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By The Associated Press Today in History Today is Wednesday, Sept. 11, the 255th day of 2024. There are 111 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 11, 2001, nearly 3,000 people were killed as 19 al-Qaida hijackers seized control of four jetliners, sending two of ...

Almanac

By The Associated Press Today in History Today is Tuesday, Sept. 10, the 254th day of 2024. There are 112 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 10, 1991, the Senate Judiciary Committee opened hearings on the nomination of Clarence Thomas to the U.S. Supreme Court. The ...

No party has a monopoly on patriotism

WASHINGTON — If you don’t tell a lie, my father used to say, you won’t have to worry about which version of your story you told last. Right, I agreed, but, with an attitude like that, ol’ Dad was well advised to avoid going into politics. That advice came to mind amid the unfolding ...

What the Trump-Clinton debate might tell us about Tuesday’s match

NEW YORK (AP) — He claimed she would raise taxes and accused her of supporting open border policies that allowed an influx of migrants into the country. He blamed her for a litany of the current administration’s failures and cast her potential presidency as four more years of the ...

Abortion, identity politics are Harris’s pathways to victory

WASHINGTON — Abortion is the Democrats’ kryptonite to the Republicans. It worked in 2022 and they feel they can do it again in 2024. Reproductive rights are not merely due to the health of the woman; they are largely due to the finances of the woman. Their target is the “Sallys” of ...