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By The Associated Press Today is Saturday, June 21, the 172nd day of 2025. There are 193 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 21, 1788, the United States Constitution went into effect as New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify it. On this date: In 1377, ...

The little pink house

NEW YORK — Is your home your castle? Not when eminent domain law lets politicians confiscate your property if they claim it's for "public use." Politicians say they need the power to take property to build public projects like roads and railroad tracks. OK. Seems reasonable. But now, ...

Why standing up is good for business

BERKELEY — Today I want to assess Saturday's No Kings protests in the context of American capitalism. Standing up against Trump is not only important politically and morally. It's also profitable. Diversity, for example, is good for business. CEOs that have scaled back their companies' ...

Almanac

Today is Friday, June 20, the 171st day of 2025. There are 194 days left in the year. Summer begins today. Today's Highlight in History: On June 20, 1837, Queen Victoria acceded to the British throne following the death of her uncle, King William IV. On this date: In 1782, Congress ...

G7 leaders try to salvage summit after Trump’s exit

KANANASKIS, Alberta (AP) — Six of the Group of Seven leaders were trying. as their summit wraps up Tuesday, to show the wealthy nations' club still has the clout to shape world events despite the early departure of U.S. President Donald Trump. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and his ...

Almanac

Today is Wednesday, June 18, the 169th day of 2025. There are 196 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 18, 1983, astronaut Sally K. Ride became America's first woman in space as she and four colleagues blasted off aboard the space shuttle Challenger on a six-day ...