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News outlets return to WH after judge orders Trump to lift ban

NEW YORK (AP) — Three news organizations banned from the White House for days were back Thursday after a judge handed CNN, MS NOW and Politico a reprieve in an extraordinary showdown between President Donald Trump and outlets whose coverage he dislikes. But media coverage of Trump’s White ...

Focusing this week on farm safety and health

It’s harvest time and farmers already are dealing with the effects of record high diesel prices this fall as they try to get their crops in for the season. That’s an added strain during an already high-stress time of year for what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calls one of the most hazardous industries in the United States. This is National Farm Safety and Health Week, dedicated to understanding potential on-farm hazards and the measures needed to mitigate those risks, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development states in a news release. To ...

The book of the year

If “The Golden Thread,” the new two-volume history of the Western tradition, landed with a thud, it’s a matter of sheer weight. Altogether, about 12 pounds of book and 1,968 pages of text, “The Golden Thread” is a prodigious product — and an even more prodigious ...

Almanac for Sept. 24, 2026

Today is Thursday, Sept. 24, the 267th day of 2026. There are 98 days left in the year. Today in history: In 2017, more than 200 NFL players kneeled or sat during the national anthem after President Donald Trump criticized the players’ protests in a speech and a series of tweets. Also on this date: In 1789, President George Washington signed a Judiciary Act establishing America’s federal court system and creating the post of attorney general. In 1869, thousands of businessmen were ruined in a Wall Street panic known as “Black Friday” after financiers Jay Gould and James Fisk ...

Judge blocks Trump’s WH ban, says three news outlets must have access

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge early today temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s move to ban three news outlets from the White House grounds and said CNN, MS NOW and Politico must have their access restored. It’s the latest development in an escalating showdown between Trump and ...