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Nevada man gets life in prison for killing his pregnant girlfriend on tribal land in 2020

Sep. 26, 2023 14:44 PM EDT

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada man convicted of murdering his pregnant girlfriend on the Pyramid Lake Paiute tribal reservation nearly three years ago has been sentenced to life in prison plus 20 years. Michael Burciaga, 36, was sentenced Monday, prosecutors said. He was convicted by a...

Today in History: September 26, Kennedy and Nixon in first-ever presidential nominees' debate

Sep. 26, 2023 00:02 AM EDT

Today in History Today is Tuesday, Sept. 26, the 269th day of 2022. There are 96 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 26, 1960, the first-ever debate between presidential nominees took place as Democrat John F. Kennedy and...

Today in History: September 23, Nixon’s “Checkers” speech

Sep. 23, 2023 00:04 AM EDT

Today in History Today is Saturday, Sept. 23, the 266th day of 2023. There are 99 days left in the year. Autumn arrives at 2:50 a.m. EDT. Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 23, 1952, Sen. Richard M. Nixon, R-Calif., salvaged his...

What's ahead now that Republicans are opening an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden

Sep. 12, 2023 16:36 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said he is launching an impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden, yielding to mounting pressure from former President Donald Trump and his allies in what's shaping up as an election-year clash between Congress and the White House. ...

Today in History: September 8, President Gerald Ford pardons ex-President Richard Nixon

Sep. 08, 2023 00:13 AM EDT

Today in History Today is Friday, Sept. 8, the 251st day of 2023. There are 114 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 8, 1974, President Gerald R. Ford granted a “full, free, and absolute pardon” to former President...

Presidential centers from Hoover to Bush and Obama unite to warn of fragile state of US democracy

Sep. 07, 2023 18:30 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Concern for U.S. democracy amid deep national polarization has prompted the entities supporting 13 presidential libraries dating back to Herbert Hoover to call for a recommitment to the country's bedrock principles, including the rule of law and respecting a diversity of...

James Buckley, conservative ex-senator and brother of late writer William F. Buckley, dies at 100

Aug. 18, 2023 17:04 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former New York Sen. James Buckley, an early agitator for then-President Richard Nixon's resignation and winner of a landmark lawsuit challenging campaign spending limits, died Friday at age 100. Buckley died at a hospital in Washington, D.C., according to his son...

Today in History: August 15, Woodstock music festival opens

Aug. 15, 2023 00:06 AM EDT

Today in History Today is Tuesday, Aug. 15, the 227th day of 2023. There are 138 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Aug. 15, 1969, the Woodstock Music and Art Fair opened in upstate New York. On this date: ...

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

Aug. 09, 2023 00:01 AM EDT

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...

Today in History: August 8, Nixon announces his resignation

Aug. 08, 2023 00:01 AM EDT

Today in History Today is Tuesday, Aug. 8, the 220th day of 2023. There are 145 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Aug. 8, 1974, President Richard Nixon, facing damaging new revelations in the Watergate scandal, announced he...