President Trump’s performance at last Friday’s retooled White House Correspondents’ Dinner made me nostalgic for the days of Vice President Spiro Agnew, President Richard Nixon’s media attack dog. In a speech, Agnew called politicians critical of Nixon administration policies ...
With a full five months still left in the year, the state already has seen 21 workplace fatalities in 2026, according to the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration. It has MIOSHA urging employers and workers to take proactive steps to identify hazards, communicate safety concerns and stop work when conditions become unsafe. That message is underscored by three recent trench collapses in Michigan within a two-day period, including one that resulted in a worker’s death July 1, MIOSHA states in a news release. The incidents highlight the importance of reassessing ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, a rising national figure in the Democratic Party, is calling on the state’s Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell to either prove that he is fit to continue serving after his lengthy hospital stay or resign from office. Beshear made the demand in a ...
Today is Wednesday, July 29, the 210th day of 2026. There are 155 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1967, an accidental rocket launch on the deck of the supercarrier USS Forrestal in the Gulf of Tonkin resulted in a fire and explosions that killed 134 service members. Also on this date: In 1836, the newly completed Arc de Triomphe was inaugurated in Paris. In 1858, the United States and Japan signed the Harris Treaty, formalizing diplomatic relations and trading rights between the two countries. In 1890, artist Vincent van Gogh, 37, died of an apparent self-inflicted ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to clear the way for an executive order from President Donald Trump that could dramatically change mail-in voting ahead of November’s midterm elections. The Justice Department asked the justices to halt for now ...
