President Donald J. Trump, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Air Force Gen. Dan Caine hosted the 25th Anniversary 9/11 Observance Ceremony at the Pentagon.
Davina Morley, the woman many royal watchers once believed King Charles would marry, has died at 75 after a short illness, closing a chapter in the monarchy's romantic history that helped shape the path to the throne. Morley, born Davina Sheffield, died on September 2 with her three sons, Tom, Billy, and Henry, by her […] The post Davina Sheffield, King Charles's former girlfriend once tipped to become Queen, dies at 75 appeared first on American Almanac .
Davina Morley, the woman many royal watchers once believed King Charles would marry, has died at 75 after a short illness, closing a chapter in the monarchy's romantic history that helped shape the path to the throne. Morley, born Davina Sheffield, died on September 2 with her three sons, Tom, Billy, and Henry, by her side. A celebration of life is planned for November at her local church in Gloucestershire, roughly 15 miles from the King's own home at Highgrove. The Daily Mail reported the news, drawing on friends and royal commentators who described the relationship as one of Charles's most serious before his eventual marriage to Princess Diana in 1981. An unnamed friend told the paper plainly: "She and Charles were wonderful…Open
More than four in ten Bronx residents say they feel lonely, making the borough New York's most isolated county, a finding that lands in a state already ranked among the loneliest in America. An August 2026 report from Mood.com, a cannabis sales site, analyzed CDC data on community, mood, and loneliness covering 39 states and […] The post The Bronx tops New York's loneliness rankings, with 41% of residents reporting isolation appeared first on American Almanac .
More than four in ten Bronx residents say they feel lonely, making the borough New York's most isolated county, a finding that lands in a state already ranked among the loneliest in America. An August 2026 report from Mood.com, a cannabis sales site, analyzed CDC data on community, mood, and loneliness covering 39 states and 184.2 million American adults. Bronx County came in first among New York's loneliest counties, with a 41% loneliness rate, meaning roughly four out of every ten adults in a borough of more than 1.4 million people told federal surveyors they feel lonely always, usually, or sometimes. The New York Post reported the full county-by-county breakdown. Queens followed at 39.4%. Manhattan came in third at 38.1%. Brooklyn…Open
An Irish television host hoping to break into Hollywood claims she was forced to flee Los Angeles after a stalker used an Apple AirTag to monitor her every move, and her lawsuit alleges the company offered no meaningful assistance. Aine O'Neill filed an individual lawsuit against Apple, alleging the tech giant's tracking device became a […] The post Irish TV host says stalker tracked her with an Apple AirTag — and the tech giant refused to help appeared first on American Almanac .
An Irish television host hoping to break into Hollywood claims she was forced to flee Los Angeles after a stalker used an Apple AirTag to monitor her every move, and her lawsuit alleges the company offered no meaningful assistance. Aine O'Neill filed an individual lawsuit against Apple, alleging the tech giant's tracking device became a weapon in the hands of an unknown stalker who followed her movements for weeks, knowing where she worked and where she slept. O'Neill had previously joined a class action suit against Apple before deciding to pursue her own case. She now seeks damages in an amount to be determined at trial. The suit lays out a grim sequence. In November 2022, O'Neill received an alert on her phone indicating an AirTag,…Open
British authorities have charged five Mexican nationals with operating a methamphetamine laboratory allegedly concealed on farmland in a quiet corner of rural England, a case that underscores how far cartel-linked drug production has spread beyond the Western Hemisphere. Alejandro Ambriz Dimas, 45; Victora Ramirez, 47; Fausto Beltran, 33; Lioncio Moso Borja, 37; and Jose Nunez […] The post Five Mexican nationals charged with running hidden meth lab on rural English farmland appeared first on American Almanac .
British authorities have charged five Mexican nationals with operating a methamphetamine laboratory allegedly concealed on farmland in a quiet corner of rural England, a case that underscores how far cartel-linked drug production has spread beyond the Western Hemisphere. Alejandro Ambriz Dimas, 45; Victora Ramirez, 47; Fausto Beltran, 33; Lioncio Moso Borja, 37; and Jose Nunez Angolo, 44, all denied involvement in the alleged drug operation at a hearing at Warwick Crown Court on Thursday. Prosecutors say the five conspired "together and with others" to produce methamphetamine, classified as a Class A drug under British law, the most serious category, over a period stretching from February 6 to August 14. The alleged lab was hidden on…Open
Billy Joel, 77, disclosed that he underwent brain surgery to implant a shunt for normal pressure hydrocephalus, a condition his doctors connected to decades of performing loud rock music. Joel made the announcement on SiriusXM's The Billy Joel Channel, telling listeners he initially refused the procedure before changing his mind. The veteran musician, who ended […] The post Billy Joel reveals brain surgery after doctors linked decades of loud concerts to neurological damage appeared first on American Almanac .
Billy Joel, 77, disclosed that he underwent brain surgery to implant a shunt for normal pressure hydrocephalus, a condition his doctors connected to decades of performing loud rock music. Joel made the announcement on SiriusXM's The Billy Joel Channel, telling listeners he initially refused the procedure before changing his mind. The veteran musician, who ended his record-setting Madison Square Garden residency in July 2024 and canceled all concert dates in 2025, described a diagnosis that forced him off the stage and into a recovery he never anticipated. Normal pressure hydrocephalus, or NPH, occurs when cerebrospinal fluid builds up inside the brain. The condition is most common in seniors, the average diagnosis age is 70, and its…Open
The "Jessie's Girl" hitmaker, now 77, told Joe Rogan he threw mortar bombs during a 1968 attack in South Vietnam, and learned the next day that one of his rounds killed a man, a memory he says still haunts him. Rick Springfield was 19 years old and chasing a paycheck. In 1968, the Australian-born musician […] The post Rick Springfield reveals he killed a man with a mortar during Vietnam War appeared first on American Almanac .
The "Jessie's Girl" hitmaker, now 77, told Joe Rogan he threw mortar bombs during a 1968 attack in South Vietnam, and learned the next day that one of his rounds killed a man, a memory he says still haunts him. Rick Springfield was 19 years old and chasing a paycheck. In 1968, the Australian-born musician traveled to South Vietnam with his band, MPD Limited, to entertain troops. The group stayed roughly four months. What Springfield brought home was not money, he says they spent what little they earned at the military post exchange, but a burden he carried for more than half a century before speaking about it publicly on The Joe Rogan Experience. Springfield told Rogan that during his stay, he and his bandmates befriended a group of…Open
A 21-year-old from small-town Nova Scotia just earned a spot in the Guinness World Records 2027 book after solving 211 Rubik's cubes while bouncing on a pogo stick, more than triple the previous record. Saul Hafting was 16 years old when he pulled off the feat in 2021, solving puzzle cube after puzzle cube without […] The post Nova Scotia man solved 211 Rubik's cubes on a pogo stick — and now he's in the record book appeared first on American Almanac .
A 21-year-old from small-town Nova Scotia just earned a spot in the Guinness World Records 2027 book after solving 211 Rubik's cubes while bouncing on a pogo stick, more than triple the previous record. Saul Hafting was 16 years old when he pulled off the feat in 2021, solving puzzle cube after puzzle cube without ever stepping off the pogo stick. The previous record stood at 65 cubes. Hafting didn't just beat it, he crushed it by 146. Guinness World Records approved the record in 2022 and issued Hafting a certificate along with a listing on its website. But the real prize came later: earlier this year, he opened an email telling him he'd been selected for the Guinness World Records 2027 edition, UPI reported . The book is now available…Open
Barry Melrose, the former NHL defenseman and coach who spent more than two decades as one of hockey's most recognizable television analysts, has died at 70 after being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2023. Melrose's wife, Cindy, informed ESPN of his passing on Wednesday evening. The network issued a statement mourning the loss of a […] The post Barry Melrose, hockey's unmistakable voice on ESPN, dead at 70 appeared first on American Almanac .
Barry Melrose, the former NHL defenseman and coach who spent more than two decades as one of hockey's most recognizable television analysts, has died at 70 after being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2023. Melrose's wife, Cindy, informed ESPN of his passing on Wednesday evening. The network issued a statement mourning the loss of a man it called "one of the most distinctive and trusted voices in hockey." His exact cause of death has not been announced, though Melrose had stepped away from broadcasting after his Parkinson's diagnosis became public two years ago. He is survived by Cindy and their two sons, Tyrell and Adrien. For a generation of hockey fans, Melrose was the sport itself, the mullet, the sharp suits, the blunt…Open
CNN host Abby Phillip told panelists that criticizing "Islamism" amounts to turning "an entire religion" into a slur, a claim her own guests rejected on air as a fundamental misreading of a term used in national-security debates for decades. The exchange erupted on CNN's "NewsNight" after the show aired a video clip of Sen. Ted […] The post CNN's Abby Phillip equates denouncing Islamism with treating Islam as a slur appeared first on American Almanac .
CNN host Abby Phillip told panelists that criticizing "Islamism" amounts to turning "an entire religion" into a slur, a claim her own guests rejected on air as a fundamental misreading of a term used in national-security debates for decades. The exchange erupted on CNN's "NewsNight" after the show aired a video clip of Sen. Ted Cruz, the Texas Republican, delivering pointed remarks about New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Cruz described what he called a "new and dangerous red-green alliance" of "Communists and Islamists" that he said was "sweeping over the Democrat Party." He listed their shared targets: "They hate Christians, they hate Jews, they hate capitalism, they hate the Constitution, and they hate America." Phillip's response…Open