Today is Wednesday, May 24, the 144th day of 2023. There are 221 days left in the year.Today’s Highlight in History:On May 24, 1844, Samuel F.B. Morse transmitted the message “What hath God wrought” from Washington to Baltimore as he formally opened America’s first telegraph line.On this date:In 1935, the[Read More…]
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Today is Wednesday, May 17, the 137th day of 2023. There are 228 days left in the year.Today’s Highlight in History:On May 17, 1954, a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court handed down its Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka decision which held that racially segregated public schools were inherently unequal,[Read More…]
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Today is Wednesday, May 10, the 130th day of 2023. There are 235 days left in the year.Today’s Highlight in History:On May 10, 1940, during World War II, German forces began invading the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Belgium and France. The same day, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain resigned, and Winston Churchill[Read More…]
River rafters say big California snowmelt means epic season
Haven Daley And Julie WatsonAssociated Press COLOMA, Calif. (AP) — Triple Threat. Deadman’s Drop. Satan’s Cesspool. After years of drought, the rapids along California’s American River are truly living up to their names.As a historic snowpack starts to melt, the spring runoff is fueling conditions for some of the best[Read More…]
Today in History: 5-2-2023
Today is Wednesday, May 3, the 123rd day of 2023. There are 242 days left in the year.Today’s Highlight in History:On May 3, 1979, Conservative Party leader Margaret Thatcher was chosen to become Britain’s first female prime minister as the Tories ousted the incumbent Labour government in parliamentary elections.On this[Read More…]
Oregon lawmakers advance bill on abortion, trans health care
Claire Rush Report for America SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon lawmakers have advanced a sweeping bill intended to protect abortion and gender-affirming health care for transgender people by boosting legal safeguards and expanding access and insurance coverage.Democratic representatives on Monday night passed the bill along party lines in a House[Read More…]
$1.6B trial starts against utility over fatal 2020 wildfires
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A trial connected to a $1.6 billion class action lawsuit against utility PacifiCorp over the catastrophic Labor Day 2020 wildfires in Oregon started Tuesday in Portland.The fires in 2020 killed nine people, burned more than 1,875 square miles (4,856 square kilometers) in Oregon and destroyed upward[Read More…]
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Today is Wednesday, April 26, the 116th day of 2023. There are 249 days left in the year.Today’s Highlight in History:On April 26, 1986, an explosion and fire at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine caused radioactive fallout to begin spewing into the atmosphere. (Dozens of people were killed[Read More…]
Pollution lawsuit could curb use of aerial fire retardant
Matthew BrownAssociated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A legal dispute in Montana could drastically curb the government’s use of aerial fire retardant to combat wildfires after environmentalists raised concerns about waterways that are being polluted with the potentially toxic red slurry that’s dropped from aircraft.A coalition that includes Paradise, California[Read More…]
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Today is Wednesday, April 19, the 109th day of 2023. There are 256 days left in the year.Today’s Highlight in History:On April 19, 1775, the American Revolutionary War began with the battles of Lexington and Concord.On this date:In 1865, a funeral was held at the White House for President Abraham[Read More…]
