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Today in History: September 10, Clarence Thomas’ Supreme Court nomination hearings begin – WTOP News
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (346+ words) Today is Thursday, Sept. 10, the 253rd day of 2025. There are 112 days left in the year. On Sept. 10, 1991, the Senate Judiciary Committee opened hearings on the nomination of Clarence Thomas to the U.S. Supreme Court. The proceedings would become a watershed moment in…...
Today in History: September 9, Attica prison uprising begins – WTOP News
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (291+ words) Today is Wednesday, Sept. 9, the 252nd day of 2026. There are 113 days left in the year. On Sept. 9, 1971, prisoners seized control of the maximum-security Attica Correctional Facility near Buffalo, New York, taking 42 staff members hostage and demanding improvements to inmate treatment and…...
Charismatic candidate propels German far-right party to victory after giving it a friendly face – WTOP News
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (535+ words) The party surged to a resounding victory in Sunday’s regional election in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, but fell just short of a majority as it seeks to form the first far-right state government since World War II. Siegmund’s face…...
Japanese Defense Minister Koizumi prays at shrine seen by neighbors as symbol of Japanese militarism
4+ week, 1+ day ago (83+ words) WTOP Japanese Defense Minister Koizumi prays at shrine seen by neighbors as symbol of Japanese militarism August 14, 2026, 6:57 PM Koizumi has been a regular at the controversial shrine. Visits by Japanese politicians to the shrine, which also commemorates World War II…...
Kentucky woman indicted on charges she damaged the World War II Memorial in Washington – WTOP News
2+ week, 1+ day ago (177+ words) Melissa Farris is scheduled to be arraigned next week on two felony counts. Grand jurors indicted her Thursday on charges of destroying the veterans’ memorial and destroying government property. An attorney for Farris didn’t immediately respond to an email seeking…...
Kentucky woman indicted on charges she damaged the World War II Memorial in DC – WTOP News
2+ week, 1+ day ago (177+ words) Melissa Farris is scheduled to be arraigned next week on two felony counts. Grand jurors indicted her Thursday on charges of destroying the veterans’ memorial and destroying government property. An attorney for Farris didn’t immediately respond to an email seeking…...
A historic boat emerges in Serbia as Europe???s rivers run dry from drought and heat
3+ week, 3+ day ago (713+ words) August 20, 2026, 1:11 AM The rusting hull — once a famed vessel known as the Slovenian — surfaced earlier this month from the Sava River near the Serbian town of Sremska Mitrovica, 70 kilometers (45 miles) northwest of the capital of Belgrade. While parts have appeared…...
Body of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic to be flown to Serbia, president says – WTOP News
1+ week, 2+ day ago (394+ words) Vucic told reporters that the U.N. court in The Hague, Netherlands, has released Mladic’s body after he died in a hospital there. The court did not immediately comment. Vucic said Mladic’s family will announce funeral plans in the coming days. He…...
Prince Hisahito turns 20 as Japan’s government reinforces male-only succession rules – WTOP News
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (354+ words) Hisahito, the nephew of Emperor Naruhito, is second in line to Japan’s 1,500-year-old Chrysanthemum Throne and the youngest of 16 members of the rapidly shrinking and aging imperial family. The child who loved animals and bugs, especially dragonflies, is now a…...
King Harald V of Norway dies at 89 and his son becomes King Haakon VIII – WTOP News
2+ week, 1+ day ago (18+ words) STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — King Harald V of Norway dies at 89 and his son becomes King Haakon VIII....