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Trump warns limited strikes possible on Iran

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump warned on Friday that limited strikes against Iran are possible even as the country's top diplomat said Tehran expects to have a proposed deal ready in the next few days after nuclear talks with the United States. In response to a reporter's question ...

Almanac for Feb. 21, 2026

Today is Saturday, Feb. 21, the 52nd day of 2026. There are 313 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1965, civil rights activist Malcolm X, 39, was shot to death inside Harlem's Audubon Ballroom in New York. Three men identified as members of the Nation of Islam were convicted of ...

Trump visits Georgia as GOP looks for midterm boost

ROME, Ga. (AP) — The White House insisted that President Donald Trump was visiting Georgia to promote the economy. But in the opening minutes of his first stop at a local restaurant before touring a steel company, the president raised debunked claims of voter fraud, talked up his plan to ...

Western civilization ideas work

The following discusses themes of race, gender, "hate" speech ... Author Heather Mac Donald takes a lot of heat. She writes about race, crime, diversity, gender, merit — and says things that got her shouted down on college campuses. She points out the absurdity of the left's attack on ...

Almanac for Feb. 20, 2026

Today is Friday, Feb. 20, the 51st day of 2026. There are 314 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1962, astronaut John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth, circling the globe three times aboard Project Mercury's Friendship 7 spacecraft in a flight lasting 4 hours and 55 ...

Remembering the Rev. Jesse Jackson

President Trump called the Rev. Jesse Jackson “a force of nature” and so he was. Jackson, who died Tuesday at 84, was the last great orator of the civil rights movement. He could bring an audience to cheers or to tears with the power of his personality. I once accompanied him to a ...