campaign's," Swalwell ...