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Today in History: June 2, Timothy McVeigh convicted
Today in History Today is Friday, June 2, the 153rd day of 2023. There are 212 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On June 2, 1997, Timothy McVeigh was convicted of murder and conspiracy in the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah...
Threat to Queen Elizabeth during 1983 US trip detailed in FBI documents
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI has disclosed a potential threat to Queen Elizabeth II during her 1983 trip to the United States. The documents were released this week on the FBI's records website. Queen Elizabeth II died last September after a 70-year reign. The queen's...
Centuries-old cotton tree, a national symbol for decades, felled by storm in Sierra Leone
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Torrential rains in Sierra Leone's capital felled the centuries-old Cotton Tree, a national treasure whose loss has left “a gap" in people's hearts, the country's President Julius Maada Bio said Thursday. “There is no stronger symbol of our national story...
Queen Elizabeth II's funeral cost UK government $200 million
LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II's funeral and lying-in-state last year cost Britain's government an estimated 162 million pounds (around $200 million), the treasury revealed Thursday. The state funeral for the late monarch, held on Sept. 19, was the first in the U.K. since that...
King's pledge of service defines UK's modern monarchy
LONDON (AP) — If one thread ran throughout the festivities marking the coronation of King Charles III, it was the idea of public service. It was there when Charles stood before a choirboy at Westminster Abbey on Saturday and promised to serve. It was there in the words of his son,...
Jill Biden: Charles' coronation was 'just amazing to see'
WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Jill Biden, who represented the United States at Saturday's coronation of Britain's King Charles III, said there was “such beauty in the pageantry of the ceremony” and it was “just amazing to see.” “You can't imagine that moment where you...
Coronation Live | King Charles III crowned king
LONDON (AP) — The Latest on the coronation of King Charles III: London’s police force says officers made a total of 52 arrests on coronation day, with people being detained for alleged offenses including disrupting public order and conspiracy to cause a public nuisance. ...
Feeling is believing: Inside the abbey for king's coronation
LONDON (AP) — Being there is better. I didn’t see much of the coronation of King Charles III and neither did many of the 2,300 or so other guests inside Westminster Abbey. We were too far away, or were seated behind the choir, or had our view blocked by a guardsman in a plumed...
Queen or queen consort? What to know about Camilla's title
LONDON (AP) — Now that she has been crowned alongside her husband, King Charles III's wife is officially known as Queen Camilla. While it sounds more official than “queen consort," the changing of titles does not signify any practical difference in the role of the 75-year-old...
What to know about King Charles III’s coronation
LONDON (AP) — The United Kingdom's royal family turns the page on a new chapter Saturday with the coronation of King Charles III — a spectacle that echoes medieval times but features modern flourishes. The pomp, pageantry and symbolism date back more than 1,000 years, but the...
