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How long will we tolerate the madness in our streets?

In her response to the murder of Iryna Zarutska on a light-rail train in Charlotte, North Carolina, the city's mayor demonstrated the mindset that allowed the heinous act to happen in the first place. Mayor Vi Lyles called the murder of the young Ukraine refugee woman, "a tragic situation ...

House moves as Trump’s DC emergency order set to expire

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's emergency order over the nation's capital, which federalized its police force and launched a surge of law enforcement into the city, is set to expire overnight Wednesday after Congress failed to extend it. But the clash between Republicans and the ...

Almanac for Sept. 11, 2025

Today is Thursday, Sept. 11, the 254th day of 2025. There are 111 days left in the year. Today in history: In 2001, nearly 3,000 people were killed as 19 al-Qaida hijackers seized control of four jetliners, sending two of the planes into New York's World Trade Center, one into the Pentagon ...

The Biden autopen controversy

The autopen has been around in one form or another since Thomas Jefferson was president. According to shapell.org, “In 2005, George W. Bush was the first president to enquire with the Department of Justice if it was constitutional for the president to sign a bill using the autopen.” He was ...

RFK Jr.’s latest report calls for more scrutiny of vaccines, autism

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is imploring the nation's public health agencies to prioritize investigations of vaccine injuries, prescription drug use and the cause of autism in a new "Make America Healthy Again" report focused on children released Tuesday. The 20-page report, ...

Almanac for Sept. 10, 2025

Today is Wednesday, Sept. 10, the 253rd day of 2025. There are 112 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1991, the Senate Judiciary Committee opened hearings on the nomination of Clarence Thomas to the U.S. Supreme Court. The proceedings would become a watershed moment in the ...