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AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - Miley drops her last name from all platforms after Dolly Parton's death

Miley Cyrus has scrubbed "Cyrus" from every online profile and teased a 10th studio album, a move fans say marks a new chapter after the death of her godmother, Dolly Parton. The 33-year-old pop star posted a close-up photo on Instagram captioned with a single word: "MILEY." She wore a black fur jacket, her face […] The post Miley drops her last name from all platforms after Dolly Parton's death appeared first on American Almanac .

Miley Cyrus has scrubbed "Cyrus" from every online profile and teased a 10th studio album, a move fans say marks a new chapter after the death of her godmother, Dolly Parton. The 33-year-old pop star posted a close-up photo on Instagram captioned with a single word: "MILEY." She wore a black fur jacket, her face bathed in red light. No last name. No explanation. Fans noticed on Monday that the surname had vanished from all of her social media accounts. The timing was hard to miss. Parton, the country icon who served as Miley's godmother since birth, died at age 80 the previous Tuesday after a period of health problems. Within days, the singer had rebranded herself as a mononym, just "Miley", and begun dropping hints about new music. A…Open

AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - Roy Cooper put a convicted felon on his criminal justice task force — now it's a Senate race liability

North Carolina's Democratic Senate nominee Roy Cooper appointed a former Bloods gang member convicted of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder to a state task force on racial equity in criminal justice, a record his Republican opponent is now using against him. Cooper created the Task Force for Racial Equity in Criminal Justice by executive order […] The post Roy Cooper put a convicted felon on his criminal justice task force — now it's a Senate race liability appeared first on American Almanac .

North Carolina's Democratic Senate nominee Roy Cooper appointed a former Bloods gang member convicted of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder to a state task force on racial equity in criminal justice, a record his Republican opponent is now using against him. Cooper created the Task Force for Racial Equity in Criminal Justice by executive order in June 2020, weeks after the death of George Floyd. Among the members he chose was Kerwin Pittman, who had been convicted in 2007 for his role in a drive-by shooting in Raleigh that killed 19-year-old Jamel Amiens Jeffreys. A North Carolina Court of Appeals opinion described Pittman as a "ranking member of the Bloods." He was sentenced to more than 14 years in prison and ultimately served 11…Open

AMERICANALMANAC (Charles McAdams) - Tyler Robinson returns to court as judge weighs death penalty and first plea in Charlie Kirk killing

The man accused of fatally shooting conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a Utah college campus nearly a year ago faces a pivotal hearing that could determine whether he stands trial for aggravated murder, and whether prosecutors can seek the death penalty. Tyler Robinson, 23, of Washington, Utah, is set to appear Tuesday in Fourth District […] The post Tyler Robinson returns to court as judge weighs death penalty and first plea in Charlie Kirk killing appeared first on American Almanac .

The man accused of fatally shooting conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a Utah college campus nearly a year ago faces a pivotal hearing that could determine whether he stands trial for aggravated murder, and whether prosecutors can seek the death penalty. Tyler Robinson, 23, of Washington, Utah, is set to appear Tuesday in Fourth District Court in Provo, where Judge Tony Graf Jr. will rule on whether probable cause supports the aggravated murder charge filed against him. If Graf binds the case over for trial, Robinson could be asked to enter a plea for the first time, nearly a year after Kirk was gunned down at a Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University in Orem on Sept. 10, 2025. Kirk, a 31-year-old father of two and one of…Open

AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - Nepal flood death toll passes 1,000 as nearly 4,000 remain missing and 75 Americans unaccounted for

A catastrophic wall of ice and debris that tore through Nepal's Himalayan border region last week has now claimed more than 1,000 confirmed lives, with nearly 4,000 people still missing and rescue crews digging through mud-choked tunnels to find survivors. Nepal's National Disaster Management Authority reported Tuesday afternoon that at least 1,003 bodies had been […] The post Nepal flood death toll passes 1,000 as nearly 4,000 remain missing and 75 Americans unaccounted for appeared first on American Almanac .

A catastrophic wall of ice and debris that tore through Nepal's Himalayan border region last week has now claimed more than 1,000 confirmed lives, with nearly 4,000 people still missing and rescue crews digging through mud-choked tunnels to find survivors. Nepal's National Disaster Management Authority reported Tuesday afternoon that at least 1,003 bodies had been recovered across the country, with 3,916 people unaccounted for as of a 1 p.m. update. The U.S. State Department said approximately 75 Americans remained missing near the Nepal-Tibet border. Fourteen Americans had reached safety. No American deaths were confirmed as of Tuesday, ABC News reported . The disaster struck the northern district of Rasuwa, along Nepal's border with…Open

AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - MapQuest rides Lake Ontario defiance to No. 1 on the App Store

A mapping app that most Americans forgot existed a decade ago just rocketed to the top of the Apple App Store, all because it refused to rename Lake Ontario on its maps after President Trump's executive order. MapQuest, the Denver-based navigation service launched in 1996, posted three words on social media the same day Trump […] The post MapQuest rides Lake Ontario defiance to No. 1 on the App Store appeared first on American Almanac .

A mapping app that most Americans forgot existed a decade ago just rocketed to the top of the Apple App Store, all because it refused to rename Lake Ontario on its maps after President Trump's executive order. MapQuest, the Denver-based navigation service launched in 1996, posted three words on social media the same day Trump signed the order on Aug. 27: "We're not changing it." Within days, hundreds of thousands of users downloaded the app, pushing it past ChatGPT for the No. 1 free spot on Apple's platform. Usage surged to roughly fifty times its normal rate, the company said in a Monday press release. The episode is a small but telling snapshot of how a culture-war flashpoint, in this case, a presidential directive to rebrand a body…Open

AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - Former Democratic fundraiser exposes how socialist activists hijack party candidates

Lindy Li, a onetime fundraiser for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, says the Democratic Socialists of America are exploiting a leadership vacuum inside the Democratic Party, and the party's own financial ruin proves her point. Li, who has since left the Democratic Party and now identifies as a conservative, laid out the DSA's candidate-pressure operation […] The post Former Democratic fundraiser exposes how socialist activists hijack party candidates appeared first on American Almanac .

Lindy Li, a onetime fundraiser for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, says the Democratic Socialists of America are exploiting a leadership vacuum inside the Democratic Party, and the party's own financial ruin proves her point. Li, who has since left the Democratic Party and now identifies as a conservative, laid out the DSA's candidate-pressure operation in a Fox News Digital interview . She described a system built on mandatory questionnaires, public compliance records, and a party establishment too weak and too broke to push back. The picture she paints is blunt: a national party with nearly $18.5 million in debt, a chairman nobody remembers, no clear presidential contender on the horizon, and a disciplined socialist faction moving into…Open

AMERICANALMANAC (Charles McAdams) - FBI agents confront Eric Swalwell at San Francisco Airport, seize electronics in sexual misconduct probe

Newly released security footage captures the moment FBI agents surrounded former congressman Eric Swalwell at a San Francisco Airport departure gate, executing a federal search warrant tied to sexual misconduct allegations from at least four women. Swalwell, 45, was waiting for a flight home to California on August 15 when multiple FBI agents approached him […] The post FBI agents confront Eric Swalwell at San Francisco Airport, seize electronics in sexual misconduct probe appeared first on American Almanac .

Newly released security footage captures the moment FBI agents surrounded former congressman Eric Swalwell at a San Francisco Airport departure gate, executing a federal search warrant tied to sexual misconduct allegations from at least four women. Swalwell, 45, was waiting for a flight home to California on August 15 when multiple FBI agents approached him at the gate. Dressed in a baseball cap, hoodie, and sneakers, the former seven-term Democrat was escorted away from the terminal, down an escalator, and through a hallway marked "restricted area" into a private room, the Daily Mail reported . There, agents seized his white Apple iPhone, an Apple MacBook Pro, a charging cable, and a wall charger, all catalogued in a warrant that had…Open

JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - Canadian PM Carney tells Trump administration to 'stop posting memes' in row over trade negotiations

Carney said the U.S. approach to the talks would have made Canadian industries de-facto subsidiaries of American companies or imposed terms under which they would be “gradually wound down in Canada and wiped out.”

JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - Tony Romo pleads no contest to drunk driving, issues an apology

CBS NFL analyst and former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo had his driving privileges revoked for six months, and he was ordered to complete an alcohol assessment program, according to Milwaukee County court records.