Today in History: September 5, first Continental Congress assembles in Philadelphia

Today in History Today is Tuesday, Sept. 5, the 248th day of 2023. There are 117 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 5, 1774, the first Continental Congress assembled in Philadelphia. On this date: ...

Today in History: August 14, McVeigh sentenced to death

Today in History Today is Monday, Aug. 14, the 226th day of 2023. There are 139 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Aug. 14, 1945, President Harry S. Truman announced that Imperial Japan had surrendered unconditionally, ending World...

Today in History: August 10, Ruth Bader Ginsburg sworn in as Supreme Court justice

Today in History Today is Thursday, Aug. 10, the 222nd day of 2023. There are 143 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Aug. 10, 1945, a day after the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Imperial Japan conveyed its willingness to surrender...

Today in History: August 9, US drops second atomic bomb on Japan

Today in History Today is Wednesday, Aug. 9, the 221st day of 2023. There are 144 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Aug. 9, 1974, Vice President Gerald R. Ford became the nation’s 38th chief executive as President Richard...

Editorial Roundup: South Dakota

Madison Daily Leader. July 11, 2023. Editorial; Inmate training should be reconsidered We read three articles recently about programs inside jails and prisons to help inmates get the training and skills they need to work once they are released. While...

The Manson 'family': A look at key players and victims in the cult leader's killings

LOS ANGELES (AP) — In 1969, Charles Manson dispatched a group of disaffected young followers on a two-night killing rampage that terrorized Los Angeles. The killings remain etched in the American consciousness. On Tuesday, Leslie Van Houten was released after spending more than 50...

Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten released from prison a half-century after grisly killings

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten, a former homecoming princess who at 19 helped carry out the shocking killings of a wealthy Los Angeles couple at the direction of the violent and manipulative cult leader, walked out of a California prison Tuesday after serving more...

AP Was There: Cult leader Charles Manson and followers convicted for brutal California killings

LOS ANGELES (AP) — EDITOR’S NOTE — On Jan. 26, 1971, Charles Manson and three members of his California cult were convicted for the murders of seven people, including pregnant actress Sharon Tate. On Tuesday, one of those three followers, Leslie Van Houten, was released from a California...

Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten released from prison after serving 53 years of a life sentence for 2 murders

Leslie Van Houten, follower of cult leader Charles Manson, is one big step closer to freedom

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California’s governor announced Friday that he won’t ask the state Supreme Court to block parole for Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten, paving the way for her release after serving 53 years in prison for two infamous murders. In a brief statement, the...