Today in History: August 1, America gets its MTV
MTV began its American broadcast; the first music video aired on the new cable TV network was “Video Killed the Radio Star,” by The Buggles.
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Today in History: July 25, Tuskegee Syphilis Study exposed
The U.S. Public Health Service, in conjunction with the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, was found...
USDA to scatter half its Washington staff to field offices, including in Fort Collins
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will move thousands of employees out of the nation’s capital...
Jazz legend Chuck Mangione, known for ‘Feels So Good,’ dies at 84
Mangione died at his home in Rochester, New York, on Tuesday in his sleep.
Average long-term US mortgage rate eases to 6.74%, keeping home loan borrowing costs elevated
The long-term rate slipped to 6.74% from 6.75% last week.
Hulk Hogan, icon in professional wrestling, dies at age 71
Hogan was pronounced dead at a hospital, police said in a statement on Facebook.
UnitedHealth says it is under a federal investigation and cooperating
UnitedHealth Group said it has started complying with both criminal and civil requests from federal...
How US adults feel about legal abortion 3 years after Roe was overturned, according to AP-NORC poll
The new poll shows about two-thirds of U.S. adults think abortion should be legal in...
Today in History: July 24, Apollo 11 returns home from the moon
The Apollo 11 astronauts — two of whom had been the first humans to set...
Venezuela’s returning migrants allege abuses in El Salvador’s ‘hell’ prison where US sent them
Venezuelan migrants imprisoned for months in El Salvador under a U.S. immigration crackdown described “hell”...
US home sales fade in June as prices soar to record levels
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slid in June to the slowest pace since last...