Democrats in Southern California are moving to rename John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, citing offensive comments the legendary actor and director made decades earlier. The Orange County Democratic Party passed a resolution this week calling on Wayne’s name and likeness to be removed from the airport, The Los Angeles Times first reported Saturday. Located…
President Trump said on Twitter he was against a growing effort to rename Army installations bearing names of Confederate commanders, two days after Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper signaled he was open to the idea.“These Monumental and very Powerful Bases have become part of a Great American Heritage, and a history of Winning, Victory, and…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…