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AP sources: Russia providing Iran with US military information

WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia has provided Iran with information that could help Tehran strike American warships, aircraft and other assets in the region, according to two officials familiar with U.S. intelligence on the matter. The officials, who were not authorized to comment publicly on the ...

Almanac for March 7, 2026

Today is Saturday, March 7, the 66th day of 2026. There are 299 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1965, a march by over 500 civil rights demonstrators was violently broken up at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama; state troopers and a sheriff's posse fired tear gas and beat marchers with batons in what became known as "Bloody Sunday." Also on this date: In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell received a U.S. patent for his telephone. In 1936, Adolf Hitler ordered his troops to march into the demilitarized Rhineland, thereby breaking the Treaty of Versailles and the ...

As clocks get changed, test alarms in home, too

As Michiganders move their clocks ahead one hour for daylight saving time Sunday, the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs is encouraging residents to test their smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors. Daylight saving time serves as a seasonal reminder for households to check safety devices and replace batteries as needed. “Testing your smoke alarms is one of the simplest and most effective ways to increase your chance of surviving a home fire,” LARA Director Marlon I. Brown said in a news release. “When a fire starts, you may have less than two minutes ...

If you want to be 'seen,' try seeing others

I recently came across a curious headline: "The Retirement Crisis No One Warns You About: Mattering." Very few people leaving the workplace have prepared for losing a big part of their identity, according to the Wall Street Journal article. They long to "feel seen" in the next chapter of ...