A plan to sell artifacts from the Titanic faces US government opposition
NOAA contends such a sale would violate RMS Titanic’s legal obligations to the site.
Scary Mommy blog founder Jill Smokler dies at 48
Jill Smokler, the founder of the popular parenting blog Scary Mommy and a New York Times bestselling author, died on Monday of brain cancer in her Baltimore home. She was…
Coast Guard helicopter crashes on a training mission in Alaska and four crew members are injured
Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crashed at Harbor Mountain in Alaska, injuring all four crew members during a routine training flight.
Clive Davis, music industry starmaker, has died at 94
Clive Davis, who rose from a job as a record company lawyer to become one of the music industry’s most powerful figures, has died at the age of 94.
America 250: Soldiers’ names forgotten, but sacrifices remembered at Bethlehem Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Four men are interred at the site, but more than 500 are buried on the slope of the hill.
America 250: One hour in Trenton changed the course of the American Revolution
Only a few American soldiers were injured in the short fight that lasted slightly longer than one hour. Laden with captured supplies and prisoners, Washington’s troops re-crossed the icy river.
Black bank card program to steer cash payments to single mothers in government housing
One of the few Black-owned banks in the U.S. is introducing a debit card aimed at helping single mothers who live in government subsidized housing escape poverty.
As Juneteenth is celebrated across the US, Obama’s presidential center opens in Chicago
As people gather to celebrate Juneteenth at events across the U.S., former President Barack Obama’s presidential center in Chicago is opening its doors to the general public for the first…
Police shooting of a 1-year-old Mississippi boy ignites tension between police and Black residents
A police shooting in Senatobia, Mississippi, that left a 1-year-old child dead has ignited simmering tensions between police and Black residents in the town of 8,000.
Luigi Mangione’s lawyers reverse course, say they won’t pursue a psychiatric defense
In a stunning reversal, Luigi Mangione’s lawyers told a judge that he will no longer be asserting a psychiatric defense at his state murder trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare…