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Today in History: November 22, John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas

Nov. 22, 2024 00:01 AM EST

Today is Friday, Nov. 22, the 327th day of 2024. There are 39 days left in the year. Today in history: On Nov. 22, 1963, John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, was shot to death during a motorcade in Dallas; Texas Gov. John B. Connally, riding in...

Trump has promised again to release the last JFK files. But experts say don’t expect big revelations

Nov. 21, 2024 23:02 PM EST

DALLAS (AP) — More than 60 years after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, conspiracy theories still swirl and any new glimpse into the fateful day of Nov. 22, 1963, in Dallas continues to fascinate. President-elect Donald Trump promised during his reelection campaign that...

Congolese police arrest 6 suspects over break-in into mausoleum of late independence hero Lumumba

Nov. 21, 2024 08:36 AM EST

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congolese police have arrested six people over a break-in and vandalism earlier this week at the mausoleum of the country's assassinated independence leader Patrice Lumumba in Congo’s capital, Kinshasa. During the break-in on Monday, a case containing a...

The mausoleum holding Congo independence hero Lumumba's gold-capped tooth is vandalized

Nov. 20, 2024 01:08 AM EST

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s government says the mausoleum of assassinated independence leader Patrice Lumumba in the capital, Kinshasa, has been vandalized. It's not immediately clear whether Lumumba’s remains — a single gold-capped tooth — were damaged or stolen. A...

Secret Service report offers new details on failures during Trump assassination attempt

Nov. 01, 2024 17:38 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new Secret Service report into the July assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump said multiple staffers knew about clear line-of-sight risks but found them “acceptable” and that farm equipment intended to obstruct the view from the nearby building where...

Today in History: October 31, Indira Gandhi assassinated

Oct. 31, 2024 00:13 AM EDT

Today is Thursday, Oct. 31, the 305th day of 2024. There are 61 days left in the year. This is Halloween. Today in history: On Oct. 31, 1984, Indira Gandhi, India’s Prime Minister for more than 15 years, was assassinated by two of her own security guards. ...

Judge in case of Trump assassination attempt in Florida declines to recuse herself

Oct. 29, 2024 19:51 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal judge presiding over the criminal case of a man charged with trying to assassinate former President Donald Trump declined Tuesday to recuse herself, saying a defense request that she do so was without merit. Lawyers for Ryan Wesley Routh had urged U.S....

Bolivia's former President Evo Morales claims his car was shot at in attempted assassination

Oct. 27, 2024 16:34 PM EDT

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Former President Evo Morales of Bolivia claimed he survived an assassination attempt on Sunday after unidentified men opened fire on his car. He was not injured in the alleged attack that quickly became the latest flashpoint in a power struggle between the ex-leader and his...

Florida sues Garland for blocking state probe into Trump assassination attempt

Oct. 24, 2024 13:06 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Florida is suing the Justice Department to stop federal authorities from blocking the state's investigation into the second attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. On Wednesday, the state's Republican Attorney General Ashley Moody filed a...

'Stunning security failures' led to assassination attempt at Trump rally, House report finds

Oct. 21, 2024 05:06 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally in July was “preventable and should not have happened,” according to a bipartisan House panel that is investigating the shooting and what it calls the “stunning security failures” at...