U.N. Ambassador Mike Waltz confronted Rep. Mark Pocan after the Wisconsin Democrat argued that Secretary of State Marco Rubio's views on Cuba should carry less weight because Rubio has never set foot on the island. The exchange erupted Wednesday during a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing, where Waltz was testifying on Cuba policy. Pocan, who […] The post Waltz fires back after Democrat dismisses Rubio's Cuba credentials at heated hearing appeared first on American Almanac .
U.N. Ambassador Mike Waltz confronted Rep. Mark Pocan after the Wisconsin Democrat argued that Secretary of State Marco Rubio's views on Cuba should carry less weight because Rubio has never set foot on the island. The exchange erupted Wednesday during a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing, where Waltz was testifying on Cuba policy. Pocan, who visited Cuba earlier in July, pressed the case that the United States should ease its decades-long pressure campaign against Havana, and took a direct shot at Rubio's standing to shape that policy. "Marco Rubio has never been to Cuba, so many others who have strong opinions," Pocan said, adding that the secretary's family "left before the revolution" and that it happened "decades ago." Waltz…Open
A 23-year-old Honduran man screaming "Allahu Akbar" threw a backpack on the ground at Barcelona's main airport, sending travelers fleeing before security tackled him and bomb experts cleared the bag. The incident unfolded around 7:30 p.m. inside Terminal T2 at El Prat airport, Barcelona's international hub and one of Europe's busiest summer travel gateways. Private […] The post Honduran man screaming jihadist slogans arrested at Barcelona airport after throwing backpack, sparking mass panic appeared first on American Almanac .
A 23-year-old Honduran man screaming "Allahu Akbar" threw a backpack on the ground at Barcelona's main airport, sending travelers fleeing before security tackled him and bomb experts cleared the bag. The incident unfolded around 7:30 p.m. inside Terminal T2 at El Prat airport, Barcelona's international hub and one of Europe's busiest summer travel gateways. Private airport security staff wrestled the man to the ground before police even reached the scene. Spain's Civil Guard arrived shortly after, arrested the suspect, and called in TEDAX, the Guard's elite bomb disposal unit, to examine the abandoned backpack. The bag contained no explosives. At least two bystanders were treated for panic attacks. One other person was allegedly…Open
True Value Hardware, the Chicago Bears, and a growing roster of major employers have packed up and left Illinois for Indiana, extending a corporate exodus that President Trump warned would only accelerate. True Value Hardware, a company rooted in Illinois since 1948, is relocating its headquarters to Fort Wayne, Indiana, after filing for bankruptcy in […] The post Illinois becomes the next high-tax state hemorrhaging businesses to friendlier neighbors appeared first on American Almanac .
True Value Hardware, the Chicago Bears, and a growing roster of major employers have packed up and left Illinois for Indiana, extending a corporate exodus that President Trump warned would only accelerate. True Value Hardware, a company rooted in Illinois since 1948, is relocating its headquarters to Fort Wayne, Indiana, after filing for bankruptcy in 2024 and being acquired by rival Do It Best. The move cost Illinois hundreds of headquarters jobs and the tax revenue that came with them. The company cited long-term stability and a need for a more business-friendly environment, a polite way of saying Springfield's tax-and-regulate approach finally drove out a firm that had stayed put for more than seven decades. True Value is not alone.…Open
The Pentagon confirmed Tuesday that Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad, 28, of Ozone Park, New York, is the third American soldier killed in Iran's attack on a U.S. base in Jordan, bringing the war's toll to 18 service members dead. Rampersad had been listed as missing in action since Iranian forces struck Muwaffaq Salti Air Base […] The post Pentagon identifies third soldier killed in Iranian strike on Jordan base as 28-year-old New York sergeant appeared first on American Almanac .
The Pentagon confirmed Tuesday that Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad, 28, of Ozone Park, New York, is the third American soldier killed in Iran's attack on a U.S. base in Jordan, bringing the war's toll to 18 service members dead. Rampersad had been listed as missing in action since Iranian forces struck Muwaffaq Salti Air Base on Friday. An unidentified body was recovered at the base, and after investigation, the Defense Department changed her status to "believed to be deceased." She served with the 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, based in Ansbach, Germany, the same unit as Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19, of Carrollton, Texas, one of the two soldiers identified earlier in the week . The other soldier killed in Friday's strike was First…Open
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani drew a rare wall of bipartisan condemnation from Israeli politicians, including Benjamin Netanyahu's own rivals, after posting a video calling the prime minister a "war criminal" and declaring him unwelcome in New York. Mamdani released the video on the evening of Tuesday, July 21, posting it to X, Facebook, […] The post Israeli leaders across the political spectrum condemn NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani's 'war criminal' attack on Netanyahu appeared first on American Almanac .
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani drew a rare wall of bipartisan condemnation from Israeli politicians, including Benjamin Netanyahu's own rivals, after posting a video calling the prime minister a "war criminal" and declaring him unwelcome in New York. Mamdani released the video on the evening of Tuesday, July 21, posting it to X, Facebook, and YouTube from the official mayoral account. In it, he accused Netanyahu of being "the architect of a horrific genocide against the Palestinian people" and claimed the Israeli leader was "responsible for the killing of more than 73,000 people." The video racked up more than 58 million views on X, 8.5 million on Facebook, and nearly 2 million on YouTube within 24 hours, the Washington Free Beacon…Open
Actor Patrick Dempsey shut down a growing push to draft him into Maine's U.S. Senate race, leaving Democrats without a viable candidate to challenge Republican Sen. Susan Collins after their nominee dropped out under a cloud of sexual assault allegations. Dempsey, the 60-year-old Grey's Anatomy star and Maine native, published an op-ed in the Portland […] The post Patrick Dempsey says no to Maine Senate bid as Democrats scramble to replace scandal-plagued nominee appeared first on American Almanac .
Actor Patrick Dempsey shut down a growing push to draft him into Maine's U.S. Senate race, leaving Democrats without a viable candidate to challenge Republican Sen. Susan Collins after their nominee dropped out under a cloud of sexual assault allegations. Dempsey, the 60-year-old Grey's Anatomy star and Maine native, published an op-ed in the Portland Press Herald on July 8 titled "Why I'm Not Running for U.S. Senate." His answer was direct. "After a lot of thought, I realized the answer is no," the New York Post reported him writing. "Not because public service isn't honorable, it absolutely is. But because I believe I can contribute more effectively through the life I've already built." The draft-Dempsey push started after Graham…Open
Mike Wolfe, the longtime host of History Channel's American Pickers, announced the death of his dog Francie Joe in what he called a "tragic accident", the second major loss for Wolfe in less than six months. Wolfe broke the news on Instagram on Wednesday, sharing a series of photos of the brown and white dog […] The post American Pickers star Mike Wolfe mourns dog killed in accident he says he caused appeared first on American Almanac .
Mike Wolfe, the longtime host of History Channel's American Pickers, announced the death of his dog Francie Joe in what he called a "tragic accident", the second major loss for Wolfe in less than six months. Wolfe broke the news on Instagram on Wednesday, sharing a series of photos of the brown and white dog he adopted in 2020. His post carried an unmistakable weight of guilt. He said he feels "very much responsible" for the accident that took Francie Joe's life, though he did not describe what happened or where it occurred. The dog's death comes after a brutal stretch for Wolfe, who lost his mother, Rita, to cancer in February following a four-month battle. Rita Wolfe died in hospice care with her children at her side. Before that,…Open
Chadwick Boseman's brothers have taken his widow to court, alleging she defied a judge's order and kept their late brother's estate funds from reaching his elderly parents. Derrick and Kevin Boseman filed a petition last Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court on behalf of their parents, Leroy and Carolyn Boseman, accusing Taylor Simone Ledward of […] The post Chadwick Boseman's brothers sue his widow, alleging she withheld estate funds from their parents appeared first on American Almanac .
Chadwick Boseman's brothers have taken his widow to court, alleging she defied a judge's order and kept their late brother's estate funds from reaching his elderly parents. Derrick and Kevin Boseman filed a petition last Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court on behalf of their parents, Leroy and Carolyn Boseman, accusing Taylor Simone Ledward of failing to distribute assets from the late actor's estate. The filing alleges Ledward, who serves as estate administrator, has shown a "lack of transparency" and is "willfully defying a clear directive from this Court", language that points to a prior judicial order the brothers say she has ignored. Boseman, best known for his role as T'Challa in Marvel's *Black Panther* and for portraying Jackie…Open
Fired Howard Stern Show talent Jon Blitt broke his silence on the mass layoffs with an Instagram video pretending to start a "new job" folding clothes at Old Navy, a light jab that underscores just how little Stern's long-serving staff walked away with. Blitt, one of four on-air personalities cut from the SiriusXM show on […] The post Jon Blitt responds to Howard Stern Show firing with Old Navy comedy bit appeared first on American Almanac .
Fired Howard Stern Show talent Jon Blitt broke his silence on the mass layoffs with an Instagram video pretending to start a "new job" folding clothes at Old Navy, a light jab that underscores just how little Stern's long-serving staff walked away with. Blitt, one of four on-air personalities cut from the SiriusXM show on July 13, posted the short clip showing himself inside what appeared to be an Old Navy store, deadpanning his way through a first-day orientation nobody asked for. "So today is my first day working at Old Navy," Blitt said in the video. He kept the bit rolling from there, coining a new workplace mantra. "It's different from my last job, but its a job, and the first thing I learned is ABF, 'Always Be Folding.'" The line…Open
For more than a year, the Trump administration pressed the university for records about antisemitism complaints and a list of campus groups involved with Judaism.