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NEW YORK (AP) — The Justice Department said Monday that it had taken down several thousand documents and "media" that may have inadvertently included victim-identifying information since it began releasing the latest batch of documents related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein on ...

Almanac for Feb. 3, 2026

Today is Tuesday, Feb. 3, the 34th day of 2026. There are 331 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1959, which would become known as "the day the music died," rock ’n’ roll stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson died in a small plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa. Also on this date: In 1870, the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, granting Black American men the right to vote, was ratified. In 1913, the 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, providing for a federal income tax, was ratified. In 1917, the United States broke off ...

American Gestapo/American Psycho

Last week, a half-dozen masked and unidentifiable Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents killed a 37-year-old federal employee, a nurse, by spraying pepper spray into his eyes, pushing him to the ground, stealing his lawfully owned and carried handgun and then shooting him nine times in ...

Father and son freed from Texas ICE facility, back in Minnesota

Five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, who were detained by immigration officers in Minnesota and held at an ICE facility in Texas, have been released after a judge's order. They have returned to Minnesota, according to Texas Rep. Joaquin Castro. The boy and his dad, Adrian Conejo ...

Almanac for Feb. 2, 2026

Today is Monday, Feb. 2, the 33rd day of 2026. There are 332 days left in the year. Today in history: In 2013, former Navy SEAL and "American Sniper" author Chris Kyle was fatally shot along with a friend at a gun range west of Glen Rose, Texas; Eddie Ray Routh was later convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole. Also on this date: In 1536, present-day Buenos Aires, Argentina, was founded by Spanish explorer Pedro de Mendoza. In 1653, New Amsterdam — now New York City — was incorporated as a city. In 1848, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was ...

Exactly what business are we in with measles?

Measles is a "cost of doing business," says a highly placed official at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. I'd like to know what business that is. To be fair, let me finish the CDC principal deputy director's quote. Ralph Abraham said that measles is a cost of doing business ...