Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Today in History
Today in History Today is Saturday, Oct. 31, the 305th day of 2020. There are 61 days left in the year. This is Halloween. Today’s Highlight in History: On Oct. 31, 1941, work was completed on t...
Oct 30, 2020
In reversal, Walmart puts guns back on display
A U.S. flag waves over a Walmart parking lot in August in Oklahoma City. The company sells firearms in about half of its 4,700 stores in the United States.Sue Ogrocki | APWalmart is returning guns and...
Oct 30, 2020
StoryCorps: Pulling off a Halloween prank during a deployment in Iraq
"I think in a lot of ways, we survived that deployment in Iraq by sharing humor with each other," said former Army Spc. Garett Reppenhagen, seen at home in Colorado Springs, Colo.Courtesy of...
Oct 30, 2020
UN defeats Russia resolution promoting women at peace tables
The U.N. Security Council has defeated a Russian resolution to commemorate the 20th anniversary of a U.N. measure demanding equal participation for women in activities promoting global peace
Oct 30, 2020
Illinois authorities extradite Kyle Rittenhouse to Wisconsin
Illinois authorities have extradited a 17-year-old accused of killing two demonstrators in Kenosha, Wisconsin
Oct 30, 2020
Arby's and Buffalo Wild Wings owner buying Dunkin' Brands
Dunkin’ doughnuts and coffee is being combined with Buffalo Wild Wings and Arby’s sandwiches
Oct 30, 2020
StoryCorps: A mother and daughter team up as poll workers to make a difference
Cherie DeBrest, left, and daughter Naima are planning on working at the polls on Tuesday in Philadelphia.Courtesy of Naima DeBrestCherie DeBrest, 50, cast her first ballot nearly 30 years ago and has ...
Oct 30, 2020
Actor Sean Connery, the 'original' James Bond, dies at 90
Updated: 10 a.m.Sean Connery, the charismatic Scottish actor who rose to international superstardom as the suave and fearless secret agent James Bond and then abandoned the role to carve out an Oscar-...
Oct 30, 2020
New Orleans Police: 2 officers 'ambushed' in French Quarter
Two New Orleans police officers were shot Friday in the city’s French Quarter in what the police chief described as an “ambush.”
Oct 30, 2020
2 plead guilty in Georgia case of 2 buried children
Two people have pleaded guilty to murder charges in the deaths of two teenage siblings found buried behind their Georgia home nearly two years ago
Oct 30, 2020