There has been a historic update in the investigation into Thomas Matthew Crooks, the man responsible for firing eight rounds from a semi-automatic AR-15-style rifle at President Donald Trump during his July 2024 rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. President Donald Trump made a statement on the status of the investigation into Crook’s Butler assassination attempt last […] The post DID THOMAS MATTHEW CROOKS TRY TO KILL DONALD TRUMP? appeared first on StoneZone .
There has been a historic update in the investigation into Thomas Matthew Crooks, the man responsible for firing eight rounds from a semi-automatic AR-15-style rifle at President Donald Trump during his July 2024 rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. President Donald Trump made a statement on the status of the investigation into Crook’s Butler assassination attempt last week that changes the entire outlook of the shooting. The President wrote on his Truth Social feed that the Department of Justice, under former President Joe Biden and former FBI Director Christopher Wray, had largely deleted any information pertaining to Crooks or the assassination attempt before he took office in January of 2025. The President wrote on his feed:…Open
A 508-kilogram bull named Malacara vaulted a safety barrier and flew toward front-row spectators at a packed arena in Murcia, Spain, and somehow, no one was injured. The incident unfolded on September 20 at the Plaza de Toros de Murcia during a mounted bullfight that closed the annual Murcia Bullfighting Fair. Malacara, a six-year-old bull […] The post Half-ton bull clears safety barrier and lands among spectators at Spanish arena appeared first on American Almanac .
A 508-kilogram bull named Malacara vaulted a safety barrier and flew toward front-row spectators at a packed arena in Murcia, Spain, and somehow, no one was injured. The incident unfolded on September 20 at the Plaza de Toros de Murcia during a mounted bullfight that closed the annual Murcia Bullfighting Fair. Malacara, a six-year-old bull bred at the Los Espartales ranch, was being goaded by matadors when it charged at a performer, veered sharply left, and cleared the barrier separating the ring from the crowd. A concrete wall in front of the spectator seats stopped the animal from plowing directly into the stands. Spectators screamed. At least one person in the front row had been filming the bout when the bull came over the top. But…Open
Grammy-winning singer Ed Sheeran told a Philadelphia crowd of 50,000 that friends and family walked away from him after he removed rapper Macklemore from his Loop Tour, a controversy that has now spilled into public feuds, million-dollar donations, and onstage tears. Sheeran, 35, sat cross-legged on the stage at Lincoln Financial Field on Saturday night, […] The post Ed Sheeran breaks down onstage, says friends and family abandoned him over Macklemore tour fallout appeared first on American Almanac .
Grammy-winning singer Ed Sheeran told a Philadelphia crowd of 50,000 that friends and family walked away from him after he removed rapper Macklemore from his Loop Tour, a controversy that has now spilled into public feuds, million-dollar donations, and onstage tears. Sheeran, 35, sat cross-legged on the stage at Lincoln Financial Field on Saturday night, September 19, and wept as he described the past week as one of the worst of his life. He told the crowd he had been urged from every direction to cancel the tour after Macklemore, 43, was dropped from the bill following a "Free Palestine" speech at an earlier show. Sheeran did not cancel. He played. And then he told the audience exactly what it had cost him. "It happened very quickly,"…Open
Nick Reiner's attorneys argue in new probate court filings that administrators of his childhood trust fund are violating his constitutional right to counsel by withholding $558,000 he says was owed to him three years ago. Reiner, who has pleaded not guilty to a grand jury indictment charging him with killing his parents, filmmaker Rob Reiner […] The post Nick Reiner claims trust fund holdup strips his right to pick his own defense lawyer appeared first on American Almanac .
Nick Reiner's attorneys argue in new probate court filings that administrators of his childhood trust fund are violating his constitutional right to counsel by withholding $558,000 he says was owed to him three years ago. Reiner, who has pleaded not guilty to a grand jury indictment charging him with killing his parents, filmmaker Rob Reiner and Michele Reiner, inside the family's Brentwood home last December, is now fighting on two legal fronts, one in criminal court, the other in Los Angeles probate court, where the money sits just out of reach. His probate attorney, Anita Wu, filed a new brief on September 17 invoking a 2016 U.S. Supreme Court opinion that held a criminal defendant has the right to be represented by an attorney "whom…Open
A Roman-era mosaic unearthed on Turkey's Aegean coast features 15 hand-laid scenes, and two named household pets, Emerald the cat and Ocean the dog, immortalized in stone by a family that clearly loved them. The discovery came during excavations at Adramytteion, an ancient harbor city, where a research team from Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University […] The post Archaeologists uncover 2,000-year-old Roman mosaic in Turkey honoring a family's pet cat and dog by name appeared first on American Almanac .
A Roman-era mosaic unearthed on Turkey's Aegean coast features 15 hand-laid scenes, and two named household pets, Emerald the cat and Ocean the dog, immortalized in stone by a family that clearly loved them. The discovery came during excavations at Adramytteion, an ancient harbor city, where a research team from Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University has been working since 2012. Led by archaeologist Hüseyin Özgen, the team only recently broke through to the Roman villa itself, excavating the structure across 2025 and early 2026. Inside, they found the mosaic, roughly 16.4 by 11.8 feet, spread across the floor of what had once been a private home. Özgen published his findings in the Journal of Mosaic Research. The mosaic contains 15…Open
A California high school district shut down its undefeated varsity football program mid-season, citing an ongoing and unexplained investigation that has sidelined the head coach and left the team without enough players to take the field. The San Benito High School District announced Monday that Hollister High School's 2026 varsity football season is over, effective […] The post Hollister High School cancels varsity football season as district investigation leaves too few players to compete appeared first on American Almanac .
A California high school district shut down its undefeated varsity football program mid-season, citing an ongoing and unexplained investigation that has sidelined the head coach and left the team without enough players to take the field. The San Benito High School District announced Monday that Hollister High School's 2026 varsity football season is over, effective immediately, after the district determined it no longer had enough available student-athletes to "safely field a team." The decision wipes out at least six remaining games, including a Homecoming matchup against Soquel scheduled for September 25. The Balers were 3-0 when the plug was pulled. Superintendent Shawn Tennenbaum delivered the news in a letter to the school…Open
After nine years away from fiction, young-adult literary giant John Green has released "Hollywood, Ending," his first novel written for adults, a book he says draws directly on the personal cost of two decades in the public eye. Green, one of the most commercially successful authors of the 2010s young-adult boom, sat for a remote […] The post John Green's new novel wrestles with fame — and the machine that built him appeared first on American Almanac .
After nine years away from fiction, young-adult literary giant John Green has released "Hollywood, Ending," his first novel written for adults, a book he says draws directly on the personal cost of two decades in the public eye. Green, one of the most commercially successful authors of the 2010s young-adult boom, sat for a remote interview with USA TODAY ahead of the book's release. He described the novel as "a love letter to movies", but also as a reckoning with the celebrity apparatus that turned his earlier works, "The Fault in Our Stars" and "Paper Towns," into Hollywood productions and turned him into a public figure whose private struggles became content. "Hollywood, Ending," published by Dutton Books, marks Green's return to…Open
Prince Harry is reportedly in talks to produce a documentary honoring Princess Diana before the 30th anniversary of her fatal 1997 car crash, a project that would likely land on Netflix and arrive amid an unresolved rift with his brother Prince William. People magazine and The Telegraph both reported on September 21, 2026, citing unnamed […] The post Prince Harry eyes Princess Diana documentary ahead of 30th anniversary of her death appeared first on American Almanac .
Prince Harry is reportedly in talks to produce a documentary honoring Princess Diana before the 30th anniversary of her fatal 1997 car crash, a project that would likely land on Netflix and arrive amid an unresolved rift with his brother Prince William. People magazine and The Telegraph both reported on September 21, 2026, citing unnamed sources, that Harry has been discussing possible projects to commemorate his mother's death, with a documentary among the leading options. USA TODAY confirmed it separately understood the discussions were underway. Harry has reportedly reached out to Diana's family members and friends about the effort. No production company or broadcaster has confirmed a deal. But unnamed sources told the outlets that…Open
An 84-year-old New Hampshire man walked a September 1894 magazine back into the Concord Public Library more than 130 years after it was checked out, and paid nothing, thanks to the library's fine freeze policy. John Hanson of Barrington brought the September 1894 issue of The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine back to the Concord Public […] The post New Hampshire man returns magazine 132 years late, sidesteps $12,055 in library fines appeared first on American Almanac .
An 84-year-old New Hampshire man walked a September 1894 magazine back into the Concord Public Library more than 130 years after it was checked out, and paid nothing, thanks to the library's fine freeze policy. John Hanson of Barrington brought the September 1894 issue of The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine back to the Concord Public Library after spotting an article in the Concord Monitor about the library's decision to freeze late fees. The magazine was 48,220 days overdue. Without the freeze, Hanson would have faced a bill of $12,055, the New York Post reported . Hanson, who said the magazine had hung around his home for decades, told NBC News that the fine freeze made the decision easy: "Yeah, when I saw that, I said to…Open
A former senior law enforcement adviser to the Obama administration's Department of Homeland Security says sanctuary city policies are directly responsible for the escalating use-of-force incidents during ICE operations, a charge that puts the blame squarely on local politicians who refuse to cooperate with federal agents. Charles Marino, who served as a DHS Senior Law […] The post Obama-era DHS adviser blames sanctuary cities for rising deadly force in ICE operations appeared first on American Almanac .
A former senior law enforcement adviser to the Obama administration's Department of Homeland Security says sanctuary city policies are directly responsible for the escalating use-of-force incidents during ICE operations, a charge that puts the blame squarely on local politicians who refuse to cooperate with federal agents. Charles Marino, who served as a DHS Senior Law Enforcement Adviser under President Obama, appeared on NewsNation's "Elizabeth Vargas Reports" on Monday and laid out a blunt case against sanctuary jurisdictions. Every city where recent ICE shootings have made headlines, Marino said, operates under sanctuary policies that bar local police from working alongside federal immigration agents, even in a support role that has…Open