Alex Vargo, chief of staff for Rep. Addison McDowell, R-N.C., recounts a life-threatening car accident he faced as a teen to Fox News Digital and argues that adversity is the story of America.
1948—In McCollum v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court applies the “wall of separation” myth that it adopted the previous year (see This Day entry for Feb....
These days, unions have more luck organizing press conferences than actual workers. A year ago, the presidents of the AFL-CIO and SEIU — two of the country’s largest labor organizations — announced a joining of forces, with the express purpose of growing their rank-and-file. They put out a press release claiming the partnership would “unleash a new […]
During my first trip to Iran in 1996, I visited Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini’s tomb, a palatial complex abutting a Behesht-e Zahra Iran-Iraq War cemetery about 14 miles south of Tehran. Like many Shiite shrines, it was airy and beautiful. Khomeini’s sarcophagus lay in the center of the complex behind an elaborate silver gate. Iranian pilgrims would push rial — […]
A Sunday explosion causing minor damage to the U.S. Embassy in Oslo is being investigated by Norwegian police. Authorities said they received a report about the explosion at around 1 a.m. local time. “Emergency services have had extensive resources at the scene, but no injuries and only minor material damage have been reported at the...
Means’s testimony provides abundant evidence that confirming her as the government’s leading spokesperson on public health would reinforce the administration’s use of conspiracy theories instead of scientific research to set priorities and polices — and make many more Americans sick again.
President Trump on Saturday evening dismissed one of Tehran's few surviving leaders' threats against the U.S as its military campaign in Iran enters its second week. "I have no idea what he's talking about, who he is. I couldn't care less," Trump told CBS News, when asked about Ali Larijani, who has vowed to retaliate...