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Almanac for June 9, 2026

Local columns

Today is Tuesday, June 9, the 160th day of 2026. There are 205 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1973, Secretariat won the Belmont Stakes by 31 lengths, winning horse racing's Triple Crown and setting a still-standing record by running the 1 1/2-mile dirt course in 2 minutes, 24 ...

New high school grads can be targets for scams

Editorial

Now that the Class of 2026 has finished high school, the state has advice for the new graduates on how to spot common scams that typically target young people. “Graduating from high school is a monumental milestone, but it also marks a time of major transitions that bad actors want to ...

Gitmo and torture revisited

Local columns

America's longest current criminal prosecution is in its 15th year, on its fifth judge, and still has no trial date. The defendants are Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and four alleged mass murder co-conspirators. Mohammed is the second person that the government has characterized as the ringleader of ...

GB official: Vance wrong to blame murder on immigration

Local columns

LONDON (AP) — Britain's deputy prime minister said Sunday that he told U.S. Vice President JD Vance he was wrong to blame immigration for the death of a university student who was handcuffed as he lay dying from a stab wound. David Lammy, who is also the justice minister, said he challenged ...

Almanac for June 8, 2026

Local columns

Today is Monday, June 8, the 159th day of 2026. There are 206 days left in the year. Today in history: In 2023, Donald Trump was indicted by a grand jury in Miami on 37 felony counts related to the alleged mishandling of classified documents that had been moved to Mar-a-Lago, Trump's ...