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By The Associated Press Today in History Today is Friday, March 29, the 89th day of 2024. There are 277 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On March 29, 1973, the last United States combat troops left South Vietnam, ending America’s direct military involvement in the ...

Moscow massacre: Could it happen here?

WASHINGTON — A mass shooting at a concert hall in Moscow killed more than 130 people. With many others seriously or gravely wounded the number of dead is likely to rise. The Islamic state released a statement claiming “credit” for the incident. Eleven suspects have been arrested. Early ...

Almanac

By The Associated Press Today in History Today is Thursday, March 28, the 88th day of 2024. There are 278 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On March 28, 1979, America’s worst commercial nuclear accident occurred with a partial meltdown inside the Unit 2 reactor at ...

Almanac

By The Associated Press Today in History Today is Wednesday, March 27, the 87th day of 2024. There are 279 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On March 27, 1973, “The Godfather” won the Academy Award for best picture of 1972, but its star, Marlon Brando, refused to ...

What’s next now that Speaker Mike Johnson is facing a motion to vacate?

WASHINGTON (AP) — Barely six months into the job, House Speaker Mike Johnson is already at risk of the same conservative revolt that took down his predecessor. The Louisiana Republican, who only took the gavel in October after weeks of GOP infighting, was put on “warning” by one of his ...

Almanac

By The Associated Press Today in History Today is Tuesday, March 26, the 86th day of 2024. There are 280 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On March 26, 1997, the bodies of 39 members of the Heaven’s Gate techno-religious cult who committed suicide were found inside ...