HEBRON, Ky. (AP) — Vice President JD Vance cast doubt Friday on whether the Pentagon will livestream the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan in December but told reporters if it is livestreamed, “I’m not going to be watching it.” The Republican vice president said, “I ...
Today is Saturday, Oct. 10, the 283rd day of 2026. There are 82 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1973, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, accused of accepting bribes, resigned his office and pleaded no contest to one count of federal income tax evasion. President Richard Nixon later tapped congressman Gerald Ford to replace Agnew. Nixon resigned in 1974 amid the Watergate scandal and Ford succeeded him. Also on this date: In 1845, the U.S. Naval Academy was established in Annapolis, Maryland, with an inaugural class of 50 students. In 1911, Chinese revolutionaries launched an ...
In the bad old crime days of New York City, I spent a Christmas Eve waiting outside an emergency room. Our foursome had been violently robbed in a subway station, and I was eager for the doctor’s report on one member who’d suffered a concussion fighting off a mugger. Because someone got ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — An attorney for three news organizations told a federal judge Thursday the Trump administration must be prevented from barring their reporters from the White House, saying the ban is a classic example of “viewpoint discrimination” that is punishing people for what they ...
For Fire Prevention Week this week, the National Fire Protection Association has chosen the theme of “Charge into Fire Safety: Safe Charging is a Superpower,” stressing safe practices for rechargeable batteries. This has added resonance locally, as a house fire April 21 in Kingsford that killed 45-year-old Deanna Juranek is thought to have been caused when an electric bicycle recharging exploded on the enclosed front porch. “Many devices used in our daily lives — phones, tablets, laptops, tools, toys, e-bikes and scooters — run on rechargeable lithium-ion batteries, which ...
How much money should any one person have? When Elon Musk became the world’s first trillionaire, people got mad. “He will own everything!” claims a popular YouTuber. “He will own your house ... your country ... your government.” Comedian Bill Maher, lately a voice of reason, ...
