Today is Wednesday, Sept. 3, the 246th day of 2025. There are 119 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1783, representatives of the United States and Britain signed the Treaty of Paris, which officially ended the Revolutionary War and recognized U.S. sovereignty. Also on this ...

These are dark days for American lovers of liberty, so any glimmers of light are especially welcome. Let's start with "Sandwich Man." The world knows him as the pink-shirted guy who shouted at federal agents patrolling the streets of Washington, D.C. After some aggressive language and pungent ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A House committee investigating the Justice Department's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case has withdrawn a subpoena to former FBI Director Robert Mueller, citing the state of his health. The House Oversight Committee last month scheduled Mueller to appear ...

Today is Tuesday, Sept. 2, the 245th day of 2025. There are 120 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1945, Japan formally surrendered in ceremonies aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, ending World War II. Also on this date: In 1666, the Great Fire of London began, which would ...

The Constitution of the United States lays out a complex scheme of governance that has mostly worked for the 237 years since it became effective with the ratification of the ninth state, New Hampshire, in 1788. There have been exceptions, of course. Abraham Lincoln took extraordinary steps to ...

Today is Saturday, Aug. 30, the 242nd day of 2025. There are 123 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1916, on his fourth attempt, explorer Ernest Shackelton successfully returned to Elephant Island in Antarctica to rescue 22 of his stranded crew members, who had survived on the ...