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Almanac for Jan. 17, 2026

Today is Saturday, Jan. 17, the 17th day of 2026. There are 348 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1920, prohibition of alcohol began in the United States as the Volstead Act went into effect in support of the 18th Amendment. Also on this date: In 1950, the Great Brink's Robbery took place as seven masked men held up the Brink's Building in Boston, stealing $1.2 million in cash and $1.5 million in checks and money orders. In 1961, President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivered his farewell address in which he warned against "the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether ...

‘Warmth of collectivism’ doesn’t last

"Replace the frigidity of rugged individualism with the warmth of collectivism!" says my new socialist mayor. Sounds so nice ... No more greedy capitalists hoarding wealth. People share. It's the socialist dream. What will replace capitalism and individualism? One model is the commune — ...

Trump threatens using Insurrection Act to end Minneapolis protests

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to invoke an 1807 law and deploy troops to quell persistent protests against the federal officers sent to Minneapolis to enforce his administration's massive immigration crackdown. The threat comes a day after a man was shot ...

Almanac for Jan. 16, 2026

Today is Friday, Jan. 16, the 16th day of 2026. There are 349 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1991, in a televised address to the nation, U.S. President George H.W. Bush announced the start of Operation Desert Storm, a combat operation that drove Iraqi forces out of Kuwait. Also on this date: In 1865, Union Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman decreed that 400,000 acres of confiscated land in the South would be divided into 40-acre lots and given to former enslaved people. (The order, later revoked by President Andrew Johnson, inspired the expression, "40 acres and a ...

Yes, the US does need a $1.5T defense budget

Finally, the United States will follow through on its NATO commitments. That'd be the cheeky interpretation of President Donald Trump's announcement, via Truth Social, that he wants the U.S. defense budget to be $1.5 trillion. This would represent a stunning 50% increase over the current ...

FBI searches reporter’s home as part of leak investigation

WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI agents searched a Washington Post reporter's home Wednesday as part of a leak investigation into a Pentagon contractor accused of taking home classified information, the Justice Department said. Hannah Natanson, who has been covering President Donald Trump's ...