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Chicago school board head ousted because of social media posts deemed antisemitic, misogynistic

Oct. 31, 2024 17:39 PM EDT

CHICAGO (AP) — The president of the Chicago school board resigned Thursday just a week after he was appointed because of social media posts deemed antisemitic, anti-women and lending credence to a conspiracy theory about the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The Rev. Mitchell Johnson's...

Prosecutor tells jury of a 9/11-style attack planned by Kenyan who trained as a pilot

Oct. 29, 2024 18:29 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — A Kenyan man who plotted a 9/11-style attack on a U.S. building was training as a commercial pilot in the Philippines when his plans were interrupted, a federal prosecutor told a New York jury Tuesday. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jon Bodansky told a federal jury in...

Lawyer for news organizations presses Guantanamo judge to make public a plea deal for 9/11 accused

Oct. 11, 2024 19:55 PM EDT

FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — A lawyer for news organizations urged the U.S. military commission at Guantanamo Bay to unseal the plea deal struck with accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two others, saying the public has a constitutional right and compelling need to follow one of the...

Today in History: October 10, Vice President Spiro Agnew resigns

Oct. 10, 2024 00:16 AM EDT

Today is Thursday, Oct. 10, the 284th day of 2024. There are 82 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 10, 1973, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, accused of accepting bribes, resigned his office and pleaded no contest to one count of federal income tax...

Today in History: October 7, surprise attacks spark Israel-Hamas War

Oct. 07, 2024 01:40 AM EDT

Today is Monday, Oct. 7, the 281st day of 2024. There are 85 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led militants launched air and ground attacks on Israel, killing nearly 1,200 and taking more than 250 hostages. The attacks, followed hours...

Doctors and first responders are among those who still use pagers

Sep. 20, 2024 02:18 AM EDT

The small plastic box that beeped and flashed numbers was a lifeline to Laurie Dove in 1993. Pregnant with her first baby in a house beyond any town in rural Kansas, Dove used the little black device to keep in touch with her husband as he delivered medical supplies. He carried one, too. They had a...

Today in History: September 14, Roosevelt becomes youngest US president

Sep. 14, 2024 00:19 AM EDT

Today in History Today is Saturday, Sept. 14, the 258th day of 2024. There are 108 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 14, 1901, President William McKinley died in Buffalo, New York, of gunshot wounds inflicted by an assassin eight days...

Austria carries out raids against 72 alleged Islamic extremists ahead of 9/11 anniversary

Sep. 12, 2024 05:45 AM EDT

VIENNA (AP) — Austrian security forces carried out raids against 72 alleged Islamic extremists this week ahead of the 23th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in the United States, citing the potential for copycat violence on the date of the plane hijackings that killed nearly 3,000 people. ...

A family flyover: Jax family enjoys special 9/11 moment before Twins game

Sep. 12, 2024 00:07 AM EDT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Stadium flyovers are nothing new, particularly on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. Wednesday’s flyover in Minnesota, with four F-35 Lightning IIs making their very loud appearance over Target Field had a different feel — a family feel. ...

9/11 anniversary brings Biden, Harris and Trump together at ground zero

Sep. 11, 2024 22:00 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — With presidential candidates looking on, some 9/11 victims’ relatives appealed to them Wednesday for accountability as the U.S. marked an anniversary laced with election-season politics. In a remarkable tableau, President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump...