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Today in History: September 26, Kennedy-Nixon presidential debate

Sep. 26, 2024 00:05 AM EDT

Today is Thursday, Sept. 26, the 270th day of 2024. There are 96 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 26, 1960, the first-ever debate between presidential nominees took place as Democrat John F. Kennedy and Republican Richard M. Nixon faced off before a...

Supreme Court justices have a job for life. But some left the court to make their lasting mark

Sep. 19, 2024 00:24 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the summer of 1941, James F. Byrnes became a Supreme Court justice. Little over a year later, he had had enough and left the court to take a key role in planning the nation's wartime economy. Americans have become accustomed in recent decades to justices who...