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, ...
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 ...
Today is Friday, Oct. 9, the 282nd day of 2026. There are 83 days left in the year. Today in history: In 2009, President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize for what the Norwegian Nobel Committee called “his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.” Also on this date: In 1910, a coal dust explosion at the Starkville Mine in Colorado killed 56 miners. In 1962, Uganda won independence from British rule. In 1963, a mega-tsunami triggered by a huge landslide at Vajont Dam in northern Italy destroyed villages and caused ...
We’ve heard it from politicians, celebrities and influencers — the system failed the accuser in the Cornell 7 case. This near-universal view is advanced with great certainty and a sense of outraged righteousness, but mistaken nonetheless. Based on the information available to them at the ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says his administration will make one-time payments of $90 per person to help more than 20 million Medicare enrollees pay for their Part B premiums. It will cost about $2 billion. Less than one-third of all Medicare recipients are eligible for the ...
Today is Thursday, Oct. 8, the 281st day of 2026. There are 84 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1871, the Great Chicago Fire began; more than 300 people died and more than 17,000 structures were destroyed during the three-day blaze. On the same date, a firestorm went through Peshtigo, Wis., and surrounding areas, killing 1,500 to 2,000 people, the most devastating forest fire in American history. Also on this date: In 1862, Union forces beat back a Confederate offensive in the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky's biggest and bloodiest engagement of the Civil War, leading to ...
