Today is Saturday, Aug. 30, the 242nd day of 2025. There are 123 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1916, on his fourth attempt, explorer Ernest Shackelton successfully returned to Elephant Island in Antarctica to rescue 22 of his stranded crew members, who had survived on the barren ...
Local schools started this week and we urge drivers on local roadways to exercise additional caution and care when motoring. That’s because, of course, children by the score are going to be out and about and in places they haven’t been during the summer months. It can be a recipe for ...
Some parents abuse their kids. Child welfare workers are supposed to stop that to protect the kids. But bad things often happen while they watch. "Children have a right to safety," says Tim Keller. "If home is a danger, we as a society have to step in and protect those ...
NEW YORK (AP) — When the White House fired Susan Monarez as director of the premier U.S. public health agency, it was clear to two of the scientific leaders at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that the political meddling would not end and it was time to quit. "We knew ... if ...
Today is Friday, Aug. 29, the 241st day of 2025. There are 124 days left in the year. Today in history: In 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck the U.S. Gulf Coast in southeast Louisiana, breaching levees and spurring floods that devastated New Orleans. Katrina caused nearly 1,400 deaths and an ...