Richard Gowan, program director at the International Crisis Group, weighs in on President Donald Trump's speech where he defended his launching of the war with Iran.
Former President Bill Clinton slammed the Trump administration’s recent actions such as pushing for a triumphal arch and running the government as a "profit center."
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Earl Charles Spencer's new memoir about Princess Diana accuses King Charles of callous indifference after her death, and Buckingham Palace has already fired back with a rare public statement. The book, titled "Swan Song: Diana, My Sister," drops September 22 and contains a string of damaging claims about the British royal family, from alleged cruelty […] The post Charles Spencer's Diana memoir levels grave accusations at King Charles and the royal family appeared first on American Almanac .
Earl Charles Spencer's new memoir about Princess Diana accuses King Charles of callous indifference after her death, and Buckingham Palace has already fired back with a rare public statement. The book, titled "Swan Song: Diana, My Sister," drops September 22 and contains a string of damaging claims about the British royal family, from alleged cruelty in the aftermath of Diana's 1997 death in Paris to accusations of emotional neglect toward her young sons. USA TODAY reported on the memoir's most significant allegations, which Spencer, Diana's younger brother, says he is sharing publicly for the first time. The most incendiary claim centers on a phone call Spencer says he received from the then-Prince of Wales in the days after Diana was…Open
American social media influencer Frankie Lapenna stepped into an MMA cage to fight a six-foot robot built by Rek Robotics, and the machine dropped him with a jumping switch kick before the company admitted a human was controlling it the whole time. Lapenna, who built his following online, decided to square off against the robot […] The post Social media influencer fights six-foot robot in MMA cage — then the real story comes out appeared first on American Almanac .
American social media influencer Frankie Lapenna stepped into an MMA cage to fight a six-foot robot built by Rek Robotics, and the machine dropped him with a jumping switch kick before the company admitted a human was controlling it the whole time. Lapenna, who built his following online, decided to square off against the robot known as "Rekbot" in front of scores of onlookers. The stunt was billed as a test of man against machine at a moment when advances in artificial intelligence and robotics have raised real questions about what these systems can do. Before the fight started, one bystander summed up the mood. "I'm scared for you," an unidentified man told Lapenna. He probably should have been. The Sun reported that Lapenna managed to…Open
A Florida husband and wife walking hand in hand on a popular trail were hit by a bolt of lightning that left the mother of three unresponsive and turning blue, until four bystanders rushed in and brought her back. Aaron Walenga, 48, and his wife Clare, 43, had just dropped their children off at church […] The post Florida couple struck by lightning on trail walk saved by strangers who knew CPR appeared first on American Almanac .
A Florida husband and wife walking hand in hand on a popular trail were hit by a bolt of lightning that left the mother of three unresponsive and turning blue, until four bystanders rushed in and brought her back. Aaron Walenga, 48, and his wife Clare, 43, had just dropped their children off at church on September 2 and headed out for a walk on the West Orange Trail in central Florida. There were no audible warning signs of a storm. Then lightning struck both of them where they stood. Aaron hit the ground and could not get up. Clare lost consciousness, stopped breathing, and her skin turned blue. Four members of a weekly running club happened to be nearby, and their fast action almost certainly saved Clare Walenga's life. A stranger who…Open
Jack Osbourne told People magazine that he and his wife Aree handle all five of their children without hired help, a decision he says turned out far easier than he feared. The 40-year-old son of the late Ozzy Osbourne made the disclosure at an Emmy nominees event in Los Angeles over the weekend. Aree Osbourne […] The post Jack Osbourne says he and his wife raise five kids with no nanny — and it works appeared first on American Almanac .
Jack Osbourne told People magazine that he and his wife Aree handle all five of their children without hired help, a decision he says turned out far easier than he feared. The 40-year-old son of the late Ozzy Osbourne made the disclosure at an Emmy nominees event in Los Angeles over the weekend. Aree Osbourne is a stay-at-home mom, and the couple has settled into what Jack described as a manageable routine with their blended family of five kids, three from his previous marriage to Lisa Stelly and two with Aree. Page Six reported on the interview, in which Osbourne laid out his approach plainly: "Yeah. So we don't do the nanny thing. I thought it was going to be way gnarlier than it is, but you find a rhythm." That rhythm covers a household…Open
Oscar winner Ke Huy Quan reveals in his new memoir that a residuals check of nearly $100,000 from Lucasfilm arrived when he was still a child, a gesture he calls virtually unheard of for a first-time actor. Quan, who played Short Round in the 1984 blockbuster Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, describes the […] The post Ke Huy Quan says a $100,000 residuals check from Spielberg and Lucas changed his family's life appeared first on American Almanac .
Oscar winner Ke Huy Quan reveals in his new memoir that a residuals check of nearly $100,000 from Lucasfilm arrived when he was still a child, a gesture he calls virtually unheard of for a first-time actor. Quan, who played Short Round in the 1984 blockbuster Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, describes the moment in Never Say Die, the memoir that hit bookstands this week. He walked into his family's kitchen and found both parents standing at the table, holding an envelope with his name on it. Inside was a check from Lucasfilm for almost $100,000. The amount, Quan writes, "didn't make any sense" to a kid who had already been paid for his work on the film. But the check was real, and so was its impact on a family that had come to the…Open
A homeowner in southeastern England got more than he bargained for when a builder working on a kitchen addition unearthed human remains that turned the backyard into a crime scene, only for specialists to confirm the bones were roughly a thousand years old. Ross Sledger, 49, was at work in the spring of 2019 when […] The post English couple's kitchen renovation turns up 1,000-year-old Anglo-Saxon bones — and a police investigation appeared first on American Almanac .
A homeowner in southeastern England got more than he bargained for when a builder working on a kitchen addition unearthed human remains that turned the backyard into a crime scene, only for specialists to confirm the bones were roughly a thousand years old. Ross Sledger, 49, was at work in the spring of 2019 when the builder adding a kitchen extension to his home in Wye, Kent, called with news no homeowner wants to hear. Fox News Digital reported that the builder told Sledger he had found bones in the ground, and he was not joking. Sledger's first instinct was to shrug it off. Rural properties in England sit on centuries of agricultural use, and animal bones turn up regularly. But the builder made clear this was something different. "[The…Open
A Tesla driver was caught slumped over and asleep behind the wheel at 60 miles per hour on a California highway while the car's Full Self-Driving feature steered, and the only citation was for "Unsafe Speed." The California Highway Patrol's Solano division posted video of the incident to Instagram, showing the driver motionless in the […] The post California Highway Patrol catches Tesla driver asleep at 60 mph with Full Self-Driving engaged appeared first on American Almanac .
A Tesla driver was caught slumped over and asleep behind the wheel at 60 miles per hour on a California highway while the car's Full Self-Driving feature steered, and the only citation was for "Unsafe Speed." The California Highway Patrol's Solano division posted video of the incident to Instagram, showing the driver motionless in the seat with dark sunglasses covering their eyes as the Tesla barreled down the highway. CHP officers pulled the vehicle over and issued a citation for unsafe speed. The driver's identity was not released. A caption on the post described the driver as heading home from work. The episode is the latest in a growing pattern of drivers treating Tesla's driver-assistance software as a substitute for consciousness,…Open
The 32-year-old reality star behind some of the most turbulent chapters in Hulu's The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives says she's done with the show, but her co-stars and court records tell a far more complicated story. Taylor Frankie Paul announced on Instagram that she will not return for another season of the hit reality […] The post Taylor Frankie Paul exits Mormon Wives, alleges castmates bullied her for months appeared first on American Almanac .
The 32-year-old reality star behind some of the most turbulent chapters in Hulu's The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives says she's done with the show, but her co-stars and court records tell a far more complicated story. Taylor Frankie Paul announced on Instagram that she will not return for another season of the hit reality series, accusing fellow cast members of sustained bullying and claiming they "laughed about my kids." The departure caps a year in which Paul lost a Bachelorette season, faced new domestic-violence allegations, pleaded to a felony assault charge, and saw a judge cut her parenting time after she allegedly failed multiple court-ordered drug tests. Her exit statement framed the decision as self-preservation. But at least two…Open