2+ hour, 59+ min ago   (975+ words) For three days this summer, teachers converged at the Flight 93 National Memorial in remote western Pennsylvania to talk about 9/11. How best to educate a new generation about the attacks 25 years ago? Which details are appropriate for young kids? What do…...

1+ day, 19+ min ago   (553+ words) Twenty-five years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the Rev. Canon Jan Naylor Cope can still picture a quiet moment inside the Washington National Cathedral. After President George W. Bush spoke during the National Day of Prayer and Remembrance, Cope recalled, his…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (205+ words) Published six years later to instant acclaim and notoriety, “On the Road” may not be the Great American Novel, but Kerouac’s epiphany surely stands as the Great American Manuscript. “It was a once-in-a-lifetime, once-in-a-century achievement. In short, a literary singularity,” says…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (269+ words) The $1 coin designed to celebrate America’s 250th birthday and seemingly President Donald Trump, whose face gazes from one side of the gold finish, will go on sale Wednesday, according the U.S. Mint. The coin’s design — Trump’s visage as “heads” and the…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (379+ words) Scams in the U.S. have surged to a record high, and most people have been targeted. Americans reported a record $15.9 billion in losses last year to the Federal Trade Commission — a 25% increase from 2024, and likely a huge undercount. The FTC estimates…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (204+ words) The Smithsonian Institution has decided to put the National Museum of the American Latino into an existing, historic building, rather than constructing a new one. The Smithsonian Board of Regents on Monday designated the Arts and Industries Building, a 145-year-old…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (241+ words) An Oklahoma man has been charged with murder following a large explosion at a marijuana extraction facility that killed two of his employees and damaged surrounding businesses, prosecutors said Monday. Ryan Bassham, 35, turned himself in this weekend after being charged…...

1+ week, 20+ hour ago   (226+ words) The winner, Amadeo Fusca, was the crowd favorite, wearing a jersey for the NBA champion New York Knicks underneath a suit. Fusca also had a haircut and facial hair similar to Mamdani, taking home a $100 prize. Mamdani, a democratic socialist…...

2+ week, 9+ hour ago   (458+ words) TRAFFIC ALERT: Cleanup from Freedom 250 Grand Prix will keep major streets closed for a while August 24, 2026, 8:55 PM The wife of an active-duty U.S. soldier was deported Monday to her native Honduras, according to her family and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security....

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (504+ words) August 23, 2026, 12:04 AM President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump are scheduled to watch Sunday’s Freedom 250 Grand Prix as the cars whip through the city’s downtown, including a stretch along Pennsylvania Avenue not too far from the White House. “Their…...