A Depression-era mural depicting colonial Massachusetts has reignited online time-travel conspiracy theories after viewers claimed an Indigenous man in the painting appears to hold a modern smartphone, though a historian identified the object as a European trade mirror years ago. The painting, Mr Pynchon and the Settling of Springfield, was completed in 1937 by Italian-born […] The post A 1937 painting went viral over a "smartphone" in the frame — historians say it's a mirror appeared first on American Almanac .
A Depression-era mural depicting colonial Massachusetts has reignited online time-travel conspiracy theories after viewers claimed an Indigenous man in the painting appears to hold a modern smartphone, though a historian identified the object as a European trade mirror years ago. The painting, Mr Pynchon and the Settling of Springfield, was completed in 1937 by Italian-born artist Umberto Romano, who grew up in Springfield, Massachusetts. It is one of six New Deal-era murals depicting the city's history. The scene shows English colonist William Pynchon, Springfield's founder, trading with members of the Pocumtuc tribe in western Massachusetts during the 1630s. In the foreground, a Native man holds a small, flat, rectangular object and…Open
The former Illinois sheriff's deputy who shot and killed Sonya Massey in her own kitchen, after she called 911 for help, died behind bars Saturday, just weeks after a state board denied his bid for early release. Sean Grayson, 32, died on August 23 while being held at an out-of-state prison facility, his defense attorney […] The post Sean Grayson, ex-deputy convicted of killing Sonya Massey, dies in prison after cancer spreads appeared first on American Almanac .
The former Illinois sheriff's deputy who shot and killed Sonya Massey in her own kitchen, after she called 911 for help, died behind bars Saturday, just weeks after a state board denied his bid for early release. Sean Grayson, 32, died on August 23 while being held at an out-of-state prison facility, his defense attorney Daniel Fultz confirmed. Fultz declined to provide further details. The Illinois Department of Corrections did not immediately respond to requests for comment, the State Journal-Register reported . Grayson had served roughly six months of a 20-year sentence, the maximum for second-degree murder in Illinois, when he died. He had been diagnosed with Stage 3 colon cancer in 2023, before the shooting that made his name…Open
Governor of Ohio Mike DeWine (R) has voiced opposition to President Donald J. Trump's plan to deport undocumented Haitian migrants.
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has criticized the Trump administration’s plan to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian migrants , claiming that deportations will cause economic harm to his state and put those deported in danger. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Ohio Governor Mike DeWine (R) has voiced opposition to President Donald J. Trump’s plan to deport Haitian illegal immigrants. DETAIL: Earlier this year, the Supreme Court upheld the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians. TPS is an immigration status granted on humanitarian grounds to protect migrants from deportation and allows them to work. TPS for Haitians was first granted in 2010 after a major earthquake hit the country. Over a decade later, the…Open
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Some Democrats and electoral rights groups want progress on legislation in Springfield that would give people in prison across the state the ability to vote just weeks after being convicted of a felony or lesser crime. Some in favor of the bill cite the Illinois
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker ruled out the passage of many new tax proposals from progressive lawmakers before the end of the legislative session next week in Springfield.
State Sen. Steve McClure, R-Litchfield, began work on a bill after a 10-year-old girl in his district – who was raped by a 14-year-old male schoolmate – was initially made to continue attending school alongside the perpetrator.
As he travels to Springfield to lobby for state funding of local governments, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says he has ideas to keep the Chicago Bears in his city.
