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Why Hungary became a big deal

What's the big deal about Hungary? It's a central European country with 9.5 million people — slightly less in population and area than the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. But it's been the subject of more care, attention and debate in America than any other country in Europe or the Western ...

Supreme Court to hear religious preschools’ challenge

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear from Catholic preschools that say it's unconstitutional to exclude them from a state-funded program because they won't admit kids from LGBTQ+ families. In the latest religious rights case for the conservative-majority court, the ...

Almanac for April 21, 2026

Today is Tuesday, April 21, the 111th day of 2026. There are 254 days left in the year. Today in history: In 2016, Prince, one of the most inventive and influential musicians of modern times, was found dead at his home in suburban Minneapolis from an accidental fentanyl overdose; he was ...

Beware the American heresy

“The makers of our Constitution undertook to secure conditions favorable to the pursuit of happiness. ... They sought to protect Americans in their beliefs, their thoughts, their emotions and their sensations. They conferred, as against the Government, the right to be let alone — the most ...

Allies back Starmer in UK as PM fights for his job

LONDON (AP) — Senior Cabinet ministers on Sunday rallied around U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, whose leadership is teetering over his decision to give Britain's most important diplomatic job to Peter Mandelson, a scandal-tarnished politician and friend of Jeffrey Epstein. Starmer will ...

Almanac for April 20, 2026

Today is Monday, April 20, the 110th day of 2026. There are 255 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1999, two students shot and killed 12 classmates and one teacher and injured 23 others before taking their own lives at Columbine High School, near Denver, Colorado. Also on this ...