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Almanac for Nov. 15, 2025

Today is Saturday, Nov. 15, the 319th day of 2025. There are 46 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1864, late in the U.S. Civil War, Union forces led by Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman began their "March to the Sea" from Atlanta; the campaign ended with the capture of Savannah, ...

President Donald Trump … the socialist

"America will never be a socialist country!" says President Donald Trump. I hope not. Trump rightly declared socialism "the wrecker of nations and destroyer of societies." But I fear he's confused about what socialism is. "Trump says he's against socialism, but he is having the government ...

Justice Department sues to block California US House map

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Justice Department on Thursday sued to block new congressional district boundaries approved by California voters last week, joining a court battle that could help determine which party wins control of the U.S. House in 2026. The complaint filed in California federal ...

Almanac for Nov. 14, 2025

Today is Friday, Nov. 14, the 318th day of 2025. There are 47 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1970, a chartered Southern Airways plane crashed while trying to land in West Virginia, killing all 75 people on board, including the Marshall University football team and its coaching ...

Yes, Ozempic for all Americans

Americans are going to get a little healthier. President Trump cut deals with the drugmakers Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk to increase access to obesity drugs in a major benefit to American public health. The agreements are a win-win-win -- good for consumers, good for the companies and good ...

Poll shows drop on Trump’s handling of government

WASHINGTON (AP) — Approval of the way President Donald Trump is managing the government has dropped sharply since early in his second term, according to a new AP-NORC poll, with much of the rising discontent coming from fellow Republicans. The survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for ...